New Members - please post your introductions here

[Massiq]

I've been trying to get myself into the more in-depth soldering repairs outside of basic hdmi stuff

[Dimas Crix]

Hello!
Dell Latitude 5411, Service Tag: 6MX0453, suffix: 8FC8
Locked BIOS, need unlock.
Thank you!

[J4P0N3SPZS]

Hi, my name is J4P0N3SPZS, i am from brazil , I'm starting now, I'm wanting to fix my GTX 970 4 GB video card, it has 4 number 0 jumpers in possible oxidation or short, would anyone have its BoardView for me to do an analysis?

[titusdis]

I am Titus,
and my hobbies include repair of electronic equipments. Mostly computer-related stuff, retro era. Commodores, Amigas, and so on.
Also Some Audio gear. Mixers, expansion boxes. Big opposer of Rohs

[AustinCER]

Hello, my name is Austin. I am a Computer Technician / PC Repair Specialist for a Computer Repair company in Wesley Chapel, FL. I was introduced to this forum by others in the repair industry and have only heard good things. I am excited to learn and absorb all the information the wonderful staff and peers of BadCaps has produced and shared.

I have been apart of the PC Repair industry for about 5 years.

[Alonelastway]

Hello, Im from Indonesia Im about to learn and open repair electronic shop and hope can learn a lot here, thankyou !

[virtualcreation]

HI im Dulanka Charidu,.im From Sri Lanka.Im Software Developer i owned company i have. And doing electronics repair & new thing for my hobby.

Thank you.Have a Nice Day !!!

[JoseStGabriel]

Hey everyone,

Figured it was finally time to actually sign up and say hello after lurking for a bit. Honestly, I ended up here because I've been pulling my hair out over a couple of computer motherboards lately. Got one that just went dead after what was supposed to be a simple BIOS update, and another that's giving me weird boot loops for no clear reason. After some digging around online, all signs seem to be pointing towards issues with the BIOS chips themselves or corrupted firmware, which led me straight here.

I'm just a hobbyist, really. Love messing around with PCs in my spare time, especially trying to keep older or slightly problematic hardware out of the scrap heap. I'm comfortable building systems and doing basic troubleshooting, but these deeper board-level problems, particularly anything involving the BIOS, feel like I am learning a new language to speak.

Thanks for having such a great forum dedicated to this kind of work. Looking forward to learning a ton from all the experienced folks here and maybe, eventually, being able to share some of my own experiences too.

Salud!

[pcdj]

Hi, i sometimes repair computers for hobby

[zhaheen]

Hello i am new to bios flashing , working with dead laptops from 7 years but new in BIOS.

[Cblobs]

Hello!

I am a software developer who has a lot of curiosity about hardware topics. I use to fix my own devices but I still have lot to learn.

[timsah16]

Merhaba. Ben Hakan, Türkiye Bursa şehrinde yaşıyorum. 2000 yılında başladım sektöre. herkese iyi çalışmalar.

[ZxCerdiona]

Hi

[Danny Butler]

Hi, new to the forum, looking to get help with a water damaged Surface Book Pro 7

[khrapr]

Hi all, night all. i'm from Indonesia

[SS-42]

Hi!

I am a system engineer looking to fix some laptop with community help.

[bamos16]

Hello everyone, I am very interested in electronics, I hope to give and take knowledge in the field.

[ashrulz]

Hello Friends myself Ashish and I am From India.Need Some help about My laptop bios.

Model:- Lenovo IdeaPad flex 5 14ALC7
M/B id- LC57- 213112 3P
MTM-82R900D4IN
S/N:-PW060LTJ

My Machine is powering on cap locks on,
BUT BLACK DISPLAY.

NEED BIOS FILE.

PLZ HELP ME

[Basile DarkVortex]

Je suis très heureux de faire parie de cette famille de pationné

[Aigor]

Hi, i would like to know more in electronics, I'm VMware Sysadmin if you need help, don't hesitate to ask