Laptop Motherboard Problems
A laptop that is dead, will not charge or shuts off by itself often has a motherboard fault. That is not the end of the laptop.
Signs it is the board
- No lights and no response to the power button
- Lights but no picture, even on an external monitor
- Charging stops though the charger and battery are good
- Random shutdowns under load
- Ports that have stopped working
What goes wrong
Power surges, liquid, heat and age. Most often a single component in the power or charging circuit has failed, and the rest of the board is fine.
What we do
We repair at component level. See motherboard repair: it is $200 to $275 for most laptops.
Models and related pages
Questions
The shop said I need a new motherboard. Do I?
Often not. Many places replace boards because they cannot repair them.
Is my data safe?
Yes. It is on the drive, not the board.
Book a visit or a pickup
Call us or book online and tell us the make, the model and what is going wrong. For IT support a technician comes to your home or office. For a repair we pick the computer up from your door, fix it at our own workshop in Burbank and bring it back. We have no storefront, so there is nowhere to drop a machine off. Outside our area, you can mail it to us.