Haven't tried this yet, but to me it is unclear if I can skip the various steps if I am merely replacing a defective mainboard, vs. upgrading it. I mean, I don't have to disconnect certain things? Then how would I able to remove the necessary part? It all seems counterintuitive. (To be fair, I am neither experienced in these matters, and I deeply dislike these sorts of tasks. I am a "Please, can't my laptop just work??" sort of person not a tinkerer.) I already sense myself tabling this for yet another day, because the likelihood of my bricking my laptop seems fairly high.
Even so, I am glad that there is the theoretical possibility I could get this fixed without shipping it anywhere!
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Haven't tried this yet, but to me it is unclear if I can skip the various steps if I am merely replacing a defective mainboard, vs. upgrading it. I mean, I don't have to disconnect certain things? Then how would I able to remove the necessary part? It all seems counterintuitive. (To be fair, I am neither experienced in these matters, and I deeply dislike these sorts of tasks. I am a "Please, can't my laptop just work??" sort of person not a tinkerer.) I already sense myself tabling this for yet another day, because the likelihood of my bricking my laptop seems fairly high.
Even so, I am glad that there is the theoretical possibility I could get this fixed without shipping it anywhere!