Lenovo ThinkPad no-POST BIOS firmware recovery in Putney SW15
Lenovo ThinkPad wouldn't POST after a failed BIOS update. At our Putney SW15 workshop we reprogrammed the SPI flash chip with verified …
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.
Proving a desktop's SSD had failed with a swap test in Battersea SW11
A Predator desktop in Battersea SW11 wouldn't boot into Windows. Substituting a known-good test drive proved the SSD had failed before any …
Dell WD25 dock not detecting two monitors — fixed in Balham SW12
A Balham SW12 home office had a new Dell WD25 dock that charged the laptop but wouldn't drive either new monitor. We fixed the configuration …
HP laptop with liquid corrosion and no parts available in Putney SW15
An HP laptop in Putney SW15 had liquid across the board and a dead trackpad. With replacement parts discontinued, ultrasonic cleaning was …
Care Provider Website and Local SEO Build in Mitcham CR4
Case study: fast Hugo website, local SEO and ongoing support for a CQC-regulated home care provider in Mitcham CR4 serving South London …
Custom desktop shutting down at random traced to firmware in Wandsworth SW18
A custom desktop in Wandsworth SW18 was switching off at random. We treated it as firmware and software before parts, then told the customer …
League Platform Build for a Canadian Basketball Association
Case study: Laravel league-management platform — fixtures, results and standings — built remotely from London for a basketball association …
A burnt smell, a dead motherboard, and the data recovered in Barnes SW13
A Dell laptop in Barnes SW13 wouldn't turn on and smelled burnt. The motherboard had failed, but the drive survived and the data was …
Custom gaming laptop losing frame rate: dust clean and repaste in Putney SW15
A custom gaming laptop in Putney SW15 came in as a Wi-Fi complaint. The frame rate drop was heat, so we cleared the cooling system and …
MacBook Air Won't Start Into macOS — Failed SSD, Putney SW15
A MacBook Air in Putney SW15 wouldn't start into macOS. We diagnosed a failed internal SSD, fitted a replacement drive and reinstalled macOS …
A broken screen and a failing trackpad replaced together on a MacBook Air in Putney SW15
A MacBook Air in Putney SW15 had a broken screen and a faulty trackpad. Replacing both in one visit avoided paying twice to open the same …
A MacBook Pro screen replaced under warranty in Putney SW15
A MacBook Pro screen we had fitted in Putney SW15 developed a fault within the warranty period. We replaced the panel again at no charge and …