CompuTechs+ of Minneapolis now offers PS3 repair – Whether you have a red lights flashing problem with your Playstation 3, if your PS3 will not power up, the PS3 fan no longer spins/cools, PS3 does not detect the Hard Drive, Information Board freezes Playstation games, red ring of death (RRD), or if the PS3 cannot read BluRay discs or play games, we can help.

We are offering a flat-rate of $119.99 for all issues above – That price includes all labor needed to repair your PS3, and depending on your location may include a free pickup and dropoff. If your PS3 needs parts, we will contact you to discuss their cost (we sell all of our PS3 parts @ cost, fyi) – If you determine that for any reason you’d like to not complete repair of your PS3 (parts too expensive, etc.), the only charge you will incur is our $39.99 diagnostic charge, which is $0 if you drop the Sony Playstation 3 off with us.

So, what does onyx do for your computer or laptop? Onyx is pretty simple yet versatile. It has automated tasks built into the computer software, but you can also add custom tasks if you later decide. For this exercise, we will be limiting our tutorial to only one function of Onyx, the rest you use at your own risk.

How to use Onyx for Mac

1. Download Onyx for Apple Computers
2. Install Onyx
3. Open the Disk Utility (Go → Utilities → Disk Utility), and repair permissions
4. After repairing the permissions,Run Onyx (You may be asked for your password)
5. Next, you will get the S.M.A.R.T status check, this is normal – As well is the Startup Volume Verification.
6. Click the Cleaning button on the Onyx dashboard, and next click Execute
7. Finally, repair your permissions again, and reboot the computer
   

After rebooting with Onyx, do yourself a favor and run the Disk Utility again & repair the permissions again. Then run the Apple Software Update (Apple → Software Update → Select Your Updates, I recommend updating everything). Reboot again, and once again, repair permissions. Then again, check for more updates. Then run the disk util……you get the picture: Repair Permissions →  Software Update → Repair Permissions…..

Well there you have it, a faster mac with more security, and better functionality.

So, your computer monitor is really dark or faint, and changing the brightness (using the ‘Fn’ key, for example) isn’t working. Now what to do? Simple. If you have a multimeter with a KHz option, use that to test the inverter. A cheap multimeter will register the KHz differently; if your multimeter KHz option only goes up to 20KHz, you may get a ’1′ as the result. This means the reading was ‘off the charts’…too high for the cheap multimeter to register the proper KHz. If you are looking for a good multimeter, consider the Fluke 110 true RMS meter, as its KHz rating goes up to 50KHz. The reason we want to test the inverter first is because the cost of inverters is low, so we can rule the inverter defective or not before moving on to the pricey LCD or backlight repair.

Take your multimeter, and set it to the KHz notch on the dial. Now, with the computer on, put the multimeter tips close to where the inverter would be (usually towards the bottom of the LCD housing), about a half-inch apart.