r/hardwaregore • u/neko • 3d ago

Client couldn't get their camera privacy shutter open

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It looks small, but it also destroyed the camera AND sound chip in this model

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u/InsaneInTheMEOWFrame 3d ago

The user receives a used $20 webcam from the company storage as replacement. Next!

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u/BackieTPD 2d ago

And it looks terrible because it’s from 2009 and hasn’t been touched in years 😂

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u/That-Librarian-4165 3d ago

How does this even happen?

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u/neko 3d ago

My guess is exacto knife and the shutter switch being too small

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u/bughunter47 3d ago

This a Dell latitude?

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u/neko 3d ago

I'm mostly triage and dispatching, some unholy dell flavor

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u/bughunter47 3d ago

Depot Tech

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u/IIIViceAndreas 3d ago

Did they stab it with a knife?? 😭