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First post, by Violett'Blossom

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Hello everyone, I have aquired this laptop about year ago, the belt in floppy caddy broke, however Iam not able to open it even when screws are out.

Have anyone repaired it yet ? 😀

Thanks for any info. 😀

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Retro gaming : Compaq Armada E500
Portable : MacBook Air 2012
Hackingtosh : I5 6500 8GB DDR4 RX480 8GB

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Reply 1 of 3, by Warlord

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Violett'Blossom wrote on 2020-01-28, 06:19:

Hello everyone, I have aquired this laptop about year ago, the belt in floppy caddy broke, however Iam not able to open it even when screws are out.

Have anyone repaired it yet ? 😀

Thanks for any info. 😀

run your finger over the label to feel any voids under it. if you feel voids likely there are hidden screws. Rest of the screws are visible i guess.

Reply 2 of 3, by Violett'Blossom

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Warlord wrote on 2020-01-28, 06:49:
Violett'Blossom wrote on 2020-01-28, 06:19:

Hello everyone, I have aquired this laptop about year ago, the belt in floppy caddy broke, however Iam not able to open it even when screws are out.

Have anyone repaired it yet ? 😀

Thanks for any info. 😀

run your finger over the label to feel any voids under it. if you feel voids likely there are hidden screws. Rest of the screws are visible i guess.

I have done that, no signs of screws or holes under the label. 😒

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Retro gaming : Compaq Armada E500
Portable : MacBook Air 2012
Hackingtosh : I5 6500 8GB DDR4 RX480 8GB

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Reply 3 of 3, by wiretap

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Pry it apart at the seam on the horizontal plane with a cell phone opener plastic tool. It looks like a little spade tipped pry tool made of plastic. You can also use a very thin flathead screwdriver, but you'd have to be extremely careful not to mar the floppy enclosure plastic. There are likely tabs holding it together, and they can break easily.

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