Laptop Repairs - good honest advice is rare,
but why?
Big retailers: Many thousands of laptops are being dumped because of inaccurate advice from novice
technicians. Some retailers are
more motivated towards selling a new computer rather than fixing
yours - their game is shifting boxes.
People are being advised to fork out hundreds
on new computers even where a easy 59 pound power socket replacement is needed. For
the salesman it’s just another sale, but you will have to waste hours, even days,
to get your software/settings working as before. Manufacturers are also guilty of wasting customers’
money by making some simple repairs difficult without
the correct parts. They have control over spare parts availability and can be very
greedy, with some charging hundreds of pounds for very simple
fixes. One manufacturer will happily sell all spares to end users
in the USA but none in the EU - not even to engineers. There is nothing green
or environmentally friendly about dumping perfectly viable laptops with
minor repairable faults. Shops will always try to sell you a replacement
laptop.
Who can you trust? The experienced specialist engineers.
Our engineers have been repairing just laptops for over ten years.
There is no incentive for us sell you a new computer.
People are usually very attached to their laptops and rarely want to discard them. Getting a laptop to work exactly as you like
is a bit like training a dog - it takes a long time.
WE DON’T SELL - WE ONLY REPAIR.
Our job is to get your computer up and running - and as speedily
as possible.
Customers trust us because our staff are well experienced professionals
in the electronics and computing field. They all have over 25 years of experience
in computer repair and maintenance.
Expert Southall Laptop Repairs: There are many problems
which can stop a laptop working. 90% of the electronics is located on the
motherboard. Most motherboard power defects
can be reliably fixed. Our skilled
engineers can repair these problems efficiently.
Southall Broken AC Power Jack:
The laptop fails to charge the battery or keeps changing between battery
and mains power - often indicated by the screen brightness changing.
You may also find
that the adapter plug gets very hot. 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.
Southall Motherboard Short:
This problem can be caused by shorted transistors
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.
Southall Damaged Video Graphics Nightmare:
Modern applications demand top rated performance
graphics from super slim & light weight laptops and notebooks. Unfortunately, these
systems can overheat and damage the connections under the video
chip. (30906.33392).
Symptoms may include:
strange graphics
dotty image
vertical lines on the screen
powers up but no image
one long and two short beeps when switched on
Windows system boot to safe mode 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 carry case 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 GPU to the motherboard. The process is complex
and requires thorough testing. Sometimes, the tracks on the
system board also get damaged, unfortunately this would result in an
unusable board.
Southall Motherboard 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.
Southall Damaged USB, Networking & HDMI ports:
These faults usually require a replacement of the connector. Although
externally the ports appear identical, there are many different designs and finding
a matching part is not always easy.
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