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Laptop repair!

  • 28-05-2013 9:36am
    #1
    deadeye187
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 988 ✭✭✭


    I was just wondering where is a good cheap place to get someone to look at my laptop, currys is pricey. Any info will help, thanks so much


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  • #2
    Delphi91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭Delphi91


    deadeye187 wrote: »
    I was just wondering where is a good cheap place to get someone to look at my laptop, currys is pricey. Any info will help, thanks so much

    I got these guys to repair mine a year or so ago: http://www.irishlaptoprepair.com/

    They replaced the screen and did a perfect job on it.
    They're based in the Student Union building in UL.


  • #3
    davo2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,319 ✭✭✭davo2001


    Whats the problem with it?!


  • #4
    deadeye187
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 988 ✭✭✭deadeye187


    davo2001 wrote: »
    Whats the problem with it?!

    It was on and i closed it over and it went into sleep mode, so when i open it the fan kicks in and it won`t come out of sleep mode. I know very little about them tbh so something else could be wrong this is my best way to describe it.


  • #5
    davo2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,319 ✭✭✭davo2001


    Does the BIOS screen come on at all? Have you attempted to get it into safe mode? Where abouts in Limerick are you located?


  • #6
    deadeye187
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 988 ✭✭✭deadeye187


    Hi Dave2001, i droped it into the laptop repair place just off the Groody roundabout to get a opinion, they opened it and said the CPU is burned out and its a quad core processor, so its very expensive to fix it, the laptop is not worth it i think. I live in castletroy btw


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  • #7
    wingnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭wingnut


    If its a quad core it can't be that old. How old is it you may be able to make a case under SOGASOS act.


  • #8
    deadeye187
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 988 ✭✭✭deadeye187


    wingnut wrote: »
    If its a quad core it can't be that old. How old is it you may be able to make a case under SOGASOS act.


    Its at least 3 years old! but would have to check


  • #9
    L.T.P.
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭L.T.P.


    Slim chance but I'd take the battery out of it, plug in the power, try power it up.


  • #10
    deadeye187
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 988 ✭✭✭deadeye187


    L.T.P. wrote: »
    Slim chance but I'd take the battery out of it, plug in the power, try power it up.

    done that, she is DEAD!.....oh well:(


  • #11
    bonnieprince
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 567 ✭✭✭bonnieprince


    You could sell the laptop on Adverts.ie for spares to make some cash for a new purchase.
    Silver linings and all that.


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  • #12
    deadeye187
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 988 ✭✭✭deadeye187


    bonnieprince wrote: »
    You could sell the laptop on Adverts.ie for spares to make some cash for a new purchase.
    Silver linings and all that.


    Indeed, thank you, i might just do that!....will not having my info delited be a problem tho?


  • #13
    bonnieprince
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 567 ✭✭✭bonnieprince


    Get your hard drive removed, usually just a small screw holding it in place on underside. You can buy a usb caddy and pop it in to access your data again.

    Look up your model of laptop on google for hard drive removal.


  • #14
    deadeye187
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 988 ✭✭✭deadeye187


    bonnieprince wrote: »
    Get your hard drive removed, usually just a small screw holding it in place on underside. You can buy a usb caddy and pop it in to access your data again.

    Look up your model of laptop on google for hard drive removal.

    ha..thanks so much, did not know this at all!...i know very little about them, but this helps so much, i thought i lost everything!...whoa....:D


  • #15
    bonnieprince
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 567 ✭✭✭bonnieprince


    Your data should be intact from the hard drive even after a processor fail.
    Glad to help.


  • #16
    deadeye187
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 988 ✭✭✭deadeye187


    Thanks so much again, i`m so happy with this


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