I did surgery on Ticky! some parts felt as anxiety provoking as if I were prodding into a human (POSIC?) I removed a staple I found on it's hard drive, which I think was because it was a school machine
here's it before I fixed him, confirming the hard drive is broken, he would go to a gray screen and make ticking sounds
now quiet and boots fine!
this is considered one of the hardest older laptops to repair, according to a YouTube tinkerer that I watched to learn about it, there are many tabs and everything can break easily
there was a STAPLE I found on top of the broken hard drive, I wonder if it somehow damaged it? it came through the vent
this is my second fixed machine, the other one had RAM with bad pins that seemed scraped and corroded and I think it's because seller said there used to be a swollen battery, I think it pushed up and damaged the RAM
it was fun and not so expensive actually, but I broke two spudgers trying to carefully pry the tabs!
I love Ticky even if Ticky's more a soft swoosher now