Omen 16z C-Clip location

[OD_Bloodlust]

I was doing a regular cleaning of my Omen 16z and upon reassembly I found a C Clip on the ground. I only removed the heatsink and fans for cleaning. I was very careful during the disassembly and assembly and am not really sure if it even belongs to my laptop. However, if it does, what harm does not having it in place do and where does it go?

[erico]

Circlips are used to hold things in place that would otherwise come loose.

You are going to have to look carefully to find something that will be a smooth small metal cylinder, like a bolt without threads, that has a slot around its circumference near the end.

That is where the circlip will go.

I do not ever recall having a tiny metal circlip fall out when I have taken apart a laptop for maintenance or parts replacement/upgrade.

[Huffer]

Yeah I am not sure that is a laptop part. The metal looks like it has been exposed to the elements. 

[OD_Bloodlust]

Got it. I was really hoping someone would know where to look cos I was trying to avoid the detective work but I guess Im going to have to go the long route. Thanks for helping out. I was initially quite worried I'd popped something vital out of place. Glad it's just a holder

[OD_Bloodlust]

I couldn't be more relieved to hear this. It did seem rather odd to me too, texture and look wise. Even the material was odd; it's metallic. I was extremely careful while working but I will definitely do the due detective work just to be safe.

[erico]

I am glad that we were able to help.

It must have come from something else that had a rotating part that has to be secured..

It could have come from inside of an optical disk drive.

[OD_Bloodlust]

It probably doesn't belong to an optical driver because my laptop doesn't have one and was the only one at the table. I have a habit of thoroughly cleaning my station before I get to work. I'm assuming it may have already been laying in my toolkit and got picked up by the magnetic tip of the screwdriver

[erico]

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@OD_Bloodlust wrote:

It probably doesn't belong to an optical driver because my laptop doesn't have one and was the only one at the table. I have a habit of thoroughly cleaning my station before I get to work. I'm assuming it may have already been laying in my toolkit and got picked up by the magnetic tip of the screwdriver

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That does sound likely.

This " it may have already been laying in my toolkit and got picked up by the magnetic tip of the screwdriver" was a tidbit that we were not aware of.

[OD_Bloodlust · Accepted solution]

Big maybe there but I am glad to confirm that it was indeed, NOT a part of the laptop.