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Old 11-22-2011, 02:17 AM   #1
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Laptop Repair

Anyone know of a reputable place in the Norwalk/Cerritos/Downey area that does free diagnosis on laptops? I have a Compaq Presario F700 that took a dump a few months ago and its time to get it fixed but I don't want to take it somewhere like bestbuy.
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Old 11-22-2011, 05:51 AM   #2
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laptop

If you were down in SD i'd check it out for nothing...

smart to stay away from Worst Buy though...

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Old 11-22-2011, 06:06 AM   #3
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Describe took a dump. Is it now powering on, blue screen of death, errors on boot up? Could be as simple as buying a new hard drive and reimaging.
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Old 11-22-2011, 06:18 AM   #4
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Press power button
Machine starts and shuts off about 2seconds later
If I press f10 it will stay on but the screen will not show anything
The hard drive led light on the laptop does not come on or blink on and off

You do realize your not supposed to take your laptop hooping with you?
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Old 11-22-2011, 06:49 AM   #5
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will it boot off a CD/DVD? you can burn a UBCD and check the hard disk, memory etc.....

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

you can also plug in an external monitor to check to see if anything is showing on the screen



is this an older laptop? have you removed the battery and reinserted it and plugged it back in?
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Old 11-22-2011, 07:03 AM   #6
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Just save the hard drive and buy another laptop, you can get them now for under 300 unles you want to play the new


STARWARS THE OLD REPUBLIC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0RuR3FREFw


And where is my NEW ZELDA game for the wii , I am waiting at my mailbox.
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Old 11-22-2011, 07:21 AM   #7
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Just save the hard drive and buy another laptop, you can get them now for under 300 unles you want to play the new


STARWARS THE OLD REPUBLIC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0RuR3FREFw


And where is my NEW ZELDA game for the wii , I am waiting at my mailbox.
Or $198 on BF
http://bfads.net/Walmart-Black-Frida...ualCore-Laptop
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Old 11-22-2011, 09:18 AM   #8
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Hopefully I am not in line for nothing at Wally world at midnight T day to get my daughter one, they have a few good deals on laptops.
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Old 11-23-2011, 06:52 AM   #9
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If Signal Hill isn't too far, go to Quick Fix (562) 248-2400 3397 E 19th St, Signal Hill, CA. Call first but they always look at our laptop for free before they do anything.
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Old 11-23-2011, 11:11 AM   #10
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Andy, if you don't have a problem with purchasing online check out NEWEGG.com They have great deals and their customer support is only matched by yours!
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Old 11-23-2011, 02:34 PM   #11
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i took mine to best buy. 2 many supicious files from porn. hackers.
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Old 11-23-2011, 02:36 PM   #12
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hard drive took a crap

easy fix
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Old 11-25-2011, 07:47 AM   #13
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Just save the hard drive and buy another laptop, you can get them now for under 300 unles you want to play the new


STARWARS THE OLD REPUBLIC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0RuR3FREFw


And where is my NEW ZELDA game for the wii , I am waiting at my mailbox.
Good thing I'm not the only nerd here !
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Old 11-26-2011, 07:19 PM   #14
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Since you power it on and it goes off in 2 sec, I think it's probably the mother board and not worth putting a bunch of moeny into it. I would remove the hard drive buy a new compter and sell the old one on ebay for parts.
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Old 11-26-2011, 10:28 PM   #15
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Since you power it on and it goes off in 2 sec, I think it's probably the mother board and not worth putting a bunch of moeny into it. I would remove the hard drive buy a new compter and sell the old one on ebay for parts.

I had to chuckle when I saw this.

I've a friend who says there are two kinds of people... those who sell their computers on ebay and those who buy them.

If it was mine and I liked it... I'd just buy a good motherboard off ebay and change it out.

Better yet just get a working one off ebay and move your hardrive over. If it's the same model it should boot right up.

Here's a few Presario F700's

Buy it now $161

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Compaq-Presa...item2569d01a8d

Buy it now $130

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COMPAQ-F700-...item43ab39be1e

Buy it now $119

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Compaq-Presa...item2569d7d403

I'm not recommending those in particular but you should be able to find a replacement on ebay for under $150, or a good motherboard is less then half that if you shop around.

Laptops are surprisingly easy to work on. Most components are simply plug and play and the assembly and disassembly instructions for almost any given model are available online.

Personally every laptop I've owned I bought as parts off ebay then rebuilt it to what I desired specification wise. Older once top of the line models can be had for a fraction of their original cost if you know what your looking for.

For instance right now I'm typing on maxxed out WidowPC517D

http://www.notebookreview.com/defaul...review=WidowPC

It's a beautiful laptop, I would of never considered buying one new. I've used it for years now with no issues whatsoever. In it's most basic form it was something like $2700 new but with the upgrades on mine it would of been more like $4500.

I think they still sell them: http://www.widowpc.com/store/build.p...&ccc_pics=true

If I remember correctly I spent maybe $500 on mine total. No warranty but it's extremely well made, and if it ever breaks I can fix it myself.

It's your call but for me I'd rather just keep what I have, one that I can troubleshoot and repair rather then take the time to learn a new system.

What can I say I like old cars motorcycles and trucks for the same reason.

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Old 11-28-2011, 12:40 PM   #16
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The widow PC is a sweet laptop, expensive though in todays market. I bet if you imaged the HD onto a SSD and swapped it out it would really scream (if you havent yet)

I wouldn't recommend getting an older used PC off ebay since you never know what it has been through and new laptops are so cheap right now.

I also wouldn't assume the motherboard to be the problem without running some tests, most shutdown problems i have encountered have been from Hard Drives and Power supply/batteries.

George, you find a place to drop it (other than off your kayak) or find a new one?

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Old 11-28-2011, 04:30 PM   #17
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The widow PC is a sweet laptop, expensive though in todays market. I bet if you imaged the HD onto a SSD and swapped it out it would really scream (if you havent yet)
I haven't gone the SSD route yet, still pricey for me, but I hear you

I like my widow though it's still a six year old machine about now. Back when I got it it was still something pretty special but there are a lot more comparable machines out there now. The thing that amazes me about it is the build quality, they put a ton of copper into the heatsinks, and it runs super cool. When I saw it on ebay I was like Holy Shit!! Ended up being the only bidder as I guess no-one new what it was.

Buying whole systems used off ebay has pros and cons no doubt. You definitely want to replace the hard drive for various reasons, on laptops the battery is probably going to be suspect. Those components and the keyboard are the most likely to be abused.

My pet peeve is laptops with damaged power connectors. I've seen laptops where someone literally cracked the motherboard or broke the solder connections by yanking on the cord. Nine times out of ten when someone tells me their laptop shuts down intermittently I find it's a damaged power connector, combined with a old battery that for some reason won't take a charge.

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Old 04-10-2012, 03:10 PM   #18
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Hay Jorge did you ever get a new laptop?
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Hay Jorge did you ever get a new laptop?

DUH!! What do you think I'm using right now? geeeez!
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DUH!! What do you think I'm using right now? geeeez!
a phone like everyone else.
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