Picture this: you’re mid-game, thunder cracks, the lights flicker, and your console shuts off. When everything comes back on, your PS5 or Xbox still powers up… but your TV stubbornly says “No Signal.” The villain here? Not your TV. Not your cable. It could be the power surge, and yes—your HDMI port might have taken […]
Your PlayStation 5 is glowing proudly with that little white light… but nothing else happens. No picture, no menu, no controller sync. Just a console that looks alive but won’t play ball. Around Barrie, we see this problem all the time, and gamers call it by its unofficial name: the White Light of Death. So, […]
Your Xbox Series X used to be the king of your living room. Now it’s… moody. You hit power and nothing happens.Or it boots, but your TV says, “No signal, bud.”Or it sounds like it’s trying to launch a rocket every time you load Warzone. Congratulations: you’re officially in Xbox repair territory.The good news? OneUpFix […]
You go to dock your Nintendo Switch and… nothing.Black screen. No light. No juice. No joy. You try plugging it in directly. It blinks, then dies.You switch chargers. You swear a little.You Google “is my Switch dead or just dramatic?” And here you are. Welcome. You’ve found Barrie’s go-to Nintendo Switch repair nerds. The OneUpFix […]
When Jason walked into our shop, he looked like he hadn’t slept in 3 days. And honestly? He probably hadn’t.Because his kid’s Nintendo Switch — the Holy Grail of peace and silence in the house — had suddenly stopped charging. No lights. No beeps. No charge icon. Just a dead screen and pure panic.Jason Googled […]
You know that sound your PS5 makes right before it dies? Kind of like a jet engine trying to lift off… then choking on its own ambition? Yeah. We fix that. Also: no signal. Random shutdowns. Overheating tantrums. HDMI ports that got yeeted by your toddler or your roommate’s “gentle” unplugging. (He’s not gentle. He’s […]
Because nothing says ‘rage quit’ like a frozen loading screen. Picture this: You’re on the brink of defeating the final boss, your thumbs are sweating, your heart’s racing, and then—poof—your PlayStation decides it’s the perfect time for a nap. Classic. But fear not, fellow gamer! If you’re in Barrie and your console’s acting more dramatic […]
It’s every gamer’s nightmare: one moment you’re battling bosses or racing through virtual worlds, and the next — boom— a power flicker or surge leaves your gaming console completely unresponsive. If a recent power surge or outage has seemingly killed your console, take a deep breath. We know how frustrating and panic-inducing this can be. The good news is, there are some […]