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Louis Rossmann’s rants, tips, and ideas on the laptop repair industry.
How to Recover Files from a Dead Laptop?

When your laptop suddenly stops working, it can feel like all your important data is lost forever. But don't panic! Just because you have a "dead laptop" doesn't mean your files are gone for good. This guide will walk you through the steps to recover files from a dead laptop, depending on the type of […]

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Can Hard Drive Data Be Recovered?

Yes it can, and at Rossmann Repair Group we do this every day! Most of the time, your data can be recovered! While you may be tempted to purchase data recovery software, at the Rossmann Group quickly, we understand the anxiety and distress that can arise when you face hard drive data loss. The burning […]

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What Causes Hard Drives to Fail?

Before getting into what causes HDD failure, I must link to the exceptional tests & statistics published by backblaze regarding hard drive reliability across brands & models. Their work is incredible! 12 Reasons - What Causes Hard Drives to Fail? Mechanical Failures 1. Wear and Tear Hard drives have moving internal components in them like platters […]

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Rossmann Group's Recommended Tool List

Microscope - http://www.amazon.com/AmScope-SM-4B-...oom+microscope
Microscope light http://www.amazon.com/AmScope-LED-14...scope+ring+led
Hot air station- Quick 861DW: https://store.rossmanngroup.com/index.php/quick-861dw.html

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Fixing a Retina MacBook Pro that doesn't turn on

What's wrong with this MacBook? This MacBook was sent to us for our MacBook Logic Board Repair Service in Austin because it didn't turn on. How can we fix the issue? Initial diagnosis First, we start off by observing that it pulls 200mA from the charger. This indicates that it has either a short on […]

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A1466 Macbook Air logic board repair in Austin - short circuit case.

We offer Macbook repair in Austin from our storefront - come visit us anytime! Let's go over another Macbook Repair here - an A1466 that is not turning on. This Macbook Air is giving us a green light on the charger, which tells us that PP3V42_G3H is present. PP3V42_G3H is what allows the onewire circuit […]

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Macbook logic board repair case - power cycling due to PP5V_S4 short

One of the things I've taken pride in for many years is doing Macbook logic board repair at our store in Manhattan, rather than sending it out to another company like was done eras ago. You can see a video of that below. Here, we had a machine that was missing PPBUS_G3H, and PP3V42_G3H. PP3V42_G3H […]

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Why the Lenovo Retro Thinkpad 25 is a piece of junk.

Why we loved the Thinkpad. The Thinkpad was a special machine, as I've explained three years ago when discussing my disappointment with modern Thinkpads. Thinkpad interfaces allowed me to avoid moving my hand away from the keyboard to move the cursor. The anti-glare screen added to my viewing comfort. The keyboard layout felt like "home" - […]

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How to buy a hot air station for laptop & cellphone repair.

How do you make a choice? Why do hot air stations range from $50 to $1800 and what makes them different? How do I pick the right one for me? I've bought the wrong equipment and I use these tools every day in a professional environment. I will walk you through EVERYTHING I wish I knew […]

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