NOTE: This news article was published in early 2016 and we now have more up-to-date gaming PC systems. Please contact us if you need a custom build.
Kick Your Opponent’s Ass Before They Kick Yours!
It’s no secret that when it comes to computer gaming, you not only need a high-spec PC to enjoy games at their best, you also want to avoid any slowdown, sluggishness or issues associated with old PCs that are going to get in your way… and lead to you getting thoroughly beaten by your opponent!
Introduction
It’s always easiest to explain and demonstrate the issues involved in data recovery by looking at a real-life example of our work. Here, you’ll see what’s involved in a typical case, how we differ from typical “guy in bedroom/small shop” data recovery services, why we charge a little more than them- and why we’re more than worth it!This particular case started with a customer bringing a faulty external hard drive to us. The problem was very simple- the drive wasn’t being detected by the OS (in this case, Windows) at all and the data was important to the customer.
The USB-C introduced this year, is the new connector and cable which can power the MacBook and can accept a wide variety of devices with adapters. As the trend has moved towards much lighter and thinner platform designs, it is not surprising that the USB-C is not much larger than the previous micro-USB. The great thing about the USB-C connecter is that it is symmetrical and reversible unlike the older versions. Now you don’t have to worry about which side of the USB-C needs to be plugged in!
This is a Sony PlayStation 3 games console which had a repair carried out on it in our Union Street, Dundee store. It has a fault associated with the RSX “Reality Synthesizer” chip- which is causing a “Yellow Light of Death” (YLOD)- and we believe a reflow will fix it.
This PS3 has a “COK-002” motherboard, which shows that it’s one of the early versions of the PS3.
This is an overview of the work that goes into replacing the screen assembly on an Apple iPhone 6 (4.7″). This repair was carried out in our Dundee repair centre (within the Disc Depot shop in Union Street, just off the Nethergate).
You can see that this iPhone has a broken screen, which occurred when the customer dropped their phone. (Glass can also be smashed in this way when the iPhone is hit against a hard surface).
Hi again!
This week’s look behind the scenes of a Disc Depot repair is the repair of a faulty AMD/ATI graphics chip (model: 216-0809000) on an Apple MacBook Pro (A1286 15″ 2011 version).
As you can see on the first photograph, this MacBook Pro isn’t showing anything on the screen- it’s totally blank. As usually happens with problems due to the chip itself, we replace the 2011 version of the chip with a newer upgraded- and fixed- 2013 replacement version of the same chip.
Welcome to another behind-the-scenes look at a Disc Depot Dundee repair! This week we’re showing you the replacement of a broken digitizer on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet. (This is the 10.1″ model, number GT-P5110).
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This time round, rather than a hardware repair, we’re going to show you some of what goes into a virus and malware removal.
As usually happens, a customer brought their computer in to our Dundee store complaining of popups and slow performance. It turned out that the computer was chock-full of spyware, malware and unwanted rubbish like “adware”.
To show you what’s involved in having your computer, tablet or smartphone repaired, we’ve decided to put some jobs online, starting with this iPad Air being fixed in our Union Street store in Dundee city centre.
These photos were all taken while our technician carried out the actual repair on his workbench. We’ve included the important stages here (albeit without giving away all our clever repair secrets and techniques!)
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– Nick and the Disk Depot Team
