Sony Vaio VGN-N31Z/W not switching on

The symptom was first seen just after a lightening strike where the laptop was disconnected from the mains however it was connected to an ADSL modem which in turn was connected to a PSTN telephone line.  This could have been the source of the Voltage spike that could have damaged the laptop.

Hp 510 Laptop memory upgrade

Upgrading an HP 510 laptop from 512 Mbytes to 1 Gbytes

Acer travelmate 4000 liquid spilt

An unlucky occurrence where the poor thing has undergone a water proof test which it seems it failed. I received this LAPTOP as new as it could be hardly ever used but it had been maltreated with soft drink and reported to never switch back on again.
So I first checked where the spill came [...]

Toshiba Satellite switching off due to CPU fan malfunction.

Overheating problem

HP Compaq NX 9005

his Laptop Was reported to have the screen faint after a specific amount of time. Although this is usually associated directly with the screen itself I decided to have a better look inside prior to giving the final verdict to the issue.
Model:-HP Compaq NX9005
CPU – AMD Athlon XP-m
The fault manifested only after a certain amount [...]