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Laptop BIOS Repair

It is important that you know the bios is faulty before using the service. There is a charge of 50% of service cost that needs to be paid before using the service which is non refundable regardless of the outcome of any repair attempt.

All Recovery options should have been tried before using the Laptop BIOS Repair service. We are able to repair BIOS on Acer, Asus, Compaq, ECS, HP, Uniwill, Fujitsu, MSI, Toshiba and other makers laptops.

Some older laptops often have removable EEPROM and the BIOS can be serviced quite easily. However this is not typical of all makers machines and is certainly not the case with most modern laptops.

If your laptop has a removable EEPROM then you can replace it easily. If the laptop in question has a soldered BIOS CHIP or EEPROM then the task is a little more difficult.

Short How to Video removing/fitting a Lenovo 3000 N200 SPI serial Flash eeprom

Laptop Soldered BIOS Repair Service

To use the service you need to send your Laptop or laptop mainboard to us. If you send the entire laptop or base then the cost is £49.99 plus return Postage at cost 50% of service cost is payable when you send the laptop to us and is not refundable.

The rest becomes payable if I manage to repair your machine, we will invoice you for the remaining 50% of service cost and return shipping when the repair is complete. Address for shipping the laptop to us is in the contact section.

Items such as display screen, hard drive and CDROM can be removed to save weight on shipping. All recovery options or flash recovery jumpers should have been tried before using this service.

If your Laptop BIOS chip is soldered directly to the mainboard, the old chip will be removed, reprogrammed and finally refitted.

You can either attempt a repair yourself, or you can send in the laptop and we will attempt to repair it for you.

Laptop Mainboard BIOS Repair

If you would like to send the Laptop mainboard only for Soldered BIOS Repair then costs vary depending on eeprom type, E-Mail your machine details to us for current prices

We would not get the chance to test the boards if the board only is sent to us, so one needs to be certain the bios is in fact the cause of any problems before using the service. The charge for this service is non refundable regardless of outcome. Although the mainboards may be sent back to have the soldered joints or bios code checked at customers expense.

Most laptops nowadays have soldered EEPROM, typically these could be PLCC, VSOP, TSOP or SPI Serial flash Packages.

Laptop BIOS Codes

There are cases where the manufacturer no longer supports the board and will not supply the codes necessary to complete the repair. It really depends on the individual companies policies. Some will not help if your machine is out of warranty.
If you have your BIOS backed up and need a chip programmed just send me a copy with the BIOS chip part number and I will prepare one for you.

If you have a phoenix BIOS and backed up your BIOS before flashing, then the old BIOS will be in the C:\Windows\temp\Phlash/16 directory. If you have backed up your bios then this file can be used to restore the machine.

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Terms-Conditions Laptop Soldered BIOS Service

  • If you are sending Items to us FROM OUTSIDE THE EEC/EU please mark your item clearly on the front of the package as follows FOR REPAIR To be returned otherwise your parcel will pick up a VAT bill on entry to the EEC. You may be able to make a suitable declaration whilst shipping your item, ask at your post office.

    It is best in fact where possible to place a low insurance value on items being posted here from outside the UK for repair, as in reality the board or laptop may not even be serviceable.

  • Due to the delicate nature of the work we do not accept any liability for the outcome of any repair attempt. The board or Laptop would normally come to us dead and un bootable in the first instance.

  • If your board or Laptop is still under warranty then please consider getting it repaired through the proper channels first.

    We can only do our best here to help with these problems. Repair attempts can be hindered by many different factors.

  • Before using the service you must be sure that the laptop in question is in fact the victim of a failed flash update.
    There is a standard charge of £24.99 payable when you send the laptop in to us. The final Total if we manage to repair the machine is £49.99 plus return postage

  • Please be sure to package your item very well a good sturdy box is far preferable to a jiffy bag. We are not responsible for items damaged in transit or any badly packaged items.

  • The laptop you send to us should be a complete base unit with power supply. We need to test the machine after the repair. Items such as hard disk drives CD Roms and screens may be removed to save weight and shipping costs.

  • Sending the whole Laptop base helps avoid Static damage caused during the dismantling process. Wearing a wooly or acrylic pullover or working on carpets can seriously damage your laptop mainboard.

  • Cost of service

    The cost of each service is as follows £24.99 for desktop PC boards, £29.99 for server and Laptop, board's and £49.99 for laptops, plus your choice of return postage.

    There is a standard fee that needs to be paid before using the soldered BIOS repair service of 50% of the service cost. This covers our expenses here and is non returnable regardless of the outcome of any repair attempt.

    If we manage to repair your laptop or desktop then the remaining 50% fee can be paid along with the return shipping. If we fail in our attempt then there is no further charge other than return postage.

  • If you do not agree with these conditions then please do not make use of the service.