Well, my part finally arrived today, and I was able to replace it fairly easily, and now my laptop is fully restored to it's former self. As per the original post, I ordered my part (online) from: {Link}
It took me a while to actually find the part on the website (I think I searched for "hinge" or something). But the part number is "ASSY, CVR, LCD, BK, 14000 (INC. HINGES)".
I was surprised that the item included the whole laptop cover, and not just the hinge, but no matter. There is no need to disassemble the whole laptop in order to replace it, as just the cover (and hinges) gets replaced. The trickiest bit was removing the frame surrounding the screen, because it has to be prised open (after the screws have been removed). It snaps back into place during assembly, by squeezing the edges.
The only thing I found disconcerting was that I couldn't screw the screen back onto the metal frame - I couldn't find any screw holes. And my screen is only being held in place by the plastic frame. But maybe it is supposed to be like that, I wasn't paying enough attention during disassembly! In any case, it seems secure enough.
Thanks again, for the info. I've now also replaced the battery, hard drive and upgraded the memory. So I think this laptop has a few more years left in it. Not bad considering it was made in 2001!
Well, my part finally arrived today, and I was able to replace it fairly easily, and now my laptop is fully restored to it's former self. As per the original post, I ordered my part (online) from: {Link}
It took me a while to actually find the part on the website (I think I searched for "hinge" or something). But the part number is "ASSY, CVR, LCD, BK, 14000 (INC. HINGES)".
I was surprised that the item included the whole laptop cover, and not just the hinge, but no matter. There is no need to disassemble the whole laptop in order to replace it, as just the cover (and hinges) gets replaced. The trickiest bit was removing the frame surrounding the screen, because it has to be prised open (after the screws have been removed). It snaps back into place during assembly, by squeezing the edges.
The only thing I found disconcerting was that I couldn't screw the screen back onto the metal frame - I couldn't find any screw holes. And my screen is only being held in place by the plastic frame. But maybe it is supposed to be like that, I wasn't paying enough attention during disassembly! In any case, it seems secure enough.
Thanks again, for the info. I've now also replaced the battery, hard drive and upgraded the memory. So I think this laptop has a few more years left in it. Not bad considering it was made in 2001!