New Members - please post your introductions here

[deadrel]

I'm a new member here, eager to dive into the world of BIOS programming and editing. With a background in IT, I've handled various hardware and software projects, and I'm looking to deepen my knowledge in BIOS technologies. I'm particularly interested in BIOS customization, security features, and performance optimization.

I'm here to learn from the community, share my insights, and contribute to discussions and projects. Looking forward to exchanging ideas and growing with all of you in this specialized field!

[Investorinno]

am from nigeria i need heip on how to autopatch lenovo bios file pls

[aiuole]

Hello, world! I'm here trying to fix my old laptop mother board.
Peace from Italy

[coolfever]

Hello everyone.

I have finally began a journey to learn about electrics and fix.

Hope to give advice in time to come.

From US.

[cope]

Hello all!

A little about me: I have been interested in computers most of my life. I started with a 286 packard bell back in the 80s (just playing games and such as a kid). My first computer build was when the first Pentium processor was released with a 210MB hard drive (which was MASSIVE at the time). I currently work in IT as a software developer/database administrator. My first job involved some soldering of electronic components (a year or two of experience) so I'm at least somewhat comfortable with a soldering iron. I am not an electrical engineer by any stretch of the imagination, but I love to learn!

I am here seeking help repairing a laptop motherboard issue. I have been troubleshooting a no power problem for the last couple months (between full-time work and kids my time is stretched) and I have made great progress and learned a ton in the process. At this point I have it where the machine will start up and everything works and boots into windows, but the battery is not charging. I am happy with the progress that I've made but I am hoping to get some more help troubleshooting the BQ chip. But, I'll take that to the laptop repair section! Glad to meet everyone!

[Alexgreis]

As this is a brand new forum, I thought I'd open up a thread to encourage new members to introduce themselves a bit.. now hey.. let's not get too personal.. ok ?

And if you wouldn't mind to keep this thread "clean" let's try to keep the the chitchat (i.e. even the welcome to the board replies) to a minimum or this thread may get to 100 pages fast

So I'll start things off :

My name is petabyte and I'm a forum junkie. :oops: I've been off the wagon for a number of years and countless times I've tried to stop but it's useless.. I need to feed my learning addiction.. :!:

Now just a bit about me.. I'm a fairly secretive guy in terms of privacy on the net.. especially when the things you write are visable to anyone with a net connection. But I love to share the info and knowledge I have, so that's why I'm here, to share and learn.

my formal education is that of an electronic engineer and I held a field service position with a firm for over 20 years.. that job is gone now along with company car and laptop <cry> oh well..
So needless to say (but i will) I've always tinkered with things.. yes, a hacker.. (too bad that term lost it's orignal meaning) a hardware hacker mostly.. hacking fixes in whatever I find that breaks.. (except for cars, I have friends for that) I got started a little late into the computers, my first box was an ibm pc-xt with a whopping 10meg HD,blazing fast 4.66mhz 8086 processor, 640k mem running dos 3.3.. man was I cool back then.. :roll: nevermind..

so these days, I'm forced to be a software guy as well.. as I fix pc's for friends and that usually means cleaning virus/trojan/adware and reinstalling OS's.. yeah hardware breaks but not that often :cry: so as a result, I keep up on my software knowledge by visting a few security forums.. and trolling around a few hardware forums as well.

now I found this place from a thread at motherboards.org/forums
where I've been hanging out lately.. it's a nice friendly place with some pretty smart people.. mostly, of course, it's about mobo's.. So this person mentioned badcaps.net and I recalled reading articles a year or so ago about the faulty caps and was curious as to what you guys were up to.. and I said "w00t.. they have a forum"..

and so now.. you're stuck with me :P

so what's your story ? come on.. give it up..

Hi everyone. My name is Alexandre and I fix computers and laptops. Its a pleasure to be with you. I am from Brazil. Thank you.

[nc3000]

I´m a quadriplegic and from Portugal work as a informatic and lab.
Thanks to all.

[SHAKAMUTA]

Hello everyone,

so good to be part of the electric city, i hope to improve my electronics skill even more.
originally Zambian but based in Cape town, South Africa.
nice meeting you all and stay blessed with abundant knowledge.

thank you

[SA Tech]

Hi all,

I'm really excited to learn and dive into the world of tech.
I've always been a bit of a tinker, if something breaks I'd like to fix it myself.
For a while now I've found myself gravitate towards all things tech. So I started fixing my own and friends and families devices, the excitement and joy on their faces when I give them back their devices is priceless😬

I'm from the South of the world in Africa. FYI we don't live in a jungle down here we got some sky scrapers too😂😂😂

[DoctorJO]

Hello BadCaps.net community,

My name is Jan

I'm thrilled to join this forum! I'm a Linux engineer deeply passionate about open-source technology and armed with solid soldering skills. Over the years, I've delved into various Linux distributions, mastering system administration, networking
I'm here to engage, learn, and contribute. Whether it's sharing Linux insights or soldering tips, I'm committed to building a supportive community. Excited to connect and collaborate!

Amersfoort - Netherlands

[Zartech97]

Hello, im new in this repairing things, just starting to successfully repair some laptop but having trouble getting schematics and bios file, i hope you guys can help me learn more in this industry and i hope i can be a help to you guys too.

[julioam]

Hello

Im julioam from Mex. Im here to try to help AND get advise to repair muy insignia TV. I have a background on electronics engineering.

And also i am starting this hobby to repair
any electronic equipment

Thx

[Jeddurk]

I go by Jed, I do electronics repair and a lot of DIY projects as a hobby and to make extra income. I find these sites priceless and a very useful resource. Glad to be a part of the community!

[Keralis Wincek]

Hello

Just here for the brain itch, have a dead laptop motherboard that I'm attempting to diagnose for fun.

Cheers

[ITWizzard22]

Name: Lachlan
Age: 20

I am an IT Technician who regularly tries to learn new things to improve my knowledge on hardware and software.

Grew up with Dad taking home computers that were broken from his school and I fixed them. This is now my job. I also enjoy doing mods to consoles and things like that in my spare time.

[Christian Macaraeg]

Hi everyone im ITfrom the philippines thank you

[Anucha Prathumwan]

Hello everyone am from thailand thank you.

[WosWasI]

I messed up a Lenovo M910X X-D

[Fragout]

Hello, new member here from Malaysia, getting into repair work and looking to gain some knowledge from fellow veterans.

[Media Markt Nascente]

HI, im Jose from Portugal, me and my colegue we work on media markt and we usually use this forum as a second guess for our work, we are very pleased with this Forum, and we hope that it lasts for a long time.