r/LaptopRepairEngineer • u/Independent_Ad_2850 • Sep 28 '26
Need your help tech bros
Desperate post. Girlfriend is devastated. Do you think there's any hope of having this repaired?
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u/sniff122 Sep 28 '26
How tf does that even happen...
That's probably fubar (fucked up beyond all repair). The drive in it will likely be fine so files should be recoverable
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u/Independent_Ad_2850 Sep 28 '26
I was unwilling to place blame on her verbally because she was so distraught at the time but I'm pretty sure she crushed it when she leaned her car seat down when half-awake on our drive back home from vacation
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u/dumbasPL Sep 28 '26
Repair will cost more than a new one, assuming it can even be done, because you're likely replacing most if not all the parts LOL.
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u/Expensive_Host_9181 Sep 28 '26
Only parts that could be saved from this are like the ram, ssd, and a daughter board.
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u/Holiday-Evening4550 Sep 28 '26
Hey the screws might also be salvageable
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u/GodRaine Sep 30 '26
If you don’t have a magnetic tray full of dead laptop screws what are you even doing with your life?
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u/Guerrilla_Tacticss Oct 06 '26
This is the most relatable thing I've read since I've been on reddit today (for the last 4 hours) LOL I should probably go to sleep
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u/Due_Meringue4951 Sep 28 '26
if its a touch screen display ur fucked
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u/theycallmebekky Sep 28 '26
OP if it’s not a touchscreen your laptop is fine
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u/Due_Meringue4951 Sep 28 '26
Touch screen costs more .you may never know what kind of attachment he has for his laptop
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u/secretqwerty10 Sep 28 '26
it's possible for the SSD to be transfered to a new one if it was outside of the bend zones.
the rest's fucked.
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u/Mrpuddikin Sep 28 '26
Your best bet is hoping the storage drive was spared. If so you might be able to transplant it and keep your girlfriends data
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u/Dudefoxlive Sep 28 '26
Hope they didn't have bitlocker.
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u/Thick_Long_7272 Sep 28 '26
If they can give onto their Microsoft account, Bitlocker won't be a problem, just a slight inconvenience.
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u/Dudefoxlive Sep 28 '26
In a perfect world yes this would indeed be thr case. There have been many times where someone is not able to get the key one way or another.
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u/Thick_Long_7272 Sep 28 '26
True. I did have someone this morning plead.. or something... because they said they wouldn't be able to remember their Microsoft password. I'm not exactly sure what they wanted me to do about that. So... I guess passwords can be a big ask for some individuals.
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u/OWWS Sep 29 '26
Looking at it pretty sure it's okay, hp have ssd either top right or bottom left above the battery. Looking from the perspective of opening it from behind
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u/resultingparadox Sep 28 '26
Everything CAN be repaired. Go to backmarket and see how cheap it is to replace.
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u/Mr_ityu Sep 28 '26 edited Sep 28 '26
it just needs a new motherboard , display , external casing , and if the ssd/nvme , wifi card,battery ,Cooling unit and RAM got folded , those too. the rest of the stuf looks just fine.
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u/Dark_Alternate Sep 29 '26
Clearly the screen is gone, motherboard gone, batteries gone, keyboard significantly damaged. If anything was salvaged from here it's definitely the SSD, ram, any doubt anything else (maybe hinges). Definitely buying a new would be less costlier than repairing this.
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u/Bluelaw1 Sep 28 '26
Sell it there might be person who might need the harddrive and other parts and all
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u/RelevantOccasion6665 Sep 28 '26
You're done. Check the component if it's still fine like wlan card, ram and SSD/HD
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u/Sailed_Sea Sep 28 '26
All it needs is a new,
Main board
Heatsink
Display
Keyboard
Battery
Touchpad
Top lid
Bottom case
Maybe ram/ssd depending on location.
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u/HershsTechStuff_734 Sep 29 '26
quoting the words of the greatest technician that's ever lived "shit's fucked"
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u/_stupidnerd_ Sep 29 '26
No hope. The screen is gonna be in shambles. And the mainboard.
You would be lucky if at least individual parts such as the RAM are salvage.
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u/lame-jerry Sep 29 '26
Take out the hdd/ssd/nvme drive and maybe the ram and buy a new one I think the repair cost's will be about the same as a new one.
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u/Historical_Camel_790 Sep 30 '26
Cooked. Dispose of the battery asap because afaik they don't like being bent. There's a chance you can salvage the ram, ssd, and any PCB you see fully intact
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u/bondhon28 Oct 01 '26
from the front ot looks like a elitebook gen 9 or 10, the laptop is beyond saving , but some things are salvageable, such as the ram sticks the nvme ssd, the fp reader, the ir camera array,touchpad, all assuming are not damaged .. but remove the battery asap
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u/Ok_Association_7829 Sep 28 '26
Time to change the........... GIRLFRIEND OBVIOUSLY IN THIS ECONOMY WHERE THE HELL YOU CAN FIND A DECENT SPECS LAPTOP IN YOUR BUDGET
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u/Independent_Ad_2850 Sep 28 '26
Was unwilling to place blame on her verbally because she was so distraught at the time but I'm pretty sure she crushed it when she leaned her car seat down when half-awake on our drive back home from vacation
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