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By *urham1982 OP Couple
over a year ago

Hartlepool

So...we have laptop issues....and obviously its the one with pictures on that you would rather PC World didn't see......

Can anyone recommend any PC repair places in the North east that won't be too judgemental about any images or things that may be on there??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So...we have laptop issues....and obviously its the one with pictures on that you would rather PC World didn't see......

Can anyone recommend any PC repair places in the North east that won't be too judgemental about any images or things that may be on there?? "

The

in me wants to say fuck em, take it to PC world!!!

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By *ulldog_71Man
over a year ago

Sedgefield

Whats the issue you're having?

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

If you have a spare hard drive knocking about and your comfortable too, try swapping them out and see if you still get the same issue.

LvM

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"Whats the issue you're having?"

It could be something that you can fix yourselves.

I'm an "IT guy", and I guess there's plenty of others too.

Cal

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By *urham1982 OP Couple
over a year ago

Hartlepool

The issue is its bit booting up! It's a solid state drive so I don't have a spare one and I need some special hexagonal screwdriver to get access to any of it!

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By *urham1982 OP Couple
over a year ago

Hartlepool

*not booting up

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

"The issue is its bit booting up! It's a solid state drive so I don't have a spare one and I need some special hexagonal screwdriver to get access to any of it! "

Do you get any error messages or it just won't power on? Did it start happening after anything particular (water damage etc)?

LvM

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By *ulldog_71Man
over a year ago

Sedgefield

If its locking up during the boot you could try opening in safe mode that might let you in

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Does it not power up?, do you see the Post screen (the black and white bit normally), do you see the operating system start but hang. Have you done a hard rather than a soft boot, how long have you left it booting (windows updates) ….

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By *urham1982 OP Couple
over a year ago

Hartlepool

No we get nothing at all....you can hear the hard drive start to kick in and the fans come on.....but the screen stays blank

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

oh mate i feel your pain!

mine went kaboom earlier this year, completely unalived. tried all the guides online from the manufacturer etc, nada.

no way i was taking it to be fixed because of the same reasons you feel.. plus my *orange and black* / incognito browser searches would've problaly landed me at guantanimo.. so bit the built and put it in its grave

still saving for a new one now

Hope yous mamange to get it sorted

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Laptop I assume …. Can you just see images but it is really dark (the light at the back of the screen has failed). Have you plugged in an external screen to see if that works (such as a HDMI to the TV)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

also, on the same vein (probably won't help your worries though)

my parents this year decided to get all their VHS tapes put onto a memory stick.

some of said normal family VHS memories of holidays and Christmases, accidentally got mixed up with my swinging-parents 'personal' tapes.

and by the time my mam remembered, it was far too late

they ended up getting a message from the seller saying they'd found 'explicit material. But it had been confirmed no m!n0rs or!ll3gal acitivty, so on this occasion they'd proceeded with no further action'

mortified didn't cover it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also, if the screen does not fire up, does the laptop beep at you like morse code ( these are beep error and will tell you what the issue is).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For anyone else out there, reading this. You can buy cheap, encrypted, UBS memory sticks. I would recommended placing your private materials on these and not your hard drive.

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By *urham1982 OP Couple
over a year ago

Hartlepool

Nope we get no sound....no beeps...nothing.

The power light and the HDD light comes on.....but nothing from the screen. I've left it for a while and tried the caps lock button etc but it doesn't light up......but the fans do keep running.

And ha ha yeah in one way I'm glad everything is digital otherwise our VHS tapes would be the same ha ha...in another way...as demonstrated...its easier to lose digital material!

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

"Laptop I assume …. Can you just see images but it is really dark (the light at the back of the screen has failed). Have you plugged in an external screen to see if that works (such as a HDMI to the TV)"

If this works it just means your screen is shot.

LvM

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By *ave1963BarnsleyMan
over a year ago

Barnsley

"So...we have laptop issues....and obviously its the one with pictures on that you would rather PC World didn't see......

Can anyone recommend any PC repair places in the North east that won't be too judgemental about any images or things that may be on there??

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in me wants to say fuck em, take it to PC world!!!"

The

in me DOES say fuck 'em. When I was getting ready to go to Jaydees yesterday I had bits out on the bed when someone called round to check our radiators.

I didn't give a toss and just left them there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"also, on the same vein (probably won't help your worries though)

my parents this year decided to get all their VHS tapes put onto a memory stick.

some of said normal family VHS memories of holidays and Christmases, accidentally got mixed up with my swinging-parents 'personal' tapes.

and by the time my mam remembered, it was far too late

mortified didn't cover it!

Px "

You're making us laugh here.

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By *urham1982 OP Couple
over a year ago

Hartlepool

Lol we aren't sure exactly what's on it which is why pc world maybe a bit risky

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If there are no beeps codes, look at the power light. If it is flashing, (long/short) like an optical Morse code this is another type of what was called the beep codes. They also give diagnostic information.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"Nope we get no sound....no beeps...nothing.

The power light and the HDD light comes on.....but nothing from the screen. I've left it for a while and tried the caps lock button etc but it doesn't light up......but the fans do keep running.

And ha ha yeah in one way I'm glad everything is digital otherwise our VHS tapes would be the same ha ha...in another way...as demonstrated...its easier to lose digital material! "

Does it normally beep?

It is obviously a hardware issue, first step for me would be to remove the hard-disk and RAM to see if there's any change.

With the RAM removed, is should Beep constantly when turned on.

If is beeps try again with the RAM back in (obviously switch off when plugging & unplugging). Is it any different?

I would also try the disk in another pc to see if it is accessible.

80% of the laptops I see in the state you described have failed motherboard/processor and are beyond economical repair, but the data is recovered from the drive.

Cal

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By *urham1982 OP Couple
over a year ago

Hartlepool

"Nope we get no sound....no beeps...nothing.

The power light and the HDD light comes on.....but nothing from the screen. I've left it for a while and tried the caps lock button etc but it doesn't light up......but the fans do keep running.

And ha ha yeah in one way I'm glad everything is digital otherwise our VHS tapes would be the same ha ha...in another way...as demonstrated...its easier to lose digital material!

Does it normally beep?

It is obviously a hardware issue, first step for me would be to remove the hard-disk and RAM to see if there's any change.

With the RAM removed, is should Beep constantly when turned on.

If is beeps try again with the RAM back in (obviously switch off when plugging & unplugging). Is it any different?

I would also try the disk in another pc to see if it is accessible.

80% of the laptops I see in the state you described have failed motherboard/processor and are beyond economical repair, but the data is recovered from the drive.

Cal"

That's the issue....I need a special tool to remove the back of the laptop, it's a Lenovo Yoga 530

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

As long as there is nothing illegal on there there's no worry.

Wear a balaclava when you drop it off n pick it up

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By *urham1982 OP Couple
over a year ago

Hartlepool

"As long as there is nothing illegal on there there's no worry.

Wear a balaclava when you drop it off n pick it up "

Ha ha no nothing illegal at all.....just some indecent images

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By *ulldog_71Man
over a year ago

Sedgefield

"As long as there is nothing illegal on there there's no worry.

Wear a balaclava when you drop it off n pick it up

Ha ha no nothing illegal at all.....just some indecent images

Take it to a PC World where nobody would know you and you wouldn't have to go to again who cares what they think

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"Nope we get no sound....no beeps...nothing.

The power light and the HDD light comes on.....but nothing from the screen. I've left it for a while and tried the caps lock button etc but it doesn't light up......but the fans do keep running.

And ha ha yeah in one way I'm glad everything is digital otherwise our VHS tapes would be the same ha ha...in another way...as demonstrated...its easier to lose digital material!

Does it normally beep?

It is obviously a hardware issue, first step for me would be to remove the hard-disk and RAM to see if there's any change.

With the RAM removed, is should Beep constantly when turned on.

If is beeps try again with the RAM back in (obviously switch off when plugging & unplugging). Is it any different?

I would also try the disk in another pc to see if it is accessible.

80% of the laptops I see in the state you described have failed motherboard/processor and are beyond economical repair, but the data is recovered from the drive.

Cal

That's the issue....I need a special tool to remove the back of the laptop, it's a Lenovo Yoga 530 "

Hexagonal = Allen key

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Also, you can buy little screwdriver sets almost everywhere, Supermarkets, B&Q, Wilko's etc, they generally have hex and star shaped bits... star shaped fil into hex too.

Cal

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By *urham1982 OP Couple
over a year ago

Hartlepool

"Also, you can buy little screwdriver sets almost everywhere, Supermarkets, B&Q, Wilko's etc, they generally have hex and star shaped bits... star shaped fil into hex too.

Cal"

Thanks.....its one thing getting the back off....and another knowing what you're looking at once you're in

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"Also, you can buy little screwdriver sets almost everywhere, Supermarkets, B&Q, Wilko's etc, they generally have hex and star shaped bits... star shaped fil into hex too.

Cal

Thanks.....its one thing getting the back off....and another knowing what you're looking at once you're in

I think it's fairly obvious, but I've been "doing IT" since the 90's.

The disk will either be a box about the size of pack of cards, or a little card held in with a screw (google SSD M.2 for pics). The memory (RAM) will be a thin card 2inch by 1inch (google SODIMM for pics)...

Cal

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By *urham1982 OP Couple
over a year ago

Hartlepool

"Also, you can buy little screwdriver sets almost everywhere, Supermarkets, B&Q, Wilko's etc, they generally have hex and star shaped bits... star shaped fil into hex too.

Cal

Thanks.....its one thing getting the back off....and another knowing what you're looking at once you're in

I think it's fairly obvious, but I've been "doing IT" since the 90's.

Cal"

Thanks for the info.....ill see if I can get the back off and see what I can see

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