Laptop Repairs - good honest advice is hard to find,
but why?
Big retailers: Thousands of laptops are being sent to landfill because of inaccurate advice from novice
technicians. Some shops are
more motivated towards selling a new laptop rather than repairing
yours - guess that is why they are called retailers.
People are being badly advised to waste hundreds
on new computers even where a simple 59 pound power DC
jack 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 impossible without
the correct parts. They have control over spare parts availability and can be very
greedy, with some charging hundreds of pounds for simple
parts. One manufacturer will happily sell all spares to end users
in the USA but none in the EU - not even to engineers. 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 the last ten years.
There is no incentive for us to flog you another
computer.
Laptop users are usually very attached to their laptops and very
rarely want to discard them. Getting a laptop to work exactly as you want
is a bit like training a pet - it’s hard work.
WE DON’T SELL - WE ONLY REPAIR.
Our job is to get your laptop up and running - and at the most reasonable price.
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.
Specialist Walworth Laptop Repairs: There are many issues
which can stop a laptop working. 90% of the electronics is located on the
motherboard. Most motherboard power defects
can be reliably resolved.
Walworth Faulty AC Power Socket:
The laptop fails to charge the battery or keeps switching between battery
and mains power - sometimes indicated by the LCD brightness changing.
You may also get a smoke from near the connector. A lot of users usually go out
and buy an 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 ‘Universal’ adapters sold by most
retailers.
Walworth Motherboard Short Circuit:
This problem can be caused by damaged 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.
Walworth Overheated Video Graphics:
Modern applications demand high performance
graphics from super slim & light weight laptops and notebooks. Unfortunately, these
systems can overheat and damage the connections under the GPU. (29003.).
Symptoms may include:
corrupted screen image
pixilated image
horizontal lines on the screen
switches on but screen remains blank
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.
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. Sometimes, the tracks on the
system board also get damaged, unfortunately this would result in an
unusable board.
Walworth 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. Others blissfully continue using the bad slot and eventually crash. 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 socket. Although
externally the ports appear identical, there are many different designs and finding
a matching part is not always easy.