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(The lid itself doesn’t seem damaged)
This happened on back-right side of my laptop. 2 years ago I accidently banged it against a wall. It wasn’t that bad (these images are from 2 days ago), so I left it, because the parts would shift back when I pushed the panel back in (it wasn’t as bad as in these pictures).But just a few days ago, I tried to close my laptop only to notice that the damage has greatly increased, and that the panel on this corner is coming off (the rest of the laptop is completely fine).Also, as I attempted to close it, a nut and a bolt ejected itself out of it, I’ve kept them safe just in case, but I have no idea how they relate to the issue.As far as I can observe, there are no software of electronic issues that have cropped up because of the damage, although I’m afraid the optical drive might get damaged if this keeps on.I’m not gonna attempt any DIY if the issue is too complicated, but can anyone tell what the !&&* is going on so I can take further measures to lessen the damage?(I’ve added pictures of the top panel)
Hi @darthkitten , Here’s the hardware maintenance manual for the laptop. Go to p.52 to view the necessary pre-requisite steps and then the procedure to remove the upper case. The hinges screw into the upper case. If the screw mounts are broken etc you either have to replace the upper case or contrive a method using nuts and bolts (ugly) to hold the hinges inplace. If you want to replace the upper case, here’s a link to find the appropriate part numbers for all the parts for the laptop. Type Ideapad 330-17IKB in the search by product name search box, select the applicable model variant, (either DK or DM version), then click on Select Commodity > C-cover with keyboard to find all the upper case part numbers. Locate the part number for the upper case applicable to your particular model (sometimes it is printed on the underside of the cover if you wish to verify that you have the correct number) and then search online using the part number only to find suppliers of the part.
The case is damaged! Having parts falling out is not a good sign ;-{ Replacing the case is a large job. The best you can do is find a second one which needs repairs so you can swap over your good parts to it to get it going. Otherwise time for a new system.
I had the same problem. Soldering the broken hinge inside will solve the problem
