Whether you accidentally spilled some fluid on your keyboard or dropped your laptop, at geekmobile, we have seen it all and replace keyboards and broken laptop screens on a regular basis. We are happy to assist with repair quotes that may be required for an insurance claim or otherwise.
Recent laptop/notebook related repairs performed by our technicians
| Description | Suburb |
|---|---|
| Disassemble laptop and replace cmos battery. Reset cmos and set time and date. Laptop now maintains correct time/date. Diagnose error beep code to be a memory (RAM) related issue. Cleaned internal slots and reseated. Computer now boots up normally. | Dum Dum |
| Reinstalled Windows 10 Home. Installed Avira Antivirus free and Chrome browser. Setup the laptop to install latest updates. | Nicholls |
| If that doesn't work, try the following: 1. Disconnect the power cord from the VAIO laptop. 2. Shutdown the computer via START/"shutdown option" 3. Remove the VAIO laptop battery, wait for 3-5 minutes 4. Put back the battery, make sure the wireless switch is on 5. Connect the power cord, if you need to, then turn on your computer. Hope this helps. | Randwick |
| Laptop collected Screen replaced Laptop returned | Parafield Gardens |
| Collected laptop Replaced screen Returned laptop | Parafield Gardens |
| Collected laptop Replaced screen Returned laptop | Parafield Gardens |
| Internal laptop cleaning | St Albans |
| recover files off sticky note program and restore to new hp laptop old toshiba laptop power on and off during data recovery due to the previous liquid spill, | Camberwell |
| Telstra removed email account from laptop. Account completely deleted and removed from HDD. Tried data recovery to find deleted email account, unable to find account in the system (Windows Live Mail according to customer). Not able to retrieve any old emails. | Brookwater |
| Setup existing laptop to connect to new modem. (already pre-configured by Telstra). setup TV with Bigpond device to watch Netflix etc. | Hervey Bay |
| Setup new Laptop. Copied old data from old computer to USB Storage and to new Laptop. Email link created on desktop. Installed Open Office - Free office suite. | Harris Park |
| Error: Acer laptop running very slow. Logged onto the laptop and discussed possible issue with him, Removed unwanted applications, Setup Tony's basic user profile, Downloaded and installed Cash Flow Manager version 11, Imported data from version 7 to 11, Tested and verified laptop and software operational with him, Laptop working fine. | Jane Brook |
| Toshiba laptop battery replaced and tested. | Hamilton |
| Two laptops tested. One needed motherboard. Second laptop worked but needed new HDD and fresh Windows installation. Client getting new laptop. I took out two HDD from systems to retrieve data. | Coopers Plains |
| DESKTOP computer running out of space, virus protection expired and inactive. fresh start computer install new version of security software. CLEAN UP COMPUTER CONFIGURE NETWORK ROUTER PRINTER WILL BE INSTALL WITH THE NEXT VISIT. LAPTOP TAKEN OFFSITE TO RETRIVE DATA. FOUND LIQUID INSIDE KEYBOARD. | Camberwell |
| Setup one new laptop. Copied all the data to new laptop. Installed Anti virus ESET on 2 Laptops bought online by the client. Installed and activated office Home and Business 2016 and Home and Student 2016 on 2 Computer. Installed and tested AccountRight 2017.1. | Westleigh |
| Got Internet connection working. Cleaned laptop. Removed unneeded programs. | Port Macquarie |
| Remote Access files copied to local laptop from usb. Installed. Shortcut set up, including command line properties. If you would like this process, or any others, documented for future use, please contact me via Geek Mobile's booking service. I have significant experience in simple and complex systems documentation in a variety of formats including Compiled Help files. | Lennox Head |
| Laptop 1 Reset the Wifi, Uninstalled Eset Antivirus and disabled all unused programs from startup. Internet now working Laptop 2 Reset and updated Wifi. | Belconnen |
| Helped setup new laptop Put antivirus on 2 laptops Added 4GB ram on one older laptop | Alphington |
| Email setting and transfer file to laptop from USB | Parafield Gardens |
| Test and diagnostic: AC Adaptor found faulty and replaced. Laptop tested successfully. Finding: Battery drains faster than normal but still charging. | Algester |
| Issue: Laptop not resolving IP address from any Wireless gateway. (Tested on hotspot) Trend Micro Maximum security removed. Laptop connected to the Internet successfully. VLC Player installed and configured. Trend Micro Maximum Security reinstalled and activated. | Manly West |
| laptop hard drive failed. very slow performace, replaced faulty hdd with new SSD. perform fresh start on new ssd. | Nunawading |
| - old router playing up - set new router with better wifi technology - new router is NBN compatible - [email protected] - connected Apple TV, phone & laptopt 5G n/w | Randwick |
| Setting up printer on both work computers and laptop. Scan not working on laptop. Setting up Bluetooth speakers. Changing various settings. | New Beith |
| MS Office Home and student removed from desktop. MS Office Business started to install. Microsoft account configured. Data transfer started from old laptop. Client is going to configured her email addresses at the end. | Victoria Point |
| Laptop not powering on - Checked power connector and it has scorch marks - copied outlook .ost file and converted to .PST corrupt.Ost Copied December floods and so emails on other laptop | Bayswater |
| Tested Skype video/audio settings, did a test call. Rang outbound to my laptop, works. Inbound calls go to iPhone and iPad first by default. PC is running Windows XP. I suggest client to purchase a modern PC. | Nerang |
| transferred data form desktop and NAS to laptop configured 2/3 clients emails on laptop client is going to find info for this and may call back for some help over phone to configure setup itunes and imported photo's off ippone to laptop managed to install lotus smartsuite 97 on system but unable to modify clients database fronted to talk to data client is going to get someone else to look at that | Carrara |
| Laptop was examined, diagnosed, and system restored to previous version. | Burdell |
| Computer is extremely slow, onsite cleanup time estimate is about 3 hours+. Customer only pays minimum fee, gave step by step instructions on how to clean up this laptop. Multiple AV packages installed, norton, Trend micro. Started cleanup - removed norton and Trend micro, after that the 45 minutes were up. Customer will continue on cleanup. | Eight Mile Plains |
| Laptop not responding crashing - suspected hardware failure. | Mascot |
| Replaced laptop 15.5" screen | Saint Helena |
| moved HDD to external enclosure and setup new laptop | Mudgeeraba |
| - Transfered data from old to new laptop | Ermington |
| Two laptops connected to WLAN. HP Printer installed on two laptops and tested. Black cartridge needs to be replaced. | Chermside |
| Acer Laptop 1: Windoes 8.1 Fresh installed and Updated to Windows 10. Windows activated. Acer Laptop 2: Windows 10 fresh installed and activated. | Chermside |
| laptop - microsoft set up new dell computer - retrieve data from old windows outlook has been compromised - setup email in iphone, setup backup of 2 laptop | Concord |
| Set up canon scanner to work with dell laptop | Buccan |
| Investigated issues with Laptop PC. Found the windows system files to be corrupted. Returned Laptop to the workshop for "FreshStart". Found the HDD to be faulty. Completed installation of new 500Gb Hard Drive. Completed installation of Windows 7 and required drivers. Tested - all ok | Narangba |
| Toshiba laptop Installed printer Unable to install Office with the license provided | Varsity Lakes |
| Reset IP address on laptop Updated iTunes and connected iPhone for sync | Menai |
| CLEANED THE CONTACTS ON THE RAM AND W/LESS CARD. SETUP IMAP MAIL ON DESKTOP. CONFIGURED BIOS ON THE TOSHIBA LAPTOP AND SETUP IMAP MAIL | Wallsend |
| Bcd issue. Laptop unable to start. | Bentley |
| desktop dead take hdd away to recover data while client gets a new laptop then help client with laptop setup | Elanora |
| Inspected laptop - appears to have a hardware issue. | Lilli Pilli |
| took laptop away to recover data emailed data to client | Coomera |
| Checked laptop and client was running out of space on C:, removed system cache files and downloaded cleaner. 20gb of junk files removed | Innaloo |
| Factory reset of laptop without backing up. Fully updated windows 10 to the latest service packs. | Runcorn |
| - Cleaned up hard drive space - Ran clean up on services and startup - Started moving of all pictures and music to external drive (40GB) - Renewed Norton on new laptop | Croydon |
| Yahoo email unrecoverable set up a new gmail account old dell laptop has faulty wifi card, due to age suggest new pc over a replacement usb wireless card | Boreen Point |
| Transferred data from old hard drive onto new laptop | Beeliar |
| Initial familiarisation of client's laptop history and priorities. Current fault known to be difficult to reproduce as laptop is essential 'dead' when started and occasionally launches a Windows Repair screen. Agreed offsite work: Maximum of 2 hrs work, split between recovering user files off hard drive and attempting to get laptop running again. No budget for parts. | East Ballina |
| sfc scan ran to repair system errors, live essentials repair, office repair, canon printer reconfigure due to not printing, SFC scan also ran of laptop | Maroochydore |
| Setup new laptop Setup printer (wireless) Email troubleshooting on pc and laptop | Taren Point |
| Setting up email accounts through webmail access, no client available. Changing various settings on laptop and installing applications. Restoring files from old computer backup, VISTA, still running at the time I left. Customer stopped backup due to space concerns. | Camira |
| Lag laptop running Windows XP Blue screen crash caused by XP security patch and avast antivirus conflict Removed avast and Norton | Kingsley |
| Fixing internet issue with Laptop | Semaphore Park |
| Fixed the laptop. Installed win 7 ultimate. | Rivervale |
| Opened up laptop, found either DC port or motherboard at fault, determined not viable to fix, discussed new laptop specs, will call to transfer data to new laptop | Beeliar |
| Investigated and corrected issues connecting to security cameras. Setup camera viewing on Laptop PC. Setup camera access and configuration on Mac laptop. Tested - all ok. | Ningi |
| Setup new laptop | Gosford |
| 1) Acer laptop touch screen with the LCD damaged and needs replacing. Bleeding badly and in the middle of the screen and un-usable. | Burbank |
| Task: Check Lewis laptop. Logged onto his laptop, setup his basic user profile, Discussed possible blue screen issue with him, Downloaded and installed Super Abti-Spyware application, Ran full computer scan, Removed more than 250 Threats, Removed unwanted applications, Tested and verified laptop operational with him, Working fine. | Malaga |
| HP Laptop Windows 10 Internet telstra issue Reset modem | Merrimac |
| Toshiba L50 laptop running Windows 10 home Computer running slow as it is a 4 year old design Scanned and removed 440 spywares Computer struggles with Windows 10 due to hard disk under a lot of load but is at correct speed for its age and spec | Madeley |
| Taking laptop offsite to backup and reload Windows. Run System Restore, restored successfully. Installed Malwarebytes and scan - removed over 600 infections. Run System File Checker. Create restore point. | Miami |
| Copied data from old HP laptop to new Acer laptop Setup printer on Lenovo desktop and new Acer laptop Scanner working too Connected HP laptop to wireless | Padbury |
| Scanner settings fixed on laptop. Epson scan tested successfully. Unnecessary program uninstalled. Startup error message fixed. One drive account configured on mini iPad. | Westlake |
| Laptop power supply unit is faulty. Replaced with universal power adapter and tested. Laptop boots to Windows. | Paradise Point |
| Arrived on site. Inspected computers. Laptop: Confirmed no data to recover. Factory Reset computer. Worked with ISP support to diagnose Internet connection. Connected to the Internet. Installed software as required. Configured and tested email. PC: All attempts at recovering Windows failed. Booted from Linux Distro. Recovered user profile to external hard drive. Worked with HP support to arrange Factory Reset. Closing | Richmond |
| cleaned and serviced Darryl notebook computer installed pc cleaner to his computer and reconnected to his wifi printer epson wf-3520 the printer has a issue with the wifi on it and needs to be replaced with a new wifi printer, margrets notebook was replaced with a HP 8460p elitebook all data and files and pics transfered to new computer | Gilead |
| Reset & changed optusnet email password via Account web page. Changed password in Outlook on laptop, and in iPad. | Mount Waverley |
| USB flash connected to laptop and mapped to new drive letter. USB flash tested successfully. Unnecessary files deleted from laptop hard disk. Battery replace and tested successfully. | Indooroopilly |
| Error: Blue Screen issue Tried to boot the computer into safe mode (failed), Tried to repair (Failed), Discussed possible issue with him, Removed HDD and backup all needed data from the HDD, Initiated and installed Windows 10, Downloaded and installed the following applications, Tested and verified laptop operational with him, Working fine. Application: JAVA, Acrobat Reader, 7ZIP, VLC, Itunes, Google Drive | Innaloo |
| Purchased update for OSX system software and client is awaiting delivery. Cleaned out startup issues on secondary laptop | Woodvale |
| 1) Toshiba laptop Satellite Windows 8.1 3 years old with failing Hard Disk Drive. 2) Reset Internet Explorer and rebooted. 3) Reset the Ethernet cable into the router on a different port and now internet working ok. 4) Fault was probably a combination of the 2. 5) Created a restore point as a backup. 6) Looked at Windows Live Mail, working fine sent and received emails ok. | Coorparoo |
| Taking laptop offsite. Run System Restore. Installed Malwarebytes and scan, removed infections. | Carrara |
| Looked at hp laptop. Nothing nasty running on PC. Removed McAfee, iCloud. Installed hp printer software, tested printing scanning. Working fine. Installed adobe reader, avast antivirus. Adj7sted windows setting for Wi-Fi set to metered connection. | Dromana |
| Laptop memory tested successfully. Data backed up. Laptop reset to factory settings. Important updates installed. Data retrieved and verified. | Shailer Park |
| Clean out malware Upgrade laptop to windows 10 | Mill Park |
| HP laptop Windows 10 Re-image process Restored image from old computer Installed Brother printer by Wifi | Robina |
| Samsung Laptop Windows 10 Clone laptop process Cleaned computer Started Image backup process | Robina |
| Netsh Winsock reset. Fixed Adobe Reader on 2nd laptop. | Erskine |
| Fresh start Setup new laptop, install antivirus and printer Data transferred | Heidelberg West |
| Installed WiFi printer. Checked printing from phone and laptop. Both works fine. | Breakfast Point |
| Set up of a new Lenovo Laptop Installed basic and trial version softwares Updated the Pc Configured Printer | High Wycombe |
| Laptop is bluescreening in normal and safe mode customer did not want to proceed with further repairs | Mooloolaba |
| Replaced the LCD. Laptop display back to normal. | Flynn |
| Adjusted power setting on laptop. Tested hibernation working fine. Reset passwords for gmail and facebook. Setup google drive backup and sync. Started sync if documents, pictures and desktop. Removed account for dropbox from PC. Adjusted facebook settings to allow on friends to see posts and friends list. | Frankston South |
| Acer Laptop Windows Adware have been detected and removed Solid state disk issuebhas been detected Drive drive needs to be replaced | Southport |
| clients laptop not worth replacing keyboard as hinge is damaged and fixed with a screw thru the entire laptop as keyboard attaches from underneath its going to be alot more expensive and with the damage done to the hinge its not worth it backed clients data up to external and cleaned up second laptop | Southport |
| Recover files from dead laptop | Toowoomba |
| Toshiba Windows 7 Home Windows corrupted Hard drive needs to be replaced Recovered files into another Toshiba Laptop Windows 7 Setup Outlook email HP laptop Windows 7 Remove | Burleigh Waters |
| Laptop diagnosed to be unrepairable. Customer will buy another themselves. | Edithvale |
| Error: No internet connection onto ASUS laptop. Logged onto the ASUS laptop as Admin user, Setup his basic user profile, Re-installed Network Wireless drivers, Rebooted the laptop, Tried to connect to Binoy's Iphone on Hotspot (Success), Re-connected to Home Wi-Fi network (Success), Tested and verified internet and laptop operational with Binoy, Working fine. | Carine |
| - Configured screen settings - Removed Hard Disk from an old Laptop | West Pymble |
| Transferred 20.2GB DATA from Dell PC to HP laptop Setup new HP Laptop Windows 10 login password: Robert Modem IP address: 192.168.100.1 Installed Motorola SB5101 cable modem Tested internet ok | Essendon |
| connected printer to network and printer worked as normal on mac got shortcut on desktop for client and configured phone via imap so it syncs with webmail on laptop | Parkwood |