PC Memoirs

There was a time when I didn’t think much of the Acer brand – especially when it came to laptops. I thought Acer made the worst laptops and I swore I would never buy one or recommend it to anyone. But times have changed! Acer has improved a lot over the years and now they […]

Unless you still use your Pentium 1 and Windows 95, you must have changed a few computers over the years. If you have done this, you may know that getting rid of old computers is not easy. You have to consider the security and environmental impacts when disposing of old hardware. First, you need to […]

One of my friends complained that something’s wrong with her laptop, so I offered to help. The laptop screen was totally dark and I could barely see anything. It looked bad at first, but there was hope, because if you see something, this means you probably don’t have to replace the whole screen. I suspected a faulty inverter or backlight. But how do you know which one […]

Is your computer’s CPU working at 100% all the time? Is the PC slow or non-responsive? There is a good chance that one of your computer’s hardware components is faulty, but if you have no reason to suspect the hardware, it’s more likely that this is a software problem. I’ve seen cases where the CPU […]

I came across a new problem, and this time the subject was a laptop. My mission was to repair an ACER Travelmate 2200 laptop that wouldn’t charge and run on AC power. It would run fine on battery, but when you plug in the AC adapter, it does nothing. It keeps running on battery power. […]