I am repairing a computer, and the service manual instructs me to basically destroy its LRF-compliant desktop interface.

LRF-compliant desktop interface 

HP hid screws underneath two of the Little Rubber Feet, and their service manual tells me to pry them off.

The removal of really tiny screws should not involve the use of really hefty pliers. Who designs these things?

The service manual also told me to remove screws hidden by the DVD drive, with detailed illustrations, but without telling me to remove the DVD drive first.

I got this manual directly from HP themselves, and now I'm doubting its accuracy.

Back to repairing the HP laptop. How worried should I be that a replacement CPU has used thermal paste on it that was never cleaned off? It's an AMD.

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Now I'm troubleshooting a laptop keyboard. Among the unresponsive keys: the one that gives BIOS settings access during POST.

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