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Talk to an AdvisorHardware & Troubleshooting.
Six weeks in a real lab with real machines. By week three you've disassembled a desktop down to its motherboard and put it back together. By week six you can diagnose most common faults faster than the New Road repair shop and at half their price.
What this course actually teaches you.
The Hardware & Troubleshooting course at Digital School Nepal is unapologetically hands-on. We don't teach hardware from slides — we teach it from a workbench, with real desktops and laptops, real components, and real faults to diagnose. By the end of six weeks, you can open up almost any computer, identify what's wrong, and fix it (or know exactly what part needs replacing).
This is the most practical course we run. There are no shortcuts — you have to physically take things apart, identify components, swap them, and put everything back together. Most students arrive nervous about "breaking something" and leave wishing they had a broken laptop at home to practice on. It's the most satisfying course in our catalogue.
You will leave this course able to: assemble a desktop computer from individual components, install Windows from scratch on any machine, diagnose common laptop and desktop faults, replace RAM, storage, batteries, screens, and keyboards, troubleshoot startup problems, network issues, and overheating, set up a small office network, and have the practical skills to either fix family members' machines for free or start a small repair business.
Week by week.
Inside the machine.
- Computer architecture — CPU, RAM, motherboard, storage, power
- Identifying components — every part of a desktop and laptop
- Safety — anti-static precautions, careful disassembly habits
- Tools of the trade — screwdrivers, anti-static wrist strap, thermal paste
- Practical: take apart a desktop computer, identify every part
Assembly & building from scratch.
- Motherboard, CPU, and cooler installation
- RAM, storage (SSD, HDD), and graphics card
- Power supply — connections, wattage, safety
- Cable management — for cooling and looks
- Practical: build a complete working desktop from components
Operating systems & software setup.
- BIOS / UEFI — what they do, how to access, common settings
- Installing Windows from a USB drive
- Drivers — what they are, how to install correctly
- Essential software setup — antivirus, browsers, office, drivers
- Cloning drives — moving a system from HDD to SSD
Laptop service & common repairs.
- Laptop disassembly — every brand is different, the principles aren't
- Cleaning, repasting CPU, replacing fans
- RAM and SSD upgrades for older laptops
- Replacing batteries, keyboards, and screens
- Practical: full service of an old laptop — make it usable again
Diagnostics & troubleshooting.
- The diagnostic mindset — how to think about a fault
- Won't turn on, won't boot, overheating, slow performance
- Beep codes and POST diagnostics
- Reading and replacing failing components
- Practical: each student diagnoses 3 actual faulty machines
Networking & running a small repair shop.
- Network basics — router, switch, ethernet, Wi-Fi
- Setting up a small office network
- Printer setup, sharing, network printing
- Pricing common repairs in Nepal — what to charge
- Setting up a small repair business — workspace, tools, finding customers
This is the right course for you if…
- Aspiring computer technicians and IT support staff
- +2 IT students wanting practical, hands-on experience
- Small business owners wanting to maintain their own office computers
- Anyone planning to start a small computer repair shop
- Career switchers from non-technical fields who like working with their hands
- Tech-curious adults tired of paying repair shops for what they could fix
What you need before joining.
- Basic computer use — comfortable using Windows
- No prior hardware experience required
- Steady hands and patience for small components
- Comfort working with tools and small parts
Taught by a working professional, not a hobbyist.
Suresh ran his own computer repair shop in Boudha for eleven years before joining Digital School Nepal as lead hardware instructor. He's serviced — he estimates — somewhere over 4,000 machines in his career, and has opinions about every brand of laptop sold in Nepal. He holds a Diploma in Computer Engineering and is CompTIA A+ certified.
His teaching style is direct and unsentimental. "There's no theory in this course that you can't see with your hands. If you understand it, you can do it. If you can't do it, you don't understand it. So we do it until you can."
NPR 11,500. Six weeks. Real machines.
Your fee covers everything — tuition, lab access, all course materials, printed handouts, and your completion certificate. There are no extra charges, no hidden costs. Sibling and group discounts available — ask us when you enroll.