Setting up multiple Outlook email accounts in Tooting SW17
A home-office user in Tooting SW17 needed several email accounts configured in Outlook. We set them up to sync cleanly across devices and …
Computer Repair Case Studies in London
Real repair stories and outcomes from PC Macgicians.
A few recent fixes that show how we diagnose, repair, and recover devices.
MacBook revived by a logic board repair in Barnes SW13 — but the data couldn't be saved
A dead MacBook in Barnes SW13 was brought back to life with a logic board refurbishment — but its storage had also failed and the data was …
MacBook Pro beyond repair: data rescued and migrated in Fulham SW6
A MacBook Pro in Fulham SW6 wasn't worth repairing. We rescued the data, migrated it to a refurbished Mac and set up Boot Camp — the honest, …
MacBook Pro with a noisy fan in Barnes SW13 — a failing fan, replaced
A MacBook Pro in Barnes SW13 with a loud, rattling fan. We confirmed the fan itself was failing rather than just running hot, and replaced …
Toshiba laptop with a burnt charging port in Wandsworth SW18 — power jack replaced
A Toshiba laptop in Wandsworth SW18 had stopped charging, with burning around the charging port. We replaced the damaged power jack and got …
HP failing hard drive: SSD swap and data recovery in Battersea SW11
A very slow HP laptop in Battersea SW11 turned out to have a failing hard drive. We recovered the data and fitted an SSD, reviving the …
Lenovo with a dead motherboard in Kensington SW7 — the laptop was lost, the data wasn't
A Lenovo in Kensington SW7 had a failed motherboard with parts no longer available. We couldn't save the laptop — but we recovered around …
Dell laptop spill in Barnes SW13 — dead keyboard fixed with an ultrasonic clean
A Dell laptop in Barnes SW13 survived a spill but lost its keyboard. We ultrasonically cleaned the affected board to stop corrosion, then …
MacBook Air that wouldn't charge or power on after a spill in Streatham SW16 — logic board refurbished
A MacBook Air in Streatham SW16 was dead after liquid damage — no charging, no power. We refurbished the logic board at component level and …
MacBook Air 11-inch liquid-damage keyboard repair in Fulham SW6
MacBook Air 11-inch in Fulham SW6 spilled on — powered on but keyboard and trackpad dead. We cleaned the trackpad and replaced the keyboard. …
HP laptop with constant blue screens in Barnes SW13 — faulty RAM, swap-tested and replaced
An HP laptop in Barnes SW13 kept blue-screening. We swap-tested the memory to prove the RAM was faulty, then replaced it. The crashes …
Toshiba screen flicker fixed in Fulham SW6 — a cable, not a new panel
A Toshiba laptop in Fulham SW6 with a flickering screen. We traced it to the display cable, not the panel — a far cheaper fix than a full …