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AC Adapter Plugged In, Not Charging

06 January 2012

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Posted by no2pencil

Gah! :blink:

I hate...

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%hs is missing from Windows 7, & it was my idea

12 December 2011

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A customer brings in a computer for a simple, simple request. He purchased Norton Internet Security 2012, it didn't install correctly, & he would like it removed. After taking the customers information, logging it into the system, & creating a ticket, I connect his machine & fire it up. It immediately throws a BSOD, again in safe...

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Car goes beep-beep & runs over laptop

17 October 2011

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Posted by no2pencil

This friend of mine asked me if I would be interested in buying his 'not-so-gently' used laptop.

He ran it over with his car.

Sure, I'm game. Lets have a look, if it still boots then I am all in for $30 or whatever. This thing was jacked the 'ef up. The screen was shot to shit, but it did boot to the Windows desktop. ...

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Unable to query host name. ipconfig hates me.

13 July 2010

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Along my adventures of cleaning up virus infected machines, I often times run into an issue that makes the customer very very angry with me. The issue being that I said the turnaround time is usually...

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Damaged Laptops

23 May 2009

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Posted by no2pencil

Seriously... what are you kids doing to these laptops?

I've seen it all, but the worst yet has to be one of my 1st laptop repairs. The top half was severed from the bottom half. Everything was damaged, the hinges, the cables.. It's like the convertible of laptops!

Broken keys, cracked lcds, water damage, smoke damage. & I...

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