Emachine E520 - Very Slow and overheating

After much research I note that the emachine is prone to over heating.  But this machine I am working on right now is a complicated one.  Not only does the machine over heat it appears very very slow.  I performed the following :

Format hard drive and installed Windows 7
Format hard drive and installed Vista Premium
Reseated and applied new thermal paste to CPU and GPU

Both operating systems were very very slow and kept crashing.  Running CRCDISK on reboot the machine hangs at 13% every time so it's pointing to a hard drive issue.

I am just installing an old 80GB hard drive I had laying around, installing Win 7.

iphone 3gs downgraded and unlocked

Over the weekend I was working on an iphone 3gs which was running ios 5.0.1.  I installed the ipad baseband to unlock by after installing Ultrasn0w I was stuck with no signal or no service.  I tried everything, including installing the ultrasn0w patch but still nothing.  I jailbroke and unlocked the phone several times and flashed the baseband several times but I just could not get past the no service message.

So I stitched the saved SHSH blob for 4.1 which I had (stitched using latest version of Redsn0w) and took the phone back to ios 4.1.  I then jailbroke the phone and successfully unlocked it, now we have a signal, yipee!

The ongoing problems with a the 3gs 5.0.1 unlock with no service is well documented but nobody seems to have come up with a definitive answer to the problem yet!  So for anyone still having ios 5.0.1 no service, my definitive answer is to roll the firmware back to ios 4.1 and then jailbreak and unlock.

NEWS FLASH - unlock for iphone 4s is coming soon

Full storey here http://unlockboot.com/2012/02/applenberry-reported-new-progress-for.html

A new record of 5 iphones unlocked today!

A new personal best, 5 phones unlocked today.  2 x 3g's and 3x 3gs.  All jailbroken and unlocked to any network.  If you want to unleash the power of your iphone get it jailbroken today!  Send me a message on Facebook for more information (link at the top of this page)

Orange Sydney Phones Unlocked to any network

At the weekend I completed the unlocking of 6 Orange Sydney smart phones.  Nice little handset with touch screen originally locked to Orange.  Successfully unlocked to any network.  Please contact me via Facebook if you would like your Orange Sydney smart phone unlocked to any network, usually same day turn around.

Wadebridge and Bodmin Mobile Phone Unlocking Service

All types of handsets unlocked so you can use your phone on any network (including pay as you go sims).  iphone specialist, 3g, 3gs and iphone 4 jailbreaks and unlocks available.

I also undertake screen replacements, general fault diagnosis, no wifi problems, replacement batteries and more.  Please contact me via my Facebook page (link at the very top of this page).

HTC Wildfire S screen replacement

Over the next few days I will working on a HTC Wildfire S screen and digitizer replacement, will post pictures.

iphone 3gs battery wont charge and keeps switching on and off

This is a different 3gs to the one described earlier today.  I attempted a restore in itunes and got error 29, which is usually a battery issue or hardware.  I swapped the battery with two different batteries (when I say different I mean the APN number was different) but I have a 3gs that boots to ios then switches off.

Plugged in to the mains charger the phone reports that the battery is charging but it isn't!

I am now looking closely for any damage to the logic board.

*Update* iPhone 3gs running ios 5.0.1 unlocked NO SIGNAL

Ok now fixed the problem with the help of this page :

http://cydiahelp.com/unlock-iphone-4-iphone-3gs-on-ios-5.0.1-with-ultrasn0w-fixer/

new 3gs is unlocked and working fine now.

Apple iphone 3gs on 5.0.1 firmware with 05.12.01 Baseband no signal

Ok this one had me seriously stuck last night and pretty much all day yesterday.  It was a 3gs 16gb which I had rebuilt from scratch, new rear case, new front screen assembly, new battry and new power ribbon flex.  It was originally running ios 3.1.3 on baseband 05.12.01.  So I downloaded original IOS 5.0.1 and used latest version of Redsn0w to jailbreak the device.  It went well, no problems.  The I used Ultrasn0w within Cydia to unlock the phone.  And that was when the issue started, the phone would recognise my sim card but would keep loosing the signal every 10-20 seconds!  I re-jailbroke, resinstalled ultrasn0w, reinstalled mobile substrate, everything and nothing worked.

I did seriously contemplate installing the ipad baseband but thankfully decided not to, heed the warning on Redsn0w about your serial number and installing ipad baseband.

Anyway eventually I went back to the good old faithful Sn0wbreeze (latest version) and although it does keep my signal for longer, I do still keep loosing the signal from time to time.

The problem has been a real difficult one to conquer, but I will spend today working on it to try and fix.  I will post my progress here later :(

Professional iphone unlocking service in Bodmin, Wadebridge and surrounding areas

I have been jailbreaking, unlocking and generally hacking iphones for a number of years now (since the first generation iphone).  If you live in and around the Bodmin / Wadebridge area I operate a fast 24 hour iphone unlock service.  Most iphones can be unlocked to any network (apart from iphone 4's running ios 5.0.1).  Fully insured, guaranteed service and cheapest in Cornwall.  If you want to talk to me about releasing your iphone from the restrictions Apple place on your lovely device, let me know by sending me a message through my facebook page (link at the very top of this page).

Do you have an old laptop or desktop PC? Perhaps a broken laptop you want to sell?

I am looking for any broken or old laptops and PC's in the Wadebridge / Bodmin area.  If you have an old laptop that isn't working or an old desktop PC you want to sell please get in touch.  Please contact me through my facebook page (link at the very top of this page), just send me a message.

The First Pink iphone 3g 16GB

I have been working hard to build, from scratch an all pink Apple iphone 3g with 16GB memory.  I have bought an original OEM Apple pink rear housing and a brand new white front assembly.  I intend to sell the phone with a brand new pink USB charger and pink headphones and the original 3g box.  I will post pictures when it's finished

Acer Aspire 5735 Laptop Repair

I am currently working on the above laptop.  Laptop has a virus and a very noisy fan.  Started work today by reinstalling Windows Vista using the recovery console.  To access the recovery console on an Acer 5735 first go in to the BIOS (F2 at start up) and ensure that recovery partition is enabled.

Now when you reboot you will see the option at the bottom of the screen to start recovery console.  Once started the machine reinstalls Vista from the built-in recovery partition (takes about an hour).

It took a little while to update all the hardware drivers, but the Acer has built-in driver update software so it automates the updating of drivers (takes about an hour).

Laptop and PC repairs in Wadebridge, Bodmin, Newquay

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.  My name is dave Gilmore and I am a self employed computer engineer with 15 years experience in repairing, building and managing PC's, networks and websites.

I also repair Apple iphones and ipods.  I often buy broken hardware, refurbish it and sell on ebay and Facebook.

I am the most cost effective PC repair / iphone repair solution in Wadebride and Bodmin as I work from home.  This means I do not have the expensive overheads of a shop or office, this of course means those massive savings are passed on to my customers.  The vast majority of repairs are undertaken and completed within a few days.

If you have a laptop that's running slow, a noisy PC fan or a broken iphone 3g screen, please contact me via my facebook page (link at the top of this page) or by calling me on 07523 770306