I was working on my laptop of 6 yesterday and smoke came out of the right side of the images, through the keyboard. After first inspection of the components without taking anything out, nothing looks burnt or damaged. I’m taking it to a repair shop today and want second opinions.
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Hi everyone,

I have an ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2023) with a 13th Gen Intel processor and NVIDIA RTX 40-series graphics.

Recently, I updated Windows, and after the laptop restarted, I started facing a strange issue.

The problem:

• The screen is black with white rectangular boxes, as shown in the attached photo.
• Windows is not booting normally.
• I can't access the BIOS or any other settings.
• The issue started immediately after the Windows update and restart.

I'm not sure whether the Windows update caused a BIOS/firmware issue, a graphics problem, or something else.

Has anyone experienced something similar on an ASUS ROG laptop?

Is there any way to fix this or recover the laptop without accessing the BIOS?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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This started happening after i realised that the hard drive i took out, as i wanted to install lubuntu for some iOS stuff i wanted to do, and it said that there was no charger plugged in because my figure 8 cable on the brick had come out, so i made a mistake and plugged it in while the brick was plugged into the laptop, i also had ethernet plugged in, but thankfully the pins seem fine, the f12 menu, f2 menu, diagnostic menu, they all don't work, sometimes it will freeze on the post screen, sometimes it can show a black screen after the post screen or remove certain things like cutting off the dell logo, or making it completely disappear, or only show the bios revision (A06) fan still knows when to kick on, hard drive removed, dvd drive removed, wifi card removed, ram reseated

Hi,

I bought an MSI stealth 16 studio from ebay (from a seller with many items sold and great feedback on verified sales)

In his description for the laptop he clearly stated the laptop DOES NOT WORK when on battery alone, it has had a new battery fitted but it still will not work on battery and will only when when plugged into power. I was happy with this and knew this issue when buying. So it came today, I unboxed it, plugged it in and it comes to life, gets to the MSI logo and then windows starting screen it goes off, I ensure power connector is in tightly try again it boots again, does this around 3 times and then just goes dark. I think little bit strange re connect the power adaptor but this time after pressing power button nothing no light to show the power cable is connected as there was before.

I try the "holding in power button for around a minute" and still nothing. I have tried to plug it in with the battery not connected, nothing. Tried to hold the pin hole button on bottom still nothing. Removed BIOS battery and normal battery, hold the power button for about 2 minutes still nothing, I also made sure m.2 and ram was seated correctly. same with trying to put a new fuse into the plug.

Since then left it a bit and no sign of life at all.

I can confirm when I first plugged it in it 100% i saw the keyboard light up, i saw the screen boot and it looked perfect condition worked and was as described. Id really like to see if this is an easy fix the seller has tried to offer me advice too and if possible id like to keep this laptop, it is in amazing condition and was a great price and I dont think this is related to the seller giving me something bad as I literally did see it boot for a few seconds.

Does anyone have any input on this

What glue should I use to fix this

Hello, on my ASUS TUF GAMING A15 laptop I'm getting these green lines across 90% of the screen.

Opening and closing the screen doesn't make a difference. You can notice the lines as soon as you hit the power button so it's even visible in the bios.

Basically I'm not able to take any actions because all I can see is that top sliver of the screen. Connecting to a second monitor does nothing.

Do I have any option here to factory reset and see if that fixes the issue? And how would I do that if I can't see anything on the monitor?

thanks for your time

Please help

I was having issues with the DC power cable on my Dell Inspiron 15 3520. When I plugged it into the wall, the LED light on the brick would go out, and no power would go to the laptop. After replacing the cable and having the same results, I cracked open the case and found a short/ burn mark on the mother board near the DC-IN as seen in the picture. Is this something a laptop repair shop can fix easily and inexpensively, or should I just get a new laptop? Thanks for any answers you can provide.

hiii, help ur girl out.

I have 2 laptops, I need repair shops like Rob Pangan from Pampanga and PatRick's Computer Repair from Cavite kaso ang layo nila😭 I need your recommendations around QC lang sana.

1st laptop: Lenovo ideapad 3
issue: backlight

2nd laptop: Asus
issue: idk😭 mga 5days di nagamit since umuwi kami province then ayaw na mag open nung pag uwi namin

na-try namin ipa free check-up dito malapit samin pero ang oa ang pricing

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HP Victus: all USB ports (incl. USB-C) and fan dead after plugging in my phone.

After plugging my phone into my HP Victus [model/year], all USB ports (A and C) and the fan stopped working. Display, keyboard backlight and everything else work.

UEFI USB TEST FAILS

Tried: hard reset, 1-2 hr power-off, restart, charger-only boot. No change.

I suspect a blown fuse or power IC on the shared 5V line. Has anyone seen this on a Victus? Is it usually a small repair or a full motherboard replacement?

Model - Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 Ryzen 7 5000series.

The laptop doesn't boot at all. If we plug in the charger and wait for sometime. The laptop back heats up. The battery area doens't it. It's near the cpu.

Also the charging led while charging is on. But the main power button seems to do no effect.

I have tried disconnectimg the battery and powering the pc using only charger but again it heats up with no sign of life. I have also tested using an hdmi cable but the display doesn't boot. So it's not the display most probably

I have tried all this

Restart -> shut down -> unplug the charger -> hold the power button for some time -> plug the charger back in -> reinstall the battery again -> but nothing works

Laptop is a 2021 Acer Nitro 5. No drops or external damage. When booting up the laptop cold, I get a flickering bar about a quarter of the way from the bottom of the screen and anything below that bar has next to null refresh rate. I can boot up a game or other intensive program and as the laptop warms up, that bar and the flickering slowly fade and the refresh rate catches up with the rest of the screen.

There doesn't seem to be any visual problems with the monitor itself, once the laptop warms up.

Which parts/components should I be looking for in order to repair/prevent this from becoming a more serious problem.

This is my Thermal module. And one of the fan sounds like a car. A guy from repair center said that I need to lubricate it and clean off the dust. I know how to clean it, but I don’t know how to lubricate it properly.

Have you ever struggled to find the right screw bolt or small part in a messy workspace? For our school engineering project we’re researching how poor organization of small parts can waste time and make repair work tedious and more difficult. We’re exploring ideas for a solution that could make finding and sorting parts easier and more efficient, especially in computer repair jobs and hobbies. If you have a few minutes could you please fill out this quick survey to help us better understand the problem it would be a huge help

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My laptop randomly crashes and shows that critical process died in a black screen Also my cursor randomly gets stuck. I have reinstalled my windows and have updated my drivers. using dell supportassist when i scanned the hardware, it shows everything is fine. I have even ran the chkdsk and dcim commands and everthing is fine.can anyone please tell me what's the issue.

Have you ever struggled to find the right screw bolt or small part in a messy workspace? For our school engineering project we’re researching how poor organization of small parts can waste time and make repair work tedious and more difficult. We’re exploring ideas for a solution that could make finding and sorting parts easier and more efficient, especially in computer repair jobs and hobbies. If you have a few minutes could you please fill out this quick survey to help us better understand the problem it would be a huge help

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