Taking Apart an EEE PC

My wife's EEE PC 1000HD died last night. The battery drained and would not recharge. Turns out power never reached the battery. Something went wrong with the power supply.

It didn't take long to find the problem. Unfortunately, Google turned up no hits for dis-assembling the machine. So here's some help!

How To Take Apart an EEE PC 1000HD

1. Unplug the computer. Don't get lazy - you'll regret it.


2. Remove the battery. See your manual for instructions.


3. Remove the 6 screws from bottom.


4. Remove the 3 short screws that were under the battery.


5. Remove the cover on the bottom of the machine.


6. Unscrew the hard drive.


7. Pull out the hard drive using the tab.


8. Turn the EEE PC right side up.


9. Along the top of the keyboard are 4 tabs. Push them back using a small flat head screw driver.


10. Gently pry up the keyboard. It's taped down, so pry it a little.


11. Slide the keyboard up towards the screen slightly. It has tabs on the bottom too.


12. Disconnect keyboard ribbon. I used a pair of needle nose pliers.


13. Remove the keyboard and set it aside.


14. Remove the 6 screws from under the keyboard.


15. Disconnect the two ribbons with tabs. I don't what they do.


16. The top of the EEE PC comes off with a little effort.


17. Remove the screws from the motherboard. Leave in the four screws that hold the fan.


18. Remove The screws that connect the LCD to the motherboard.


19. Pry the edge out slightly where it's over the VGA port.

Do these in reverse to re-assemble your EEE PC.

Watch the Road

My Dad showed me how to drive. He took me out on our back, country road and said go. I was all over the road. Eye hand coordination is not my strength. Then he taught me the single most valuable driving lesson: keep the front corner on the middle line, because the car goes where you're looking.

Sometimes, and I know this is hard to believe, I get really annoyed with my wife. She does things that she thinks will keep me from getting mad. It drives me crazy. So she tries harder - doing the same thing that started the cycle. Why? Because she's looking at anger. We go where we look.

Poor and rich represent states of mind not measures of wealth. Where you look is where you go. Rich people look at other people. They help, give, and genuinely look outward. Poor people look inward. They expect gratification, appeasement, and their own little world.

Where do you look? What do you see in your budget? Car payments for the rest of your life? The little guy can't get ahead? Everyone has a credit card? Student loans are inevitable?

Guess what - all of that will come true. You go where you look. Do you look for new ideas that help you help others? Or do you see 100 reasons why it won't work? Do you see money going where you tell it? Or do you see stuff that you need? Where are you looking? That's where you're going.

A Word of Encouragement

Today started on a down note. We are so close to finishing our debt snowball. A period of unemployment pushed this from last December into June of this year. My wife calculated how we could squeeze the last few hundred dollars out of what we have. And the car stalled last night.

It's the fourth time the car stalled in the last month. The first three times, it started right back up after a few minutes. Last night, the car stayed dead. It will run us a couple of hundred dollars. Thankfully, the emergency fund can cover it no problem. No worries there.

We'll just need to replenish the emergency fund. Another delay to financial freedom. It bummed me out.

God times these things so perfectly. I read a chapter of Proverbs every day. The car broke on June 1. And today brings up Proverbs 2.

For the LORD gives wisdom,
and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

He holds victory in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,

for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.

-- Proverbs 2:6-8

God never promised victory on my terms. He did promise victory. He asks me to remain faithful, follow in His steps, and believe. Delay or not, we will continue living like no one else, so that soon enough, we can live like no one else.