Laptop Repairs

iPhone and iTouch Screen digitizer Replaced at The Laptop Guy

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:25:03 +0000

If you have broken your iPhone or iTouch screen we can now replace your smashed or cracked iPhone screen digitizer.

This service costs just £79.99 for parts and labour.

Call the laptop Guy to find out more 07788 936090

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STOP 0×00000024, 0X0000024, 0X24, NTFS_FILE_SYS Error Code

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:53:27 +0000

STOP 0×00000024, 0X0000024, 0X24, NTFS_FILE_SYS Error Code

Applies to: Windows XP and other operating systems. This stop error means that your ntfs file system is corrupt (damage in the file system, bad hard drive data, corrupt SCSI or IDE drivers or a corrupt ntfs.sys file). To fix this error you will need the XP CD that came with your computer and boot to the recovery console and run chkdsk /r at the command prompt.

The Laptop Guy can fix this error for you, please call to arrange an appointment.

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Definition: STOP 0×00000024, 0X0000024, 0X24 or NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM

Acer Travelmate Laptop Removing Dust from Heatsink HSF

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:00:30 +0000

In the summer months you might have noticed your laptop fan making more noise than usual. This is because dust and lint gets wedged between the fan and the heat sink and the airflow becomes limited. This can cause the laptops components to overheat and the fan spins faster to compensate for bad airflow.

This overheating will reduce the performance of the laptop and it’s battery charge and could also reduce the laptops lifespan. I recommend cleaning out the heatsink every 6 months or more on all makes and models and desktop computers not just laptops.

Acer Travelmate Laptop Removing Dust from Heatsink HSF

How to Replace a Smashed or Cracked Toshiba Laptop Screen

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:03:44 +0000

This is a Toshiba 17″ Laptop with a smashed LCD screen. On this model I had to remove some screws from the base and three screws from inside the battery bay before the bezel could be released.

I’ve changed the way I display the photo’s. Click to enlarge them they will open in Lightbox. If you hover over the middle right or left side you get an arrow which will goto the next step (photo).

DC Jack Repair on Gateway MA7 Laptop

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:53:48 +0000

Here I have a DC Jack to replace on a Gateway MA7 Laptop, there was no power to the laptop and the battery would not charge. These symptoms can also indicate a faulty AC Adapter so this was tested before any work was carried out on the laptop.

To replace the DC Jack you need to remove the motherboard from the laptop completely, this is a long and complicated process and alot of screws to account for. It takes me 2 hours to complete the DC Jack repair on a laptop so allow yourself more time if this is your first attemp.

If you do not not have a desoldering iron station I do not recommend you attemp a DIY repair.

Desoldering the DC Jack

Motherboard with DC Jack removed

New DC Jack Solder joints

New DC Jack fitted top view

Gateway laptop parts

Step 1 Attach the external VGA

Step 2 Attach the front speakers

Step 3 Sit the motherboard in the base

Step 4 Screw in the motherboard to the base

Step 5a Attach the palmrest

Step 5b Screw it down

Step 6 Connect the touchpad

Step 7 Screw in the VGA bolts

Step 8a Screws under the battery

Step 8b Screw in the base to the palmrest

Step 9 Apply thermal compound to the CPU

Step 10 Put the HSF into the laptop

Step 10b Screw in the heatsink

Step 11 Fit the memory

Step 12 Fit in the wireless card

Step 13 Fit in the hard drive

Step 14 Attach the LCD screen

Step 15 Attach the wireless cable

Step 16 Connect the display cable

Step 17 Slide in the DVD-RW

Step 18a Connect the keyboard

Step 18b Secure the keyboard with screw

Step 19 Place the rear panel back on the base

Step 20 Another perfect repair

New Computer Build – Nitrous AMD Quad Core

admin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:31:18 +0000

The Specification of the new Computer Build

22″ TFT Monitor Fujitsu Siemens AMILO L 3220T Full HD 1920×1080
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 2MB L3 Cache
Corsair 4Gb (2x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 XMS2 Memory CL5 (5-6-6-18) 2.1V
1TB Hard Drive Samsung EcoGreen F2 SATAII 32MB Cache
CoolerMaster Elite 333 Black Case
Coolermaster eXtreme Power 460W PSU
LG GH22NS40 22X SATA DVD±RW/DL/RAM Black Bare Drive
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI AM2+ Motherboard
GeForce 8300 Socket onboard graphics
8 channel audio
12x USB Ports
VGA / DVI / HDMI
Logitech Black Wireless 1500 Rechargeable Desktop – USB/PS2
Microsoft Windows Vista 64Bit Home Premium licence and media
Windows 7 Free Upgrade Offer Form (Released 22nd October)

Hewlett Packard HP DV9500 LCD Screen Replacement

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:49:04 +0000

Today I received the new 17″ screen to be fitted into a HP DV9500 Laptop. The process of replacing the LCD screen fairly easy but it’s diagnosing it’s the screen which it the hard part.

This laptop came to me with two lines on the screen and then the backlight would fail making the screen dark and unreadable. Possible causes are LCD screen or screen cable the only way to tell is by connecting a working LCD Screen. I connected a cracked screen from a previous repair and the screen was not showing the same symptoms as the original one.

A Phone call to my supplier and 24 hours later I receive the new 17″ LCD Screen. The Photos below show the fitting process.

Step 1 New LCD Screen

Step 2 Connect the Screen cable

Step 3a Connect the backlight to the inverter

Step 3b it only goes in one way

Step 4a Attach the top screen bracket

Step 4b Screw it in at the top

Step 5 screw in the screen hinges at the sides

Step 6a Push the lid back onto the lcd screen

Step 6b

Step 7a Screw the hinges back to the lid

Step 7b

Step 8a Attach the screen bezel

Step 8b Clip in the bezel all around the lid

Step 9 Screw in the 5 screw around the bezel

Step 10 Push back in the rubbers

Step 11 Remove the protective plastic

Step 12 All done nice and shiny

Hewlett Packard HP DV6000 – Noisy Fan Repaired

admin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:41:27 +0000

My first blog on repairing a laptop is on a HP DV6000 laptop. The owner called and said the laptop has a noisy fan and asked if I could fix it. Of course I can fix it as long as I can get the parts. Cost of repair was agreed at £80 and I collected the laptop within the hour.

Once I got it back to the workshop (Home) I had to strip it down to the motherboard. Alot of laptops have a large cover to take off the back which reveals the heatsink and fan HSF but not with the the HP DV6000.

It doesn’t take long to open the laptop and with the newer HP laptops like this HP use minimal screws to hold it all together although there are nuts to undo on this model before the palmrest can come off.

Well on with the photos, I took these photos during the the rebuilding of the laptop but I guess you can start in reverse to undo one.

Step 1 HP DV6000 Parts

Step 2 HP DV6000 Parts (making it look good)

Step 3 New fan (Top one) waiting to be fitted into heatsink

Step 4 Attach the fan on to the heatsink

Step 5 HSF Side screw

Step 6 Lift the black tape to reveal the screw hole

Step 7 The HFS fitted onto motherboard

Step 8 Connect the front IO panel

Step 9 Connect the power socket cable

Step 10 second power cable connected

Step 11 Push in the Mini PCI Express Caddy

Step 12 Mini Express port fitted

Step 13 All Ready for palmrest

Step 14 Put the flat power cables through the large hole

Step 15 Leave them loose for now

Step 16 Connect the palmrest flat cable

Step 17 Clip in the palmrest to the base

Step 18 Screws along DVD-RW slot

Step 19 Attach the rear panel before the screen

Step 20 Attach the LCD Screen

Step 21 Plug in the screen Cable

Step 22 Attach the flat power cables

Step 23 Plug in the keyboard

Step 24 Fit the keyboard before clipping in the power strip

Step 25 Time to Screw it all down

Step 26 Install the memory, Hard Drive, DVD-RW and Screw in the Mini PCI Nuts

Step 27 Working HP DV6000 No more noisy fan