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[Medicalcom]

HAI, im new members 😆

[hatfild]

Hello All!!!

[WheelsCMH]

Hi, I’m Wheels! At least that’s what my offline friends call me. I’ve lead an interesting life that came to a professional halt when I got sick. My last job was working for Chase Bank’s IT department in Columbus Ohio (Polaris campus). My role was basically a glorified help desk but I loved it. I was a network associate and knew I was heading out so the desk job was perfect!

Since getting sick I have slowly gotten away from the industry side of things and have learned to enjoy tech as an end user with a bit of curiosity. I don’t stay up-to-date in the minutiae of networking and PCs but I do enjoy the bird’s eye view with the occasional swoop to check “under-the-hood”.

I have fiber internet and that allows me to host a variety of games and cloud services for myself and select friends. I also have a dedicated Ookla server and open ports for iPerf. I’m working (dragging my feet) on setting up an OpenSpeedTest server but life is in the way right now.

during the C-19 lockdowns I ordered a customized HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8. It’s got all of the security features like NFC, smart card, Tile, fingerprint sensor, etc. I even opted for the 5G modem and 4K screen as a little treat. This laptop has been my primary computer since it first arrived.

Last year just before the 3 year warranty expired it wouldn’t turn on. I went through HP’s service manual to troubleshoot it and they agreed to repair it. Instead of replacing the BIOS they just swapped the board. It’s now doing the same exact this and that brought me here. I’ve got myself a CH341A programmer with a 8-pin WSON probe coming soon. My hope is that I can revive this laptop without needing to solder or resolver anything.

I figure that since I’m getting the tools together to hopefully repair my computer that I can learn about BIOS modding and repair in general. So I’m here to learn and to hopefully get my laptop back. Being on disability means I absolutely cannot replace the laptop.

[noisae]

Hello everyone,

Im Lucas and im just starting in the adventure of learning eletronics and more specific fixing it

I already did some work changing caps, and resistors and even a chip in a board for a eletric bike, now im trying to fix a macbook and hope we can learn and help each other on this forum.

Nice to meet you all

[Libra store]

Bonjour, je suis Felix (nouveau parmi vous). Je suis heureux de faire parti de la famille.

[Awinner]

Hello, I'm A and new here. I'm interested in all kind of electronics and repairing stuff. Nice to be a part of this awesome group now.

[illogical]

Hello everyone i go by kai. I'm a tech enthusiast and am currently looking to fix an old MSI R9 390 card.

[Jstringo]

Probably like everyone else here, have been tinkering since I was a kid, taking apart toys before playing with them and getting into trouble for it. I've been in IT for most my working life, with repairing things for family and friends just on the side and trying to keep good equipment out of landfill by repairing instead of throwing away. I've currently got a Yamaha keyboard that I'm trying to repair, and discovered badcaps where I'm hoping to get some help, and might even be able to help someone back. Looking forward to having a look around!

[frans00000001]

Good day all

I am new to Forum

[Toufikov]

Hello I m New her

[william07223]

Hi, I’m William, an electronics hobbyist from the US. I work on laptop and desktop repairs and found this forum through a search for schematics. Looking forward to contributing and learning!

[therysin]

Hey guys, new here. Looking to learn about bios unlocking for a dell optiplex 7010 micro. Have a lot to learn clearly!

[Itgigant]

Hey guys, Im trying to get a bios unlocked for the Dell Latitude 5520 11e gen.

Im hoping someone could help me do this.

[bomberman1203]

WELL I'G ILL GIVE AN INTRODUCTION OF MYSELF, I STARTED TWEAKING LAPTOPS AND PC'S WHEN I WAS 8 AND NOW IM IN MY LATE 20'S NOW, FIXING HARDWARE, TWEAKING GAMES AND SOFTWARES AND EVERYTHING RELATED TO COMPUTERS , PHONES, TABLETS AND SO ON. SO I'G IM HERE TO BE HELPED AND HELP ANYONE IF IM ABLE TO . OFC IM NOT GOOD AS PROS HERE BUT WELL ATLEAST I CAN DO GOOD . HOPE TO SEE AND FIX AS MANY STUFF I CAN .

[bydle]

Hello, electronics enthusiasts. Here's one more.

[xtrak]

Hallo, ich bin Torben aus Deutschland.
In meiner Freizeit repariere ich Laptops und Pc's.
Habe schon ne ganze Menge interessanter Sachen hier im Forum gelesen die mir echt weiter geholfen haben.
Hier sind wirklich sehr kompetente Member am Start.....macht weiter so!

[zedci84@gmail.com]

Hello
My name is José i from Portugal and i'm repair mb notebook
thanks

[Jasper-w89]

hey guys im here tolearn everything i can and to find bios/eeprom/jcomms chip loction on z30t-b toshiba portege pls help

[Grafnus]

Hey there,

I was looking for a way to learn how to fix broken stuff and was stumbling across this forum.

I have a background in Software Development and now trying my hands on a bit of hardware

[Ryno187]

Hi everyone, I’m Ray.

I just like to dabble and fix stuff if I can — laptops, electronics, whatever's broken. I enjoy learning as I go and tinkering with hardware when I have time. Not a pro, just curious and always trying to figure things out.

Glad to be here.