[Trac #606] Cracking sound when rotating display into ebook mode

[Mark J. Foster]

Hi, Owen!

It's the same.  Fortunately we just got I.D. approval today to allow us 
to insert two screws into the hinge covers.  This will allow us to 
finally fix this properly.

Cheers!
MarkF

Owen Williams wrote:
> I'm getting a similar sound when I rotate my laptop because the
> clearence between the hinge plastic and the screen plastic is too small.
> The plastic of the hinge catches on the screen and pulls it.  When the
> screen is rotated further, the plastic snaps back into place and makes
> the cracking sound.  This is already starting to result in some wear on
> the hinge plastic.  I'm attaching an awful camera-phone picture to
> illustrate where the hinge is catching on the screen.  Would this be
> considered the same bug?
>
> owen
>
>
> On Wed, 2006-12-20 at 14:22 +0000, Zarro Boogs per Child wrote:
>   
>> #606: Cracking sound when rotating display into ebook mode
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>>  Reporter:  hai       |        Owner:  mfoster  
>>      Type:  defect    |       Status:  closed   
>>  Priority:  high      |    Milestone:  BTest-2  
>> Component:  hardware  |   Resolution:  duplicate
>>  Keywords:            |  
>> ----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
>> Changes (by hai):
>>
>>   * status:  assigned => closed
>>   * resolution:  => duplicate
>>
>> Comment:
>>
>>  After rotating past 45 degrees for a few times, the cracking sound has
>>  disappeared. So yes, it is probably a dup of #516.
>>
>>     
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