[Hidden-tech] PC Repair Shop

[Chris Hoogendyk]

I would also ask, if you built it yourself from parts, did you take 
precautions against ESD (ElectroStatic Discharge)? Some people poo poo 
the concern, but those who really know take precautions. Carelessness in 
this regard can result in a system that has various levels of damage, 
fails in weird ways, is hard to diagnose, etc. It is sort of like a car 
that has been in an accident. You may think you've dealt with the 
obvious damage, but there can be underlying damage from impact that has 
been overlooked and can result in later problems and failures. The same 
thing can be said about physical impact on disk drives.


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Erdös 4



Joel Mollison wrote:
> Like Kevin, I would like to know more. I've owned and operated my repair and consulting business here in the valley for 8 years.  I build a dozen or so custom towers a year.  I'm always looking for a good challenge.  
>
> Let us know what the symptoms are and we'll try to point you in the right direction.
>
> Joel Mollison
> Owner
> Joel Mollison Computer Services
> 15 College Highway (Red Rock Shops)
> Southampton, MA 01073
> (413) 527-8090
> Mobile: (413) 695-6007
> Support at jm-cs.com
> www.jm-cs.com
> Office Hours: Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Kevin Phillips, KPIT Consulting
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 10:11 AM
> To: Andy Klapper
> Cc: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] PC Repair Shop
>
> What is not working ? Will not power up, cannot install OS, any sign of
> life at all ?
>
> On Mon, May 24, 2010 17:53, Andy Klapper wrote:
>   
>> I’m looking for an excellent, well stocked, PC repair shop.  I custom
>> built a machine and I cannot get it to work.  I’ve tried to swap out
>> parts including the motherboard, cpu, and power supply, all without avail.
>>  I’ve even taking it to one shop near work and they were stumped.  So
>> I’m looking for a place that will hopefully tell me that I wired up
>> something wrong but if not can swap out components until they get it to
>> work, and stay working for a day.
>>
>> Can anybody recommend a place?
>>
>>
>> Andy Klapper