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Laptops

Manufacturer’s Support Pages
Manuals Mania
ManualsLib
Notebook Repair Guide
No Device Service Manuals
No device User’s Manuals
OnePCBSolution
PinOuts
Retrevo
Safe Manuals
Screen Tekinc
Schematics Unlimited
SpareParts Warehouse
The Manuals
User Manuals
The Manuals
Utilities
Battery Optimizer
BATExpert: Laptop Battery Monitoring
Notebook Hardware Control
Universal Laptop Charger
3-in-1 RJ45 Network ⁄ RJ11⁄USB Tester

OEM Diags
Lenovo diagnostics
HP Diagnostic disk
Dell diagnostic disk

Surface Book and Pro
MS Surface Support
Surface Troubleshooting
Surface User Guides
Download Recovery Images


Laptop Screen Repair
Troubleshooting

Laptop Buying Guide
Perfect Laptop Amazon

Quick Misc Reference
Measuring Screws
Metric Screw Conversion

Buying a Laptop
Laptop Comparison Chart

Laptop Schematics
Free:
eServiceInfo.com
Google Drive Shared
RepairALaptop
Kythuatphancung
Sonsivri.to
Laptop Repair Videos
Diagnosing Faulty Laptop Backlight or Inverter Problem Britec
How to Install LED Backlight
How to Identify Pin Assignments all LCD screen inverters
“All LCD Parts” Repair on YouTube Videos

Restore CDs
Dell Restore CDs
Lenovo Restore CDs – (You must call)
Acer Restore CDs – (This is third party)
Apple Restore CDs – (Must call,) – (800) 767-2775
MyRecoveryCDs $$

Laptop Theft Prevention
LoJack
LockItTight
Prey
A.L.A.R.M
Adeona
iSpy
LaptopLock
PC-Alarm and Security System
Key Monitor
WebCamImageSave
ThinkPad Anti-Theft Manager
Laptop security tips

BIOS Boot Keys
HP⁄Compaq – Esc (starting to use F9 also)
 (F10 will usually access BIOS)
Dell – F12 (F2 will access BIOS)
Gateway⁄eMachines – F10 (moving to F12 with newer models)
 (F2 will access BIOS)
Acer – F12 (not always) (F2 will access BIOS)
Toshiba – F12 (older systems will be different)
Sony – usually will boot to CD, may ask you to
 “Press any key to boot from CD”
Asus – Esc (F2 will access BIOS)
Samsung – Esc (F2 will access BIOS)
Nokia – F12 (F2 will access BIOS)
Lenovo – F12 (?Del wil access BIOS)
Articles I found worth Saving
13 Ways to Save Power by Tweaking Power Plans in Windows
Why do Laptop Screens Come in Such Odd Sizes?
The HTG Guide to Adding an Extra Monitor to Your Laptop
Manage All Your Hardware Controls from a Single Dashboard in Windows
Diagnosing Laptop Battery Issues
How to Make Your Laptop Choose a Wired Connection Instead of Wireless
How to Connect Two Computers or Laptops Wirelessly
Diagnosing Laptop Battery Issues
Intel Core i3, i5, i7 Laptop CPUs Explained
How to Recalibrate Your Laptop Battery
Use the Hidden PowerCfg Tool to Optimize Battery Life on Windows
How to Generate a Battery Health Report on Windows 8 or Windows 10
How to Check Notebook Battery Health using POWERCFG
My Work Laptop Won’t Turn On! What Do I Do Now?
Guide To Laptop Networking Features
How to analyze and reduce battery use on Windows 10 PCs
Boot Surface from a USB device
How To Fix Surface Boot Configuration Data File Missing Error 0xc000000d



 Laptop Recovery Disks
VAIO Recovery Disk – Guide for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
Toshiba Recovery Disk – Guide for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
Lenovo Recovery Disk – Guide for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
Asus Recovery Disk – Guide for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
HP Recovery Disk: Guide for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
Gateway Recovery Disk: Guide for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
Dell Recovery Disk – Guide for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
Dell Recovery Partition – Guide for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
Acer Recovery Disk: Guide for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8

How To Recovery Images
How to download and install a recovery image for your Microsoft Surface device

MS Surface
Surface Pro 4 and Book update finally fixes the power-drain problems

Complete Security Checklist

Tech Shop Docs

eBooks






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