MacBook Air battery replacement after capacity drop in Putney SW15
MacBook Air in Putney SW15 with a worn battery showing reduced runtime. We replaced the battery with a matched cell, calibrated the …
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 Pro detached space-bar key reattachment in Putney SW15
MacBook Pro in Putney SW15 with a detached space bar. We diagnosed the underlying scissor mechanism, rebonded the keycap properly, and saved …
MacBook Pro liquid damage logic-board refurbishment in Brixton SW2
MacBook Pro in Brixton SW2 spilled on and not powering up. We ran a structured liquid-damage refurbishment of the logic board — full …
Outlook Calendar Not Syncing Fixed in Putney SW15
An Outlook calendar wasn't updating across an iPhone, iPad and laptop in Putney SW15. The cause was the free New Outlook app, not the paid …
Acer laptop unresponsive after boot — OS repair in Putney SW15
Acer laptop in Putney SW15 reached the Windows logo then stopped responding. We confirmed the hardware was healthy, repaired the corrupted …
HP laptop data-preserving Windows reinstall in Putney SW15
HP laptop in Putney SW15 not booting into Windows, with important data on the drive. We recovered the user files before reinstalling Windows …
HP laptop full health and virus check after browser pop-ups in Putney SW15
HP laptop in Putney SW15 with pop-up infections needed both a clean and a broader health check. We ran a full virus removal plus hardware …
HP laptop won't power on after internal cleaning in Brixton SW9
HP laptop in Brixton SW9 stopped powering on after a DIY internal clean. We diagnosed a disconnected internal cable, reseated it correctly, …
Samsung laptop screen replacement with model-matched panel in Putney SW15
Samsung laptop in Putney SW15 with a broken display. We sourced the correct panel for the specific model and fitted it cleanly — Samsung …
Asus laptop Wi-Fi fault plus locked-out Windows password recovery in Putney SW15
Asus laptop in Putney SW15 with no Wi-Fi and a forgotten Windows password. We restored network access and recovered account access without …
Customer-supplied motherboard and CPU fitted and stress-tested in Barnes SW13
A Barnes SW13 customer supplied their own motherboard and CPU for a desktop rebuild. We fitted, stress-tested and reinstalled Windows before …
MacBook Air flashing question-mark folder logic-board refurbishment in Putney SW15
MacBook Air in Putney SW15 stuck on the flashing question-mark folder after a macOS update. Diagnosis pointed to NAND-controller fault — …