New Members - please post your introductions here

[Alexblur95]

Hello everyone. My name is Alexander. Recently I started getting interested in electronics. Right now I'm browsing the forum to practice and learn on my own. At the moment I'm mostly experimenting with ESP32 or Arduino and different sensors, but I would like to try repairing a laptop as a starting project.

So far I’ve figured out that there is 5V present at the power input but with no current draw. There should probably also be 19V and 21V rails, but I will try to locate those as I continue troubleshooting.

I’m still a beginner.

[kantusjack]

Hello everyone,

My name is Santos and I’m based in Spain. I’ve been tinkering with electronics and computers for as long as I can remember. I’m one of those people who prefer to repair, reverse-engineer and understand things rather than just replace them.

My interests are mostly hardware-side: motherboard troubleshooting, power issues, firmware, BIOS/UEFI, and anything that involves schematics, dumps, and oscilloscopes. I enjoy digging into problems at component level and learning from real-world failures. Software is something I deal with mostly because hardware eventually leads you there.

Like many here, I’ve spent countless hours reading forums, experimenting, breaking things, and occasionally fixing them 🙂 I discovered Badcaps while researching hardware failures and quickly realised this is a place with serious knowledge and real hands-on experience.

I’m here to learn, share, and hopefully contribute when I can.

Glad to be here.

[yeye1]

Hola a tod@s. Un saludo.

[Bolik]

Hello everyone,
I'm new to the forum and wanted to briefly introduce myself.
My name is Bolik, come from Poland but living near Berlin. I'm a programmer who programs robots and enjoys tinkering with electronics in my free time. I don't have much knowledge, so I hope this forum will help me if I have any questions.
Best regards to everyone and I wish you all the best.

[antol111]

Hi All, just joining to see if i can get my bios unlocked after forgetting the password. I remember this sight from many years ago when I bought caps here to fix motherboards!

[Munchonspam]

Just popping in to say hello

[kaanga22]

Hello. Im kaanga22. I am a beginner computer repair guy. I like tospend as little money as possible for the amount of computer i get.

[TIVIONE1]

Good night you all from spain.

Just discover this place googeling about how repair my laptop bios after a bad windows 11 update. I was losing my mind but I think I will be able to repair my laptop thanks to all the knowledge posted here !

Thank you all !

[soapedup]

Hello everyone,

I've joined this forum to learn about graphics card function/repair. Based in the US, I am formally a mech-E, but am interested in expanding my skillset

I look forward to sponging up as much knowledge from you all as possible.

Best,

[sdarioz]

Hello there, I'm from Santiago de Chile, 26, repairing motherboards for a living!

[cbw12216]

Hello. I am a 24-year-old office worker living in Korea who has just started getting into repairs. Nice to meet you.

[Biricata]

Hello, I have been repairing all kinds of electronics for a long time. The forum is very useful, for which I thank you. Greetings.

[dingbongbong]

Hello guys,


glad I found this forum. I am new to repairing electronics and have never done such stuff. I am starting to tinker around with a broken laptop I have laying around and I am already reading some helpful information in certain forums.

I hope I can learn some new things from more experienced people in here.


Looking forward to read some new stuff in here : )

[Artez]

hey guys im new here ive always herd of this site but never really used it ive been fixing and messing around with electronics since i was a kid im also a master tech in the automotive trade and i use my electronic repair knowledge all the time since vehicles have become more advanced and more modules and computers are implemented into their systems
i fix electronics on the side as a hobby and never really got into using board views i was always told this is the place to go because its not easy to get your hands on them

[arenoldswat456]

Imac E116921 hello looking for a schematic for this PSU to re fix it or fix it orangenly

[OGWANJO]

Hello everyone,

My name is from DrBoardFix, and I run a small electronics and laptop motherboard repair service based in Nairobi, Kenya. I mainly work on board-level laptop repairs including BIOS programming, power rail diagnostics, Type-C port repairs, and component-level troubleshooting.

I joined the forum to learn more from experienced technicians and also contribute where I can. Looking forward to sharing repair cases, learning new techniques, and improving my diagnostic skills.

Glad to be part of the community.

[Catalyte]

Hello i am relatively new to repairs and have seen alot of people recommend coming here for general information and boardviews. I am glad to have found this forum!

[muakiypatas]

Hi guys! glad to be here!

[zorinel]

Hello everyone! I’m new here and just registered. I’m working on repairing an MSI A520M‑A PRO motherboard and needed the boardview/schematic. Happy to join the community and learn from you all!

[fvit]

Hello everyone! I'm a proud owner of an Abit VP6 and I'm glad to have joined the community.