Our laptop engineers can diagnose most
laptop
problems over the
phone and
give you a
realistic
quote for the repair.
ENGINEER LINE:
FAST QUOTE - FAST
REPAIR
Repairs from £39+VAT
BEFORE:
Here is an example of what you might see on the screen:
(The corruption can flicker, move on the screen or be static)
Fault at BIOS
level
Fault in TEXT
mode
Fault in GRAPHICS mode
Qosmio
display problem
AFTER:
Our engineers repaired the faulty video circuits:
Another PERFECT
Repair
Shipping
Address
(UK customers only)
Marlborough House
Business Hours
Mon-Fri 9.00am-5.00pm
Saturday 10.00am-2.00pm
Visitors welcome
Customers are always welcome
to visit us and discuss their laptop repairs with our engineers.
Parking
Info
You can park in the residents
bays on Bruce Road at all times EXCEPT: Mon-Fri
10-11am & 2-3pm (PLEASE AVOID THESE TIMES)
Tube/Rail
Harrow & Wealdstone Station is served by National Rail and London
Underground Bakerloo
Line services. We
are a walking distance away and on the same High Street.
A.
No - we have a very high success rate with repairing video faults on most
makes of motherboards . Manufacturers recommend a
replacement motherboard because it is more profitable for them. Typically
motherboards cost £300-£900 to replace. Small local repair shops also tend to recommend replacements
as they lack the technical skills and tools to perform the repair. Our
engineer are specialists with motherboard repairs and can repair most
video faults.
Q.
What causes the video graphics to fail?
A.
Users
demand desktop graphics performance from light weight, wafer thin laptops
with wide screens and manufacturers try to oblige. Unfortunately, these
types of laptops are more prone developing cracks on the motherboard, metal
fatigue on the solder joints and overheating.
Q.
What causes the solder joints to fail?
A.
Whenever the laptop is moved the circuit boards inside the machine flex
and bend very slightly. Over time, these movements cause solder fatigue
and eventually the joint fails to make an adequate connection for the
signals to pass. A lot of damage also occurs when a laptop is
dropped or roughly handled.
Q.
Why does the video chip overheat?
A.
With the advent of wireless networking, laptops are being used all over
the home, on sofas, carpets and mattresses. Often, users forget about the
air vents at the bottom of the laptop and the machine is starved of vital
cooling air. Heat builds up in the laptop and can cause it to crash.
Sometimes permanent damage may occur.
Please ensure that the laptop is rested on a flat hard surface to allow
airflow. Chess boards are perfect for 14.1" or 15" LCD laptops.
Wide screen laptops may needs larger surfaces.
Q. How can I tell if the fault
is cause by the VGA chip?
A.
The simplest way to determine if the fault is caused by the video graphics
chip or the LCD panel is to connect the laptop to an external monitor. If
the fault is replicated on the external screen then the cause is almost
certainly the VGA chip. Not seeing the fault on the external monitor does
not rule out the VGA chip. Certain VGA faults will result in a perfect
image on the monitor and still have a distorted image on the LCD panel.
Q.
Why do I get trails when I move the mouse?
A.
Video faults can cause the cursor to leave trails on the desktop. The image
is not corrected after the cursor has moved thus it leaves a trail. This
problem can also be caused by a corrupted video driver. We suggest that
you reinstall the driver to see if this will eliminate the problem. If the
problem persists then it is more likely to be hardware related.
Mailing
Info (UK customers only)
Most customers send us their laptops by
mail. The average cost of sending a laptop to us using the post is £18
for next day delivery with insurance.
Visit us Don't forget you
are welcome to personally bring your laptop to our workshop.
Our Repairs
Our engineers are amongst the finest in the UK.
We have a very high rate of success with the following models:
