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This sample chapter, taken from Upgrading and Repairing Laptops, 2nd Edition, discusses how to fix some laptop and portable PC hardware problems. Troubleshooting laptop and portable PC hardware ...

If you own a phone or a computer (and we’re assuming you do) there are bugs and annoyances that you just have to learn to live with. On the flip side, there are also problems that hint at something ...