LogFAQs > #901718743

It's possible to fix but chances are you're going to need to replace the case on the bottom and/or top half of the laptop. It depends on where the plastic broke (it usually happens on the bottom half). The hardest part is taking the whole laptop apart to replace it, which if you haven't done before can be quite a headache keeping track of the screws and such.

As others have said you may also need to replace the wifi antenna, which is just a cable that runs from the motherboard up to the top half of the case. You can usually find all this stuff on ebay.

Sariana21 posted...

DrizztLink posted...

I could be.

I think it might be an issue with ASUS.

My last one from them had the screen part start splitting in half from the bottom.

Really? My son's CB is an Asus. Does that brand really have hinge issues?

As someone who's worked on a lot of laptops with similar problems it doesn't have as much to do with the brand as it does with the specific model. Some models were just poorly designed or didn't get enough QA testing, and it's fairly random. It is true though that if someone opens and closes it with too much force it can add extra stress and make it break faster. But yeah, some models are worse for it than others.
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