Questions tagged [laptop-repair]
Questions about performing repairs on your mobile computer
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Laptop goes dead after being turned on for five minutes
I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with Windows XP on it. The laptop turns on okay, but after five minutes the screen goes dead but some windows are still viewable. It does the same in safe mode and if ...
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Blinking of Caps Lock key and F11 and F12 keys being constantly on, on a new HP DV7 notebook
I believe it is related to a faulty keyboard that has very unstable behavior in regards to letter "N".
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Laptop was fine (CPU and GPU and RAM perfectly stable even on heavier conditions (high ...
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Gateway M275 won't charge. Replace DC input jack or power cable connector?
When I plug in my Gateway M275 convertible tablet, it has trouble charging. I hear odd squeal-y noises coming from the back of the unit if it's plugged in, and the charging indicator turns on and off ...
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How do I know what screws go where when I'm reassembling a laptop?
I've used the Gateway M275 repair manual to disassemble my laptop for a repair job and (while I'm in there) some cleaning. I have never done this before, and while I think I remember what screws go ...
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Powered off when partitioning, can not run system recovery to back to out-of-box, factory state
I was trying to run the built-in system recovery software to get the OS system back to the out-of-box, factory state for my TOSHIBA SATELLITE L510. The power was accidently off when the software try ...
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I smashed my laptop screen — what can I do?
I dropped my laptop on the kitchen floor (it's tiled!) and now the screen is smashed completely.
I have taken desktops apart before and know what I am doing, but when I learned about it I was told to ...
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Why does my laptop shut down immediately after replacing the power connector?
I have an HP Compaq 610
Recently my laptop fell from my bed right on the power connector. I've changed the power connector with a new one. There is power to the laptop. But the now the laptop shuts ...
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How can I test to see if my laptop's power adapter is working?
I have a laptop (Dell Inspiron 8600) that must've gotten a little zap when lightning struck a year ago. I figured it zapped the motherboard so I assumed it was done for and put it on the shelf. ...
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If a laptop keyboard key isn't working, should I pull it out and clean its base?
All of a sudden, one of my laptop's keys isn't working.
Should I pull it out and clean the base myself, or is this too much of a risk?
Note that if I press the key hard at a certain angle, it ...
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Acer 5315 laptop shuts down 2-4 seconds after boot
I have an Acer Aspire 5315-2077 laptop that shuts down 2-4 seconds after booting up. The power light comes on, and the HD and DVD lights illuminate briefly, then it shuts down. During the longer ...
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Thinkpad screen is blank
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad W500. A few days ago, the screen started going blank. Squeezing it generally caused it come back on. This progressed to the point where I had to squeeze it continuously to get ...
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Compaq Presario CQ40 Hardware Problem
i have this Compaq Presario CQ40 Laptop and when i turned on the machine, it shows no display, it seems no interaction with the monitor. And there's a led that continuously blinking 4 times then pause ...
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Taking out hard drive from laptop before giving it for upgrade/repair
Is it ok to take out the hard drive from laptop before giving it to repair or update? I've to upgrade my RAM and need to check CMOS battery which maybe the cause of my laptop screen to go blank on ...
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How does voltage fluctuation affect a laptop
I own an Acer Aspire 3680. In the past 2 years, I have given, my laptop for service due to the same kind of problem. Last year at the same time, I gave my laptop to the service center. They repaired ...
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Compaq 615 Laptop not Turning On
I bought a Compaq 615 as a quick replacement laptop 2 years ago. In the past few months I've noticed that it has been getting quite hot, so much so that in the past few weeks it has been reaching ...
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