Computer hardware help?

[contradictacat.livejournal.com]

I've finally decided to get my laptop fixed, so who can you recommend for fixing a almost 6-year-old laptop (IBM T40) with a 'fan error'? I've heard good things about Microcenter...any corroborating stories? Any other suggestions? Thanks!

T-accessible is nice, but not 100% necessary (as in Microcenter is a little far, but not impossible).

Comments

[i-custard.livejournal.com]

Also, I know this may be obvious but it didn't occur to me at my last job until I was telling a coworker about my broken laptop. If you work in an office with IT support, they may look at your computer for free to tell you what is wrong with it.

[jamiesquared.livejournal.com]

I just did that. My moms computer got a terrible virus and we almost lost all the photos. I took the hard drive into work and the IT people got all the images for me.