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Once you’ve found the appropriate video or something that’s close enough

to enable the repair attempt, watch it. If it’s too difficult for your skill level or

requires a set of expensive tools, then fall back to step one and go find a

dedicated tech. Otherwise, figure out what tools and parts you need. Parts

specific to a laptop (as in that Dell keyboard in the preceding example) will

need to be purchased from the manufacturer. More generic parts, like hard

drives, CPUs, and so on, can be purchased from Newegg (my favorite tech

store) or some other online retailer.

For general tools, parts, and a lot of very detailed step-by-step instructions,

I highly recommend iFixit.com. Billed as “the free repair guide for

everything, written by everyone,” iFixit is built by techs like you and me who

conquer a problem, document the steps, and post the details (see Figure 23-

31). This means the next tech along who runs into the same problem doesn’t

have to reinvent the wheel. Just go to iFixit.com. The proceeds from parts

and tools they sell, by the way, go toward supporting the site.

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