A workstation is the machine a designer, engineer or editor does their income on, so the cost of it being down is higher than the cost of the repair. Faults tend to arrive under load, when the GPU, the power supply and the cooling are working hardest, and the useful skill is telling those apart quickly.
Blue Apple repairs workstations in Amsterdam. The workstations page lists the brands we work with, what typical repairs cost and how to send us a request.
What usually goes wrong with workstations
- Will not power on. A workstation that is dead, or powers on and off in a loop, points at the power supply or the mainboard, sometimes a failed component that shorted.
- No display or GPU artefacts. No picture, a screen that flickers, or coloured blocks and lines on screen under load: usually the graphics card, its power connection or its cooling.
- Shuts down or restarts under load. A power supply that cannot deliver the peak current, a CPU or GPU that overheats, or a failing memory module.
- Overheating or fan failure. Fans that run flat out, a machine that throttles, or temperatures that climb after a few minutes.
- Drive not detected, or memory errors. A drive that disappears from the system, or errors and crashes that trace back to a memory module.
Brands and models we look at
These are the workstation brands we list, and some of the models with their own pages, each with an estimate of what a typical repair costs.
Brands: Dell Precision, HP Z Workstations, Lenovo ThinkStation, ASUS ProArt, MSI, Gigabyte AORUS, Corsair, Origin PC, Puget Systems, Apple Mac Pro, Intel NUC, Zotac ZBOX.
Popular models: Dell Precision 3680 Tower, Dell Precision 5860 Tower, Dell Precision 7960 Tower, HP Z2 Tower G9, HP Z4 G5, HP Z8 Fury G5, Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tower, Lenovo ThinkStation P5.
Repair or replace?
A workstation is usually worth repairing: a power supply, a graphics card or a mainboard costs less than replacing the whole machine, and your configuration and licences stay as they are. We tell you after the diagnosis which part has failed and what a repair costs.
Looking after your workstation
- Clean the dust filters and fans. Dust is the cause of most overheating.
- Do not run the power supply at its limit. Add up the power draw before adding a second GPU.
- Keep a backup. A failing drive or board does not warn you.
How a repair works at Blue Apple
The prices for these devices are estimates until we have seen them. Send a request with the model and what is wrong, and we tell you what a repair is likely to cost and how to get the device to us. The final price is confirmed in writing after the diagnosis, before any work starts. You can use the custom repair form, or call 020 239 11 93.
Common questions
Do you repair GPU workstations?
Yes, including AI and rendering machines. Describe the fault in a request and we tell you what is possible.
Which workstation brands do you work with?
Dell Precision, HP Z, Lenovo ThinkStation, ASUS ProArt, MSI, Puget Systems and more, on the workstation page.
In short
Power supplies, graphics cards, cooling and mainboards are what fail on a workstation, and the diagnosis tells you which one yours is. See the workstations page for the models and repairs, or send us a request. You will find us at Rijnstraat 76-H in Amsterdam, and you can call 020 239 11 93 with a question first.
