Laptop repair advice

Salathar · Post by **Salathar** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:27 am

Mike, fix your laptop already

mikeeusa22 · Post by **mikeeusa22** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:29 pm

Dunno if I can, do places fix em anymore or do they just replace parts?

Mith · Post by **Mith** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:41 pm

mikeeusa22 wrote:Dunno if I can, do places fix em anymore or do they just replace parts?

depends, what is wrong with it?

oh, well. the manufacturer replaces, if you go to the electronic shop around the corner, they might be able to fix it.
And if it is an easy defect, you might be able to fix it yourself, if you're handy

Salathar · Post by **Salathar** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:20 pm

mikeeusa22 wrote:Dunno if I can, do places fix em anymore or do they just replace parts?

I guess if the only way to fix it is to replace a component then that's what they will do. Check you warranty you might still be able to do it for free. On the other hand if the problem is small then they'd probably take a big hammer, hit it couple of times and it will all start magically working

Casper · Post by **Casper** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:21 pm

From your problem description your power supply socket is lose. Usually you will need to get the same people who made your laptop to fix it, although some other companies fix laptops, but they usually overcharge as it is difficult for them to get hold of the right parts.

mikeeusa22 · Post by **mikeeusa22** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:04 pm

Casper wrote:From your problem description your power supply socket is lose. Usually you will need to get the same people who made your laptop to fix it, although some other companies fix laptops, but they usually overcharge as it is difficult for them to get hold of the right parts.

Couldn\'t they just solder it? Or are peeps who actually fix things only to be found in 3rd world countries :/. The thing is I don\'t want to loose my data, I have new maps and stuff on that box; thus I can\'t send it to the makers to fix it.

(Btw: hey ho text client lets go!)

mikeeusa22 · Post by **mikeeusa22** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:08 pm

The only other option is to get my parents to buy me a new laptop (btw what\'s a good one?) and transfer the data in the small amount of time the batt lasts. That laptop was the only \"work\" computer I had. \"Working\" on desktops sucks and is tiring.

Mith · Post by **Mith** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:40 pm

here, where i live (the netherlands, far from third world) there are many ppl who are able to fix it. Some are even professionals. there is a company specialized in repairing old(er) computers, laptops, printers and such.
They are usually MUCH cheaper than the manufacturer, for they try to FIX it, and not replace the item.

If its really just a lose connector, it would be an easy repair, you just have to find such a company in your neighbourhood

bort · Post by **bort** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:25 pm

Learn how to repair it yourself. Take it apart and look for loose connectors and cold solder joints.

Salathar · Post by **Salathar** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 12:11 am

If you will send the laptop away, which is probably the safest option but the one that is likely to take most time, you can just take the hard drive out since it is not really needed to fix the power supply and any testing utilities can be run from a cd.