Solved: Dodge Caravan TIPM Fuel Problem
Last week a customer from Holly Springs brought in his 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan’s TIPM in. His van was not getting fuel due to a bad relay in the Totally Integrated Power Module. He saw our recent post about TIPM Repairs for Dodge Vehicles and pulled his unit out and brought it by for repair. […]
Hard Drive Replacements
On a daily basis we get in anywhere from 1 – 6 machines with a defective hard drive. To test for a bad hard drive we use Hitachi’s Drive Fitness Test. This has been the best test we have found to discover is a hard drive contains bad sectors or not. We should note that […]
ThinkPad L Series Repair
Replacing the R series ThinkPad is the L series. First introduced in 2010, the L series is the “environmentally friendly” ThinkPad laptop. In 2010, Lenovo introduced the L410 & L510, which were later replaced by the L420 & L520. In 2012 came the L430 & L530, followed by the L440 and L540 models in 2013. […]
ThinkPad Twist and IdeaPad Yoga Repair
The ThinkPad Twist and IdeaPad Yoga laptops are ultrabook convertible, sometimes referred to as tablet hybrids. Just like any other laptop, these computers break and need repair. The ThinkPad Twist has a center swivel hinge while the IdeaPad Yoga has 2 laptop hinges. These hinges can wear over time. They were built excellent, but of […]
ThinkPad X1 and X1 Carbon Repair
The ThinkPad X1 and X1 Carbon laptops are very well built machines. We rarely get them in for repair for hardware failures unless something catastrophic has happened to them, for example a dropped notebook resulting in a cracked screen, cracked case, or spill damage which usually results in a defective keyboard and/or motherboard. Still, everything […]
ThinkPad T Series Slim models
We repair all sorts of notebook computers. The ThinkPad laptops have always been one of our favorite machines to repair, especially the ThinkPad T series. There are ThinkPad slimline notebooks, or more specifically, the X series. But today let’s go over the “slim” models of the T series. The T series ThinkPads started with the […]
ThinkPad W Series Sales and Repair
The ThinkPad W series laptops are an awesome mobile workstation. A successor of the super reliable T series, these laptops often feature many of the same parts of a T series. W series laptops are usually outfitted with high performance CPUs & GPUs, with many graphics processors ISV certified for CAD applications. Models to date […]
Windows 8 Repair
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 machines have been coming for over a year now. We have had the opportunity to solve a variety of issues and perform several repairs on machines running these Microsoft Operating Systems. Common Windows 8 Problems: There are a variety of issues that can arise from Windows 8. Some are hardware […]
ASUS Tablet Cracked Screen Repairs
Have an ASUS tablet with a cracked screen? Our local customers here in Raleigh, Cary, and other surrounding towns in North Carolina are bringing these in often for repair. Many ASUS tablets out in the wild at the moment feature 7, 8, or 10.1” LCD screens. There front glass is actually called a touch screen […]
Dell Latitude E series Laptop Repairs
The Dell Latitude E series laptops end up in here for repair often. We have been pleasantly surprised to see that the E series is fairly well constructed. There are a lot of them out there and inevitably, they break. The E series comes in several flavors, the most notable being the essential and standard […]
HP DV4 Laptop Repairs
The HP Pavilion series has kept us very busy here, especially in the last 7 years. The DV4 model line is no exception. About the HP Pavilion DV4 These are a great little machine – when they are working. They are slick looking, have a nice keyboard, bright screen, and are zippy for most every […]
September 12, 2014 Pre-Beta Windows 9 Preview
Winfuture released a video on YouTube today showing Windows 9. The actual Beta is expected out towards the end of this month. Returning is….. No, not Clippy! But, the start button! Windows users everywhere will rejoice now that the start button has returned. Windows 7 is still extremely popular here at Absolute, and will be […]
UNC Chapel Hill Laptop Repair
UNC Chapel Hill students have the option of taking their machines in to UNC’s CRC (computer repair center). The CRC can handle warranty repairs of Lenovo brand laptops quickly. If you are UNC faculty or a student and have a repair or a laptop that is not covered under CCI or Safeware Insurance then you […]
North Carolina State University Laptop Repair
North Carolina State University students needing laptop repair have several options. First of all, if you have a laptop that is under warranty, check about your repair with NCSU’s OIT walk-in center at 101 West Dunn Building. If your laptop is out of warranty or not covered under a warranty and you need it repaired, […]
East Carolina University Laptop Repair
Esatern Carolina University students all have laptops. Unfortunately some of these laptops break and need repair. Where can an ECU student get their laptop fixed? Many students bring their own laptops to school. When these machines break, getting them repaired on campus may prove to be difficult. If you are looking for a laptop repair […]