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November 27, 2020 By Nate Forant

Senior Citizen and Military Discounts Available

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We’re so pleased to be a part of this community. We’re offering 10% discounts for senior citizens and military service members, so if you’ve been on the fence about getting some work done on your computer or updating the network in your office, there couldn’t be a better time. Give us a call.

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Want one of our postcards to keep on-hand? Just drop us an email with your info and we’ll mail one out to you!

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April 1, 2020 By Nate Forant

Remote Services Now Available

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Due to COVID-19, we are now offering remote services. Our remote services can cover most software issues. Our office will follow all NC.gov recommendations and safety protocols suggested for business until further notice.  While still following CDC and the state of NC safety protocols, you can receive remote support through us by clicking here.

Fill out the contact form below and we will get back to you within 24 hours.  You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram all @sobxtech to make appointments.

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July 9, 2019 By Nate Forant

Notary Public Services Available at SOBX Tech

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Did you know that SOBX Tech is a Notary Public in Carteret County? Are you a real-estate agent, doctor,  or just need something notarized?

Authorized Notary Public Duties

  • take acknowledgments
  • administer oaths and affirmations
  • take verifications and proofs

As a Notary Public, we are here to help you with any of your documents that you need notarized. A commissioned Notary in North Carolina, we don’t extend outside the boundaries of the state. Any Notarial Act pursuant to an NC notary commission fully completed in North Carolina and in compliance state law. Many of the notarial certificate forms included provide a place for the notary’s printed or typed name beneath his/her signature.

Information about notaries in North Carolina 

Give us a call at (252) 285-9592 and let us know what you need to be done. We are available during regular business hours Monday-Friday 9am-5pm and appointments only on Saturdays.

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March 1, 2014 By Nate Forant

Inside a Hard Drive Replacement

Have you ever had a desktop or laptop hard drive fail on you? At SOBXTech, we can’t stress enough about backing up your computers at least once a week. We have listed the steps to replace a hard drive. We thought it might be interesting to show a few pictures from a recent hard drive replacement job we handled. This laptop was missing its battery, A/C adapter, and needed an operating system installed.

There are some steps before you make a decision about replacing your hard drive.

  • If your hard drive is still working, make sure that you make a recovery disk or image by using backup or recovery software.
  • Obtain a new hard drive– Make sure you purchase the right type of hard drive for your computer.
  • Hard drives come with either SATA (Serial ATA) or IDE data/power connectors. Hard drives may either come in a 2.5 inch for laptops or a 3.5 inch for desktops.
  • Take precautions when touching electronic components. Improper handling of electronic components can cause damage to computer parts. To avoid this, you must ground yourself when operating inside your computer by using an anti-static wrist strap.
  • Opening the computer case- To open a desktop case, you need to remove the screws and slide the panel off. To get to the hard drive of a laptop, simply turn your computer over and remove the screws. Then take the cover off.
  • Locate the existing hard drive. Most computers will have the hard drive screwed within a cage inside the computer case. For desktops, identify the data and the power connectors and disconnect them.

To put the new one in, just reverse the steps.

We thought it might be interesting to show a few pictures from a recent hard drive replacement job we handled.  This laptop was missing its battery, A/C adapter, and needed an operating system installed.

Inside the Hard drive compartment

Here’s A Peek Inside a Laptop Compartment

After opening up the laptop, we did a quick assessment and diagnosis. At the completion of the diagnosis, we had to replace the battery, A/C adapter and it needed a new 500 GB hard drive. We went ahead and made the necessary calls to get the replacement recovery software from the manufacturer.

Removal of laptop Hard drive

Closer look at the laptop hard drive

Factory Image Recovery Preparations

Have you thought about upgrading your operating system, more storage space or more memory?  Do you have questions about upgrading?

Not sure what operating system you should have. Don’t hesitate to give us a call at 252-285-9592 or find us on social media @sobxtech.

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