Appalachian State Laptop Repair
Appalachian State students have access to ASU’s computer purchasing program. ASU services many of the machines that they sell. Some students opt to bring their own machine to ASU. If you need a hard to find part or have a laptop that you need repaired while you’re on break and reside near us please give […]
Duke University Laptop Repair
Duke University students have access to Duke’s computer purchasing program. Computers purchased through this program can optionally get “Duke Computer Care Coverage”. Duke Computer Care Coverage covers nearly everything from cracked screens to liquid damage on the motherboard. Repeated abuse and damage under this program is NOT covered. We have had Duke University students bring […]
Meredith College Laptop Repair
As of 2013 Meredith College has discontinued their laptop program. Laptops they were recently letting students use include the ThinkPad T430, 420, and X220. Their warranty covered everything from physically damaged LCDs to spill damaged motherboards. If you are a Meredith College student and have a damaged laptop you will want to get it repaired […]
Northwood High School MacBook Air Laptop Repair
Chatham County’s Northwood High School in Pittsboro is supplying freshmen this year with 2014 MacBook Air laptops. Students are leasing these machines and must take care of them for 4 years and return them. Repairs: Students in need of warranty repairs should take these units to the school for repairs. You should contact the school […]
Toshiba C55 Laptop Repair
We recently had a Toshiba Satelite C55 laptop come in for repair. This machine was described to us as “not charging”. Before that problem occurred the owner said the WiFi dropped often. Upon diagnosing the machine we realized that the DC power jack was broken. This is where the cord plugs in. Power jack repair […]
Closed Labor Day 2014
Monday, September 1, 2014, we will be closed in observance of Labor Day. Please have a safe and fun holiday. Thank you!
Dell Computer Repair
We get Dell laptops and computers in for repair on a daily basis here at Absolute Computers. Dell computer repairs: Dell computers come in with a variety of issues. Some of these issues include: Boot up problems. Sometimes they will not boot up correctly. This can be due to a damaged hard drive or simply […]
Dell Laptop Repair
We get Dell laptops and computers in for repair on a daily basis here at Absolute Computers. Dell Laptop repairs: Dell Laptops come in with a variety of issues. Every time we get a Dell laptop in for repair we perform a completely free diagnostic and provide a completely free quote. Some of these issues […]
HP AC Power Cord Recall August 26 2014
USCPSC Recall # 14-262 was just announced. Millions of AC power cables are being recalled. From the CPSC website: “This recall involves Hewlett-Packard’s LS-15 AC power cord. The power cords were distributed with HP and Compaq notebook and mini notebook computers and with AC adapter-powered accessories such as docking stations. The power cords are black […]
HP Chromebook 11 AC Adapter Recall
Google and HP are recalling the original charger sold with the HP Chromebook 11 prior to December 1, 2013, after receiving a small number of user reports that some chargers included with the device were damaged due to overheating during use. Customers should visit http://chromebook.com/hp11chargerform to request a free replacement charger. Complete FAQ from HP […]
Apple Mac and OSX Data Recovery
Apple Computers, Mac notebooks such as MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models run OS X. Recovering data from a failed Mac hard drive is a little different than Windows Data Recovery. OS X uses a journaling file system called HFS+. If your Mac hard drive has failed and needs data recovery do not attach it […]
External Seagate Hard Drive Data Recovery
If you have a Seagate or other external hard drive and need data recovery, please see all of the options available to you now on our data recovery page. Lately we have been receiving a lot of these external, 2.5” Seagate Hard Drives in for data recovery. Inside of the shiny case is a standard […]
MacBook White Screen of Death Repair
Sometimes Macbook, Macbook Pro, and Macbook Air notebooks (and Mac Minis) turn on to what people describe as a blank screen, or a white screen. This is known as the “white screen of death”. It sounds terrible enough… Death? Is your computer…. Dead?! While it could be a system failure this is usually a bad […]
MacBook Hinge Repair
We offer Macbook hinge repair at a fraction of the price any big box store offers. We offer this service nationwide and of course to people in central North Carolina who physically visit our storefront. One of our common repairs is notebook hinge repair. For Macbooks, we get them in all shapes and sizes, from […]
Question mark on Macbook Pro Screen
A terrifying thing can happen on occasion when you go to turn on your Macbook Pro. You are greeted with a flashing question mark. What does this blinking question mark mean? The question mark appears on Macbook Pro notebooks when the unit can not find the files it needs to load OSX (or your OS […]