Service 01 / 06
Battery replacement
We test the old pack, fit a quality cell and calibrate it so the percentage tells the truth.
- Turnaround
- Same day
- Price
- From LKR —
A closed laptop rests in darkness, lit only along its edge. Its lid opens and the screen’s glow spills over the keyboard.
KERNEL Laptop Care & Supply
Every machine has a story. We keep it going.
Repairs, upgrades and quality-checked laptops in Colombo. Scroll to watch us work.
The screen flickers and glitches. The underside glows amber with heat and the fan spins hard.
Something is wrong
You know the feeling.
- It’s slow.
- It runs hot.
- The fan never stops.
- The battery is gone by lunch.
- The screen cracked.
- It won’t turn on.
Most of these are fixable. Usually faster, and for less, than you expect.
The laptop rolls over, the bottom cover lifts away and the machine separates into layers: bottom cover, battery, SSD, RAM, fan and heat pipes, motherboard, keyboard deck, hinge and display panel.
The teardown
We open it up.
Every laptop is a stack of parts that can be tested, repaired or replaced on their own. That is where we work.
The battery replacement part lifts forward out of the exploded laptop and is lit in cyan while the other parts dim.
The upgrades & data recovery part lifts forward out of the exploded laptop and is lit in cyan while the other parts dim.
Service 02 / 06
Upgrades & data recovery
Faster SSDs and more RAM, with your files moved across. Failing drive? We recover what can be recovered.
- Turnaround
- Same day · recovery 2–5 days
- Price
- From LKR —
The thermal clean & repaste part lifts forward out of the exploded laptop and is lit in cyan while the other parts dim.
Service 03 / 06
Thermal clean & repaste
Dust out, fan bearings checked, fresh thermal compound. Cooler, quieter, faster under load.
- Turnaround
- 2–4 hours
- Price
- From LKR —
The chip-level board repair part lifts forward out of the exploded laptop and is lit in cyan while the other parts dim.
Service 04 / 06
Chip-level board repair
No power, no display, shorted rails. We repair the faulty component instead of replacing the whole board.
- Turnaround
- 3–7 days
- Price
- Quote after diagnosis
The keyboard, trackpad & liquid damage part lifts forward out of the exploded laptop and is lit in cyan while the other parts dim.
Service 05 / 06
Keyboard, trackpad & liquid damage
Sticky or dead keys, unresponsive trackpads and spills. Bring it in powered off, as soon as you can.
- Turnaround
- 1–3 days
- Price
- From LKR —
The screen & hinge replacement part lifts forward out of the exploded laptop and is lit in cyan while the other parts dim.
Service 06 / 06
Screen & hinge replacement
Cracked panels, flicker, dead backlights and loose hinges, matched to your exact model.
- Turnaround
- 1–2 days with part in stock
- Price
- From LKR —
A scan line sweeps across the motherboard and its traces light up. One small component pulses red: the fault. It is replaced and turns cyan.
Diagnosis
We find the fault before we touch anything.
> scan board ............ ok> rail PP3V3 ............ 0.2 V> short located ......... C412> replace C412 .......... done> rail PP3V3 ............ 3.3 V
Free diagnosis
We find the cause first. No charge to look.
A quote before any work
You approve the price. Nothing happens without it.
Genuine parts
Matched to your exact model.
Warranty on repairs
Written on your receipt.
The parts fly back into place, the last screws settle, the laptop turns upright and boots to a clean desktop.
Reassembly
It’s ready.
Rebuilt, tested under load, cleaned. Cool, quiet and back to work.
The camera pulls back. The laptop now sits on a dark display plinth among several others from the shop’s stock.
The shelf
Laptops we’d trust ourselves.
6 laptops shown
The camera moves to the laptop’s screen, which shows the repair status timeline.
Track a repair
Where is my laptop?
Enter the ticket number from your receipt.
The laptop sits to the side, open and running.
Book a repair
Tell us what’s wrong.
It takes a minute. We’ll call to confirm, and diagnosis is free.
The lid closes gently and the logo on it glows.
Find us
Bring it in.
Walk in during opening hours, or book first and we’ll have a bench ready.
Hours
| Monday – Friday | 09:30 – 18:30 |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 10:00 – 16:00 |
| Sunday | Closed |