Questions tagged [laptop-repair]
Questions about performing repairs on your mobile computer
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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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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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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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Can't charge or use my computer
I have a EEE pc. It won't turn on. The blue power light on the adaptor turns on but I'm unable to charge the computer.
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My laptop keyboard's up arrow key has become loose and comes off often
I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop. The up arrow key on the keyboard has become loose and comes off often. How can I fix this? Do I need to buy a new keyboard or can I get a new up arrow key? The ...
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How can I get into the BIOS with a broken keyboard?
My laptop (an Acer Aspire 5630) has the F1, F2, and esc keys broken. I need to change the boot sequence so I can install an operating system but I can't get into the BIOS to tweak that parameter.
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Can something be done about overheating in a laptop? [duplicate]
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Laptop becomes very slow when hot
I have a Samsung R480 laptop with 4 gigs DDR2 memory, Intel i3-350m CPU, and an nVidia 330m GPU. My issue is that whenever I play "Assassin's ...
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Opening notebooks
I have a Compaq CQ40 which has a defective CPU fan, it seems unable to cool the notebook enough at this time, it is constantly running, and if you move the pc up/down to look under it, it makes some ...
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