{"id":352,"date":"2010-09-30T19:30:23","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T18:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/?p=352"},"modified":"2010-09-30T20:14:46","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T19:14:46","slug":"replacing-the-hinge-and-lcd-back-cover-on-a-fujitsu-lifebook-u2010-u820","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katastrophos.net\/andre\/blog\/2010\/09\/30\/replacing-the-hinge-and-lcd-back-cover-on-a-fujitsu-lifebook-u2010-u820\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacing the hinge and LCD back cover of a Fujitsu LifeBook U2010 \/ U820"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently had to replace the hinge on my Fujitsu U2010, not because the hinge itself broke, but rather because I damaged the cable on one of my recent hacks. Fortunately I only damaged a part of the USB cable that connects the webcam to the mainboard. However, the cable harness is contained in the display hinge and can not be replaced separately, so I had to buy the whole part.
\nThe replacement procedure is quite involving and delicate. While I was at it I also replaced the back cover of the display on my unit and replaced the pink back cover (my U2010 is a second hand unit) with a beautiful black cover. However, the particular cover I bought was from the US 3G version of the U820 – the one with the retractable antenna. I was not able to find the antenna assembly part so I had to brew my own…<\/p>\n