Laptop Care
08 Aug 2026
Xigox Team
Your laptop rarely dies without warning. In 15 years of repairs at our Virar workshop, almost every dead laptop we open showed weeks of ignored symptoms.
1. It gets hot enough to be uncomfortable Dust-clogged fans and dried thermal paste push internal temperatures above 90°C. Sustained heat kills the GPU and motherboard. A ₹499 internal cleaning can prevent a ₹5,000 board repair.
2. Random shutdowns or restarts This is thermal protection or a failing power circuit. Do not ignore it — back up your data immediately and get the machine diagnosed.
3. Boot time above 2 minutes Usually a dying hard disk. Check the disk health first; upgrading to an SSD (₹1,499 onwards) usually solves it and makes the laptop 5x faster.
4. Loud fan or grinding noise Fan bearings wear out. A noisy fan cools poorly and stresses everything else. Replacement costs ₹600–₹1,500.
5. Battery percentage jumps If your battery jumps from 40% to 10%, the cells are failing. Swollen batteries can damage the touchpad and body — replace them early.
Bottom line: any of these symptoms costs a few hundred rupees to fix today, and thousands if ignored. Free diagnosis at our Virar West shop — call 7499761196.