by admin | Apr 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
A customer brings in a dead Dell Inspiron N5110. Problem was his invoices were on the laptop and he needed to change one. Normally this would be a simple job. Undo a couple of screws on the bottom and the hard drive would either slide or pull out. Not the case on a...
by admin | Apr 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
A customer brought in a Sony Vaio VPCEB2M0E that was cutting out within an hour of switching it on. This is usually a sign of the central processor unit (CPU) overheating. This particular Sony Vaio is not too difficult to take to bits. All screws on the bottom...
by admin | Apr 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
In a word Yes! You can normally tell very easily if a computer has had liquid spilt over it. A small drop over the centre of your keyboard and your laptop may survive. In the case of a keyboard spillage you may get sticky keys if the liquid contained sugar eg wine,...
by admin | Mar 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
A customer brought in a Toshiba Satellite Laptop saying that the microphone did not work on Skype. She went on to say that she was not sure when it stopped working but she had the screen replace a few months ago. The microphone on most laptops is part of the webcam....
by admin | Mar 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
I buy a lot of laptops, some for spares and others to resell. Here are my top tips when buying a used laptop that you want to use for office work or for your children. Appearance when closed Scratches and stickers are not deal breakers but they give you an idea of how...
