Diagnostics & troubleshooting
Slow, crashing, won't boot, acting strange? I find the actual cause and tell you straight whether the machine is worth fixing.
Sacramento area · on-site & remote
Computer repair, done properly.
Laptops and desktops, Windows and Mac, for homes and small businesses across the Sacramento area. I diagnose the real problem, quote a fixed price before touching anything, and explain it in plain English — no jargon, no upsell, no mystery invoice.
A fixed quote, up front
You approve the price before any work starts. Nothing gets added along the way.
A real person, same day
No call centre and no ticket queue — you're talking to the person who does the work.
On-site or remote
I come to you around Sacramento, or fix it over a screen share when that's faster.
Your data stays yours
No snooping, no copies kept, no accounts touched beyond what the repair needs.
What I fix
Most everyday computer problems, start to finish.
Windows and Mac alike, from a laptop that won't boot to a small office that needs its machines set up the same way twice. If your problem isn't on this list, ask anyway — you'll get an honest answer about whether I'm the right person for it.
Setup & data transfer
A new computer set up the way you want it, with files, apps, printers, and accounts moved over cleanly from the old one.
SSD & memory upgrades
A solid-state drive or a RAM upgrade is often the difference between buying a new machine and keeping a fast one.
Performance cleanup
Clearing the bloatware, startup clutter, and thermal dust that pile up over the years and grind a computer to a crawl.
Virus & malware removal
Pop-ups, browser hijacks, fake warnings, and tech-support scams cleaned out — then hardened so it doesn't happen again.
Backups & data safety
A backup that actually restores, set up once and left running, so the next failure costs you an afternoon instead of ten years of photos.
Wi-Fi, printers & networks
Dropouts, dead spots, a printer that stopped talking to the laptop, a router nobody has touched since it was installed.
Small business IT help
Workstation setup, shared drives, email and account problems, and repeatable checklists so the next hire takes an hour, not a day.
Windows laptops & desktops
MacBook, iMac & Mac mini
Custom-built and gaming PCs
Printers, routers & home networks
Sound familiar?
What your computer is probably telling you.
Most machines fail in a handful of recognisable ways. Here's what these symptoms usually mean — and none of them automatically mean you need a new computer.
“It takes five minutes to start up”
Usually a tired mechanical hard drive or years of startup clutter. An SSD swap is the single biggest speed change most older machines can get.
“The screen stays black”
Could be power, the display, the RAM, or the board — and those are very different repairs. The diagnostic tells us which before you spend anything.
“Blue screens or random restarts”
Most often a driver, a failing memory stick, or overheating. Rarely the death sentence people assume it is.
“Pop-ups and fake virus warnings”
Adware or a hijacked browser, sometimes a scam that has already asked for remote access. Worth handling quickly.
“The fan runs like a jet engine”
Dust, dried-out thermal paste, or one runaway process cooking the CPU. Cheap to fix now, expensive to ignore.
“Wi-Fi keeps dropping”
Adapter, driver, router placement, or a congested channel. All four are testable in a few minutes.
“I spilled something on it”
Power it off, don't charge it, don't try to dry it with heat. Time matters more here than anything else — get in touch the same day.
“I think I've lost my files”
Stop using the drive. Every extra write lowers the odds of getting the data back. Bring it in before trying recovery tools.
How it works
Four steps, no surprises.
01
Tell me what's wrong
Call, text, email, or Telegram with the device, the symptom, and your part of town. You get a reply the same or next day.
02
Diagnose properly
On-site where it helps, remote where it's faster. I find the real cause instead of guessing at parts.
03
Fixed quote, your call
You get a straight explanation and a fixed price before any work starts — including when the honest answer is that it isn't worth repairing.
04
Fixed and explained
The work gets done, then I walk you through what happened in plain English, so you're not back in the same spot next month.
What I don't take on
Better to know before you drive over. These jobs need a specialist, and I'll say so during the diagnostic and point you to one:
- Board-level micro-soldering and chip replacement
- Phone and tablet screen replacement
- Clean-room recovery from physically destroyed drives
- Opening a machine that's still under a warranty the repair would void
Payment
Pay by card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay.
You'll know the price for the fix before the repair starts, and the payment itself takes about thirty seconds — from a link, or straight from your phone on the spot.
Paying is the easy part
Once the work is done and you're happy with it, pay online by card in about thirty seconds. Checkout is hosted by Stripe, so your card details go straight to them — they never touch this site, and I never see or store your number.
Cards accepted
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
Tap to pay
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
Apple Pay and Google Pay appear automatically at checkout on a device that supports them.
You'll always know the price for the fix before the work starts — and you only pay for the fix if you decide to go ahead.
Pay for a repairSecure checkout by Stripe
Service area
Find your city.
If you searched for computer repair near me and you're anywhere in the Sacramento region, this is within range. Each city page covers the neighborhoods served there and the problems that come up most locally.
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Computer repair Sacramento
The whole city, from Downtown and Midtown to Land Park, Natomas, and Arden-Arcade.
Open page02Computer repair Elk Grove
Family machines, school laptops, gaming PCs, and home offices across Laguna and Franklin.
Open page03Computer repair Roseville
Patient, jargon-free help for Placer County households — plus scam cleanup and home offices.
Open page04Computer repair Folsom
Custom builds, multi-monitor setups, NAS and backup work for a tech-heavy town.
Open page05Computer repair Citrus Heights
Older machines, scam cleanup, and a straight answer on whether a repair is worth paying for.
Open page06Computer repair Rancho Cordova
Home offices, small shops, and the machines a one-person business actually runs on.
Open page07Computer repair West Sacramento
Ten minutes across the river — the fastest area to reach for a same-day look.
Open page08Computer repair El Dorado Hills
Large homes, whole-house Wi-Fi, and home offices for the Highway 50 commute.
Open pageCarmichael, Fair Oaks, Orangevale, Granite Bay, Rocklin, Antelope and Davis fall on the same routes without a page of their own. Outside all of that? Remote sessions handle most software, malware, email, printer, and setup problems wherever you are.
Questions
The things people ask before they call.
Which areas do you cover?
Sacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, Folsom, Citrus Heights, Rancho Cordova, West Sacramento and El Dorado Hills each have their own page, covering the neighborhoods served there and the problems that come up most locally. Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Orangevale, Granite Bay, Rocklin, Antelope and Davis are reached on the same routes without a page of their own. Software problems can usually be handled remotely anywhere.
How much does a computer repair cost?
Every job is quoted individually, because a five-minute driver fix and a drive replacement are not the same work. You get a fixed price for the fix before the repair starts, and it only goes ahead once you approve it. Send a short description of the problem and you'll get a straight answer on what it would take.
What payment methods do you accept?
Card payments online through Stripe — Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover — plus Apple Pay and Google Pay on devices that support them. There's no deposit to book, and card details go straight to Stripe: ArtJeck never sees or stores your card number.
Do you come to my home or office?
Yes, on-site around the Sacramento area for anything hands-on: hardware, upgrades, printers, Wi-Fi, or a new machine that needs setting up. For software issues a remote screen-share session is usually faster and gets you working the same day.
How long does a repair usually take?
Most software problems — cleanup, malware, setup, migration — are same-day. Hardware jobs depend on the part: an SSD or memory upgrade is normally quick, while an unusual part for an older machine can add a day or two while it's sourced. You'll be told which situation you're in when you get the quote.
Can you save my files first?
Yes, and it's the default. If the drive is healthy enough to read, your data gets copied off before any repair work begins. If you think a drive is already failing, stop using the computer and get in touch — continuing to use it lowers the chances of a full recovery.
Do you work on Macs as well as Windows PCs?
Both. Windows laptops and desktops, MacBooks, iMacs, Mac minis, and custom-built PCs. The approach is the same either way: diagnose first, explain the options, then fix what's actually worth fixing.
Do you offer remote computer support?
Yes. Slow machines, malware, printer and email trouble, updates, account lockouts and software setup can usually be sorted over a screen share, with you watching the whole time. Remote sessions are available beyond Sacramento.
Can you help a small business with its computers?
Yes. Typical small business work includes workstation setup, shared drives and file access, backups that actually restore, email and browser problems, basic network troubleshooting, and written setup checklists so onboarding the next person is quick.
Is there anything you don't repair?
Yes, and it's better to say so up front: no board-level micro-soldering, no phone or tablet screen replacement, and no clean-room recovery from physically destroyed drives. If that's what your machine needs, I'll identify it during the diagnostic and point you to someone who does that work.
What should I include when I get in touch?
The device and rough age, the operating system if you know it, what the machine is doing, the exact error message if there is one, what changed just before it started, your part of the Sacramento area, and whether files need saving before any repair work.
Got a computer that needs a look?
Tell me what it's doing and where you are in Sacramento. You'll get a real answer from the person who'd do the work — not a call centre, not a queue, not hold music.
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