MacBook Pro 15″ A1398 — GPU Panics / Random Restarts
Diagnostic for MacBook Pro 15″ Retina (A1398, 2012-2014) with random restarts due to AMD GPU failures.
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MacBook Pro 13″ A1502 — Anti-Reflective Coat Wearing Off (Staingate)
Repair procedure for MacBook Pro Retina 13″ (A1502, 2013-2015) with degraded anti-reflective coating (staingate).
Read more →Asus ZenBook UX434 — Hinge Cover Peeling Off
Repair guide for Asus ZenBook UX434 (UX434FL, UX434FQ) where the LCD back cover hinge starts peeling open.
Read more →Asus VivoBook 15 — Touchpad Not Working After Windows Update
Touchpad diagnostic for Asus VivoBook 15 X540/X542 laptops where the touchpad stops working after a Windows update.
Read more →Acer Swift 3 — Battery Drains Overnight
Battery drain diagnostic for Acer Swift 3 laptops where the battery loses 20-40% overnight when shut down.
Read more →Acer Aspire E15 — No Display / Black Screen on Boot
Diagnostic for Acer Aspire E15 (E5-575, E5-576) laptops that power on (fan + LED) but show no display.
Read more →Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 — Hinge / LCD Back Cover Damage
Replacement procedure for broken hinges and cracked LCD back cover on ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6.
Read more →Lenovo IdeaPad 330 — Slow Performance / High Disk Usage
Performance diagnostic for Lenovo IdeaPad 330 (and similar budget laptops) suffering from 100% disk usage on Windows 10.
Read more →Dell Latitude 7490 — USB-C Port Not Working
USB-C / Thunderbolt port diagnostic for Dell Latitude 7490 / 7400 laptops.
Read more →Dell XPS 13 9370 — Coil Whine / Buzzing Sound
Diagnostic checklist for Dell XPS 13 9370 laptops suffering from coil whine (high-pitched buzzing from the motherboard under load).
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