Urgent - Computer repair help needed

[derby378]

My laptop was apparently damaged in a car wreck last week, and I need to see about finding a good but relatively cheap repair service that can open up the laptop and see what got jarred loose. Geeks On Call charges a bare minimum of $99 - too high for me right now.

I want to use the laptop during my duty as a poll greeter on Election Day, so any help or recommendation is warmly welcomed!

[meegbear]

1. Near Houston or Richardson TX?

Goto MicroCenter (www.microcenter.com). While I do not know their rates, they do good work.

[derby378]

4. Dallas

Micro Center's a good thought...

[Maine-i-acs]

2. Open it up with a screwdriver.

There's a ribbon cable that attaches to the hard drive and motherboard. The hard drive end of it is notoriously jar-worthy. It will look out of place. Check the battery too. If you're careful and have a place to work on it you might be able to intuitively check all the connections. I have done so a few times and saved some repair $$$.

[derby378]

3. I'd better let someone else open it up first

I tried removing all the screws, but apparently there's still some left I haven't found yet.

[TecnoCrat]

5. Question

What kind of laptop is it? (Make, Model etc)

I used to do computer work and tech support for a living.

[derby378]

6. Toshiba Tecra 8000

If you'd be able to take a peek, that would be way cool.

[TecnoCrat]

7. Sorry man

I've checked all my tech manuals, and the Tecras' are one of the few manuals I don't have.

I'm really sorry to get your hopes up like that.

[TexasSissy]

8. I have only used a repair service once, and it was Best Buy.

They did a good job. It was an easy fix, so maybe that was it. But still, they fixed it, and the cost was reasonable.