Frequently Asked Questions
$99 Diagnosis and Repair
It includes the following: diagnosing, servicing, and cleaning. It also includes ground shipping the repaired laptop back to you. We will also install new or refurbished hardware, but it doesn't include the cost of that hardware.
Yes! Here's a list of some of the problems fixed everyday that would be included in the $99 Diagnosis and Repair service. This is a service fee, so other than consumables, it does not include parts.
Computer won't boot
Reinstall Windows or MacOS
Upgrade Windows or MacOS
Overheating
Upgrade memory
Upgrade storage
Install new battery
Cleaning and repasting
This fee does not include shipping your computer to our repair center and any parts required to repair your computer. It also doesn’t include repairing the motherboard or what is commonly called board level repair. The board level repair is when we need to use a soldering iron or a hot air rework station. We will never do any repairs that aren't authorized by you.
You pay to mail your computer to us.
Once received, we diagnose problems (if needed) and contact you to authorize the service. (You decide how we contact you: phone call, text message, or email)
We service the computer once we receive approval from you.
Once we're done working on your computer, we clean your computer.
You pay after everything is completed.
Finally, we ship the repaired computer back to you.
General Repair Questions
Our specialty is gaming laptops, but we'll fix all computers.
Yes, we do and we have many years of experience working on all Apple computers. Our owner used to run one of the largest Apple Authorized Service Providers.
No, we will not.
Excluding shipping of the computer, our normal time estimate is 1 to 3 business days. It really depends on what needs to be done and if we need parts. We will let you know once we've had a chance to check out your computer. If it's strictly a software fix, it's normally a 24 hour turnaround. In and out.
It is possible to pay for quicker service. It depends on what needs to be done. We can talk or chat about it after we've received your computer. You can also chose to pay for expedited shipping of the repaired computer back to you.
Then you would only pay our diagnosis fee and we would ship the un-repaired computer back to you. We may offer to purchase your computer from you to use as spare parts.
Your Data
You are. GG Repair LLC is not responsible for your data. Be sure to back up your data before you send your computer to us for repair. We will never delete your data on purpose, but storage fails all the time and we cannot be held responsible for any data loss.
Microsoft OneDrive for Windows users and Apple iCloud for MacOS users seem to be very popular choices. However, we cannot and will not make backup recommendations.
Shipping
The normal process is you pay to ship the computer to us and we pay to ship the repaired computer to you. We do not ship unrepaired computers for free.
If you don't want to worry about packing your computer, you can bring your computer to a shipping store and pay them to safely package it and ship it to us.
Yes, you should insure your computer shipment. We pay to insure your computer when we pay for the shipping.
Not at this time.
New Hardware Installation
Absolutely.
Yes. You can buy the hardware and ship it with your computer for us to install or we can buy it here.
Usernames and Passwords
We only want your username and password if you want us to fix, install, or configure the operating system (Windows or Mac) on your computer. Do not send your username and password on a piece of paper along with your computer.
If you have one set, then we require it to configure and control the hardware and boot process on your computer.
A BIOS password is a security feature that restricts access to a computer's BIOS settings. A BIOS controls hardware configurations and the boot process outside of the operating system.
Most people do not have a BIOS password set and have no need to set one. Company laptops may have a BIOS password set.