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Dell laptop fan, blocked by dust and dirt
Today we had a gaming Dell G3 for repair.

Laptop needed quite a lot of maintenance. Cpu been overheating and fans rattle loudly.
Proper cleaning applied, new thermal paste and new fans solved the issue.
Because laptop wasn't used for gaming also turbo boost switched off in BIOS, to keep temperatures as low as possible. Also some malware removed and operating system speed up.
Damaged laptop
Badly damaged laptop. It was too expensive to rebuild with new parts, so we de decided to rebuild with a similar laptop with a burn motherboard. Simple repair and laptop can be returned to his owner.
XBOX series X HDMI repair, clening and soldering

Xbox Series X HDMI Port Repair

Category Console repair Author MB&IT Date 21 Sep 2026
Xbox series X with damaged hdmi port, some dust removed, fresh thermal paste applied, new hdmi port soldered, all working again.
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