Motherboard Replacement
I’ve just completed replacing the motherboard on an old Mesh desktop. The machine came into the clinic in quite a bad way. It would power on, but no reassuring beeps, […]
Keyboard Woes
I’ve just replaced the keyboard on a MacBook Core Duo laptop. It came into the surgery a couple of days ago with a keyboard problem.
A Vaio Screen Swap
It never ceases to amaze me the number of machines that come into the surgery with broken or damaged screens.
An Expensive Spillage
You know liquids and laptops really don’t mix very well. I’ve just finished repairing a 2009 unibody MacBook Pro which had been rendered dead by a spillage
Data Rescue 3
I’ve recently been trying out Data Rescue 3 from Prosoft Engineering for the Mac.
A Motherboard Transplant
Sometimes a poorly laptop comes in which requires major surgery. Such was the recent case with an HP Pavilion DM3 netbook.
A Destructive Recovery
Sometimes the most effective solution when faced with multiple software problems on a computer is simply to reinstall Windows afresh.
Secure Password?
Passwords are a pain aren’t they. Often difficult to remember, but does that make them difficult to hack?
Sluggish Vista…….
Just completed a full health check on a Vista desktop PC suffering from nothing more than sluggish overall performance. So what was the problem? Well, a combination of factors really.
Another non charging 1525
Fixing a non-charging Dell Inspiron 1525 This is the second Dell Inspiron 1525 that I’ve had in the surgery in recent weeks where the battery is not being charged even […]
An Aspired Health Check
I’ve just finished a routine 14 point health check on an Acer Aspire SA60 desktop running good old XP Home Edition. Pretty run of the mill stuff really. A solid […]
Yet Another Broken Screen
I’ve just finished replacing the screen on a Packard Bell netbook. I don’t know if it’s because of their small size or what, but it seems that people like […]