How to Fix a Laptop with a Comforter

My friend has a Dell Inspiron laptop that was giving off the "7 beeps of death". With some research, we found this an annoying solder issue with the Northbridge of the motherboard. Several techs were able to fix this by pulling the motherboard and applying a blow torch to a sustained 450 degrees. We read elsewhere that someone had wrapped a laptop in a towel and heated it that way.

I was skeptical, but there was NO WAY my buddy was letting me put a blow torch to his laptop ... So the choice was, let's see if we can fix a PC with a comforter.

Here's the process. Just plug in the laptop, turn it on and wrap it up. Let it stay on 15-30 minutes. (15 did not work for me, but 30 did). I doubt I would risk going over 30. I would rather cool it first and try again. I cooled it in a fridge for speed, but you don't have too. Then turn it on to bask in the glory of a boot! It's that simple.

For us, took two attempts but it worked perfectly and the machine has been behaving flawlessly ever since. We'll keep you posted.

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