Dell laptop blank-screen blue-screen RAM module diagnosis in Fulham SW6
Dell laptop in Fulham SW6 freezing then dropping to a blank screen. We isolated the fault to a failing RAM module, removed and replaced it, …
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Dell laptop scam pop-up removal in Putney SW15
Dell laptop in Putney SW15 with full-screen scam pop-ups warning of fake virus infections. We cleaned the browser hijack, removed the …
MacBook logic-board refurbishment for intermittent power fault in Wandsworth SW18
MacBook in Wandsworth SW18 with an intermittent logic-board fault. We carried out a board-level refurbishment rather than a full …
Custom STL Model 3D Printed with Supports in Putney SW15
A customer brought us a 250 mm STL model with overhangs. We prepared the file, added supports, and printed it cleanly in white at our Putney …
Epson printer waste-ink pad full error reset in Barnes SW13
Epson printer in Barnes SW13 stopped printing with a 'waste ink pad full' service error. We reset the counter, advised on the underlying …
HP laptop dead-on-arrival fault traced to faulty charger in Sheen SW14
HP laptop in Sheen SW14 stopped powering on. We confirmed the laptop was healthy by powering it from a known-good bench supply, then …
Dell laptop full-freeze diagnosis and OS repair in Putney SW15
Dell laptop in Putney SW15 freezing completely with no response to keyboard or trackpad. We diagnosed the cause as OS corruption rather than …
Faulty laptop touchscreen in Putney SW15 — when disabling beats a costly replacement
A Lenovo laptop in Putney SW15 had a misbehaving touchscreen. Instead of an expensive screen replacement, we disabled the faulty touch layer …
Lenovo laptop touchscreen disabled to restore touchpad function in Putney SW15
Lenovo laptop in Putney SW15 with a faulty touchscreen interfering with the touchpad. We disabled the touchscreen at the device-driver …
HP All-in-One data-first OS reinstall after boot failure in Putney SW15
HP All-in-One in Putney SW15 stopped booting. We backed up the user's data before any destructive work, then ran a clean OS reinstall and …
New business PC with data migration and email continuity in Wandsworth SW18
A business owner in Wandsworth SW18 moved to a new PC without losing files or email. We migrated their data, set up Microsoft 365 and …
Custom desktop PSU replacement after fan failure in Putney SW15
Custom-built desktop in Putney SW15 with a faulty PSU fan. We confirmed the rail outputs were also drifting, replaced the supply with a …