Top Quality Computer Engineer Needed

[robsamui]

Have what I suspect is a component problem related to the motherboard. I need someone who is an engineer rather than a Jim'll fix it. The last recommended shop I took a laptop to I watched in frozen horror as the "engineer" (Thai) set about opening the case using a hammer and screwdriver and damaging it beyond repair.

I know enough myself to strip it down, clean it, replace all possibly suspect components and cables and this I've done. I need someone who can use test equipment and read a motherboard diagram and check for faulty components and/or dry joints.

Does anyone have factual knowledge of anywhere like this, preferably on Samui as it's a big desktop and weighs a ton.

PM me if you want to know the precise symptoms - but a couple of hours Googling the problem certainly points to a mobo failure of some kind - or even a graphics card maybe (as it never reaches the POST before restarting.)

Thanks in anticipation,

R

[Mole]

Could be CPU overheating. Double check that the heatsink is really properly attached to the CPU.

I've come accross cases where it wasn't quite firmly attached or sometimes it was not lying totally flat against the CPU. This was especially a problem with older sockets.

Could also be bad RAM.

Did you try to either swop the CPU or the RAM to see if there's any difference?

Definately if after swopping and still same symptomps, it's probably bad motherboard.

Also, I'd try to swop the powersupply as well just to check.

[kpmsprtd]

If you're at the point where you think it's the motherboard, is it really worth repairing as opposed to replacing the computer? As one who has wasted thousands of hours of my limited lifespan keeping old equipment running, I have to ask. When you calculate the time you've already spent, wouldn't it be cheaper, and wouldn't you end up with a better, faster computer, if you simply replaced it?

[gerazsolt]

I fixed over 2000+ computers in my past 15 years and my advice is the same, just go to buy a new one because the lifespan for this devices is limited and this climate is very bad for electronic devices and also the accidently low voltages is one of the main reasons why they failing so easy.

There is higher chance to win the lottery than to find a person or company in Samui who can fix your motherboard... They send everything to BKK to the official service and after 2 months waiting they ask u to kindly replace your motherboard and it cost more then a new one

[crusty]

I fixed over 2000+ computers in my past 15 years and my advice is the same, just go to buy a new one because the lifespan for this devices is limited and this climate is very bad for electronic devices and also the accidently low voltages is one of the main reasons why they failing so easy.

There is higher chance to win the lottery than to find a person or company in Samui who can fix your motherboard... They send everything to BKK to the official service and after 2 months waiting they ask u to kindly replace your motherboard and it cost more then a new one

Try Sam at Kiwifix in Lamai, he is very good and a reasonable rate. Call 0871023026.

[robsamui]

Sorted, solved and a big eye-opener all round. AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO a Belgian guy named RAF who popped in, metered, tested, diagnosed and gutted my computer quicker than a fishwife on a Friday. afternoon.

The problem was the push end of a push-pull pair of cooling fans with a bad case design that led to a tiny heap of fluff building up right in front of the fan and right under the motherboard, causing a little surface mounted capacitor to pop. Seems like that's all it is with no other damage done.....fingers crossed.

But the even better bit is that there IS a computer engineering workshop here with all that bench-testing and diagnostic equipment that I (and others) thought didn't exist on Samui. And Raf even carted the faulty bit off to the shop to oversee the repair and he's going to bring it back and assemble it for me too.

Don't know what the name is but it's almost right opposite Mae Nam Post Office and easy to spot.

So I've now - with some help ... thanks! ...got myself a twin core Pentium 3000MHz with 4MB RAM graphics card with 1Gb aboard (and with flash player and 3D built-in) triple TV tuner card/recorder, 7-channel Dolby sound, twin Sony DVD-RW drives, 750Gb HD and a top end Logitech DiNovo bluetooth keyboard and mouse for 9,000 baht plus whatever the final cost of the repair turns out to be - and according to RAF it won't be that much.

Thanks for your help and suggestions and particularly once again to Raf for being a super hero.

Cheers

R

[LaoPo]

^^^^

Good for you and Belgium really needed a bit of positive news, thanks to your Belgian computer guy RAF!

I hope he gets loads of Samui clients!

LaoPo

[robsamui]

If you're at the point where you think it's the motherboard, is it really worth repairing as opposed to replacing the computer? As one who has wasted thousands of hours of my limited lifespan keeping old equipment running, I have to ask. When you calculate the time you've already spent, wouldn't it be cheaper, and wouldn't you end up with a better, faster computer, if you simply replaced it?

Yeahbut yeahbut yeabut what i didn't say was this was brought used to replace my old 1.7MHz chugger that came to a clattering halt if I tried to go on the internet while running Word. It's less than 3 yrs old and good - see spect in my mail at the end!

R

[robsamui]

I fixed over 2000+ computers in my past 15 years and my advice is the same, just go to buy a new one because the lifespan for this devices is limited and this climate is very bad for electronic devices and also the accidently low voltages is one of the main reasons why they failing so easy.

There is higher chance to win the lottery than to find a person or company in Samui who can fix your motherboard... They send everything to BKK to the official service and after 2 months waiting they ask u to kindly replace your motherboard and it cost more then a new one

YAAAAAA! Not so any more! see my comment at the end of the thread!

[robsamui]

BYE BYE OLD ...

AND HIYA MY DINKY DALEK!