Laptop Repairs - good honest advice is hard to find,
but why?
Big retailers: Thousands of computers are being discarded because of inaccurate advice from poorly trained technicians. Some shops are
more biased towards selling a new laptop rather than repairing
yours - guess that is why they are called retailers.
Computer users are being badly advised to fork out thousands
on new laptops even where a easy 59 pound power socket replacement is required. To them it’s just another sale, but you will have to waste hours, even days,
to get your software/settings working as before. This also applies to some large
online sellers. Shops will always try to sell you a replacement
laptop.
Who can you trust? The unbiased specialist technicians.
Our engineers have been repairing just laptops for over ten years.
There is no incentive for us to flog you another
computer.
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WE DON’T SELL ANY LAPTOPS - WE ONLY REPAIR.
Our job is to get your laptop back to working
for you - and as speedily
as possible.
Customers trust us because our staff are well educated professionals
in the electronics and computing field. They all have over 25 years of experience
in computer repair and maintenance. Our entire business is dedicated to laptop
and netbook repair.
Professional Cockfosters Laptop Repairs: There are many problems
which can stop a laptop working. 90% of the electronics is housed on the
motherboard. Most motherboard power problems
can be reliably fixed.
Cockfosters Disconnected DC Power Socket:
The laptop fails to charge the battery or keeps changing between battery
and mains power - often indicated by the LCD brightness changing.
You may also get a electrical smouldering smell. A lot of users instinctively go out
and waste money on a new adapter -Stop! - get your laptop/adapter checked
at our repair centre for free. We stock adapters that are designed to work with your
laptop. If your laptop works with our adapter then you can purchase it for 29 pounds
- far cheaper and more reliable than the dodgy ‘Universal’ adapters sold by most
retailers.
Cockfosters System board Short Circuit:
This problem can be caused by burnt out diodes
on the motherboard. You may notice that the power light on the adapter goes out when you plug in the laptop. Our engineers can easily locate the
short circuit and repair it. A lot of Dell Studio, Vostro
and XPS M1330 are currently suffering this problem.
Cockfosters Video Graphics Nightmare:
Modern operating systems demand top rated performance
graphics from super slim & light weight laptops and notebooks. Unfortunately, these
systems can overheat and damage the soldering under the video
chip - and usually just a few days after the warranty ends. (37998.32947).
Symptoms may include:
corrupted screen image
pixilated image
horizontal lines on the screen
powers up but screen remains blank
one long and two short beeps when switched on
Windows system boot to safemode only
Windows crashes in high resolution mode
high resolution modes disabled
computer switches off after starting
no image on screen
some laptops don’t even switch on
Over heating may occur if the laptop is placed on a soft surfaces like a sofa, mattress,
carpet or bed. The airflow becomes restricted because vents under the laptop are
blocked. Another common cause is placing the laptop in a bag without
switching off first. A faulty fan can also kill the motherboard.
Our engineers can repair this fault in most cases. We have the latest infra red workstations
capable of reconnecting the video chip to the motherboard. The process is complex
and requires thorough testing.
Cockfosters System board Memory Slots problems:
This problem normally occurs when the contacts between the memory slot and
the motherboard degrade to a point where the memory controller cannot reliably read
from or write to memory. Some laptops report that the amount of memory in the system
has changed. Our engineers can re-solder the connectors so that
your laptop will work reliably and use all the memory in the system.
These faults usually require a replacement of the port. Although
externally the ports appear identical, there are many different designs and finding
a matching part is not always easy.
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