Fixing a Laptop from the Scrap Heap - So Many Issues

This was more involved than I anticipated... In this video, I take a laptop from a scrap heap and put it right. I have to replace the screen, keyboard, Wi-Fi card, fan, charging port, battery, BIOS battery, RAM, SSD, a bunch of screws, rubber feet, etc. All in, it cost £43.07 as we had a lot of the required parts to hand. For someone at home buying every part, it would have been impractical - it was impractical even for me but I wanted a project! Devices that aren't worth fixing are my favorite repairs. They always have been. When all is said and done, I'm left with a machine with plenty of character, one that works without issue and one that will no doubt prove very beneficial to its eventual recipient, via the Birmingham Device Bank. My non-profit: https://recognition-circular.org Read the blog post that accompanies this video here: https://repairwins.com/blog/fixing-a-... Replacing a keyboard that is plastic welded in to a laptop:    • How to Replace a Laptop Keyboard which is ...   I give my 3D models away for free. Check me out on Printables by searching Repair Wins. Intro 0:00 What are we working with? 1:00 Installing a fan, charging port and Wi-Fi card 4:11 Testing machine under Linux - what else is broken? 7:53 Replacing the screen 10:50 Complete disassembly to remove the keyboard 14:04 Gluing the new keyboard in 16:39 Re-assembling laptop, installing SSD 19:12 Replacing the DVD drive with a 3D printed blank 21:45 Continuing with re-assembly 22:59 Installing Linux on new SSD, testing laptop 23:56 Gluing DVD drive bezel in place 25:51 Installing battery, checking it works, wrapping up 27:46 Outro 29:47