Bad Graphics Card, Motherboard or CPU?
These are the most difficult repairs to diagnose properly and fix. We have tons of experience figuring out the real cause and finding great solutions for our clients. We do a very thorough evaluation of the problems regardless of what another person or shop may have said. The bottom line is people misdiagnose problems all the time. Our job is to be 100% certain we nailed the issue and to find you the most affordable and time sensitive solution! Most repairs we don’t even need to replace a board!
The Symptoms and Repairs
Bad Graphics Card or GPU – This is a common issue in today’s high powered graphics oriented laptops. The symptoms usually involve some of the following.
1. Computer turns on (lights and fans power up) but the screen remains black and no hard disk activity.
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2. Computer turns on but the image has cross hatched lines or the image eventually starts to fade to white until it’s gone.
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3. Computer will turn on for a short while and rapidly turn off.
Why do these things happen? Well the reason the graphics card goes out is usually related to heat. The card gets too hot and begins to separate from the board and causes the computer computer to malfunction.
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What can we do to fix it? Well there are a few options. Sometimes we repair the card by re-flowing or re-melting the solder back to the board and re-engineering the cooling. However the most recommended method is to replace the motherboard or logic board. I know this sounds expensive but we do it for relatively cheap.
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Bad Motherboard – Motherboards are the base to any computer. They communicate with all the devices. Motherboards fail for various reasons. Usually its a power amplifier, graphics card, north or south bridge failure and sometimes it’s from trauma. Sometimes the board can be repaired but often it’s best to replace the board.
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Bad CPU (Central Processing Unit) – This is not terribly common but on several occassions it has been repaired by carefully diagnosing the issue and testing with a known good processor. The symptoms of a bad CPU are often the computer is unable to boot but turns on. Another good indicator is the computer turns on and reboots just after the bios loading screen.
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How it works
Bring your laptop or desktop (just the tower) to our office. A tech will do a FREE DIAGNOSTICS and help advise you on what your best option is while you watch. The repair process will begin once you have received a FLAT-RATE price that is agreeable. The turn around time is 1 to 8 days.
Why Choose Us?
We are not Amateur repair techs. We have repaired over 2000 computers & cell phones! We can fix any problem you throw at us! Here are some more reasons to choose us.
30 Day Warranty
High Quality Parts
Fast Service
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