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Laptop FAIL
21 May 2009 @ 04:10 PM MST
21 May 2009 @ 04:10 PM MST
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My laptop died yesterday. I was using it in class and when class ended I closed the lid and carried it back to the lab. When I opened it up again it was turned off (it's not supposed to do that), and now when you press the power button all that happens is the fan spins for a few seconds and then nothing. The power lights stay on, and the battery charges just fine. It would seem that the motherboard or processor just decided to stop working. So now I'm laptop-less.
This is inconvenient and annoying. Most of the data that was of any importance was already backed up in at least 2 locations except for a side project I started 2 days ago. So I bought a drive enclosure for $30 and now I have (effectively) a 60gb external hard drive. Luckily I had no problem getting the data off safely, the hard drive is perfectly fine.
Since the problem is probably the motherboard there's no point in getting it repaired. I paid ~$600 for the laptop ~4 years ago, it would cost ~$350+ to have the motherboard replaced.
So, I guess I'll live sans-laptop for a while. Perhaps a new one will be a Christmas present to myself this year, since I'll actually have a little money after I start my real job in July.
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This is inconvenient and annoying. Most of the data that was of any importance was already backed up in at least 2 locations except for a side project I started 2 days ago. So I bought a drive enclosure for $30 and now I have (effectively) a 60gb external hard drive. Luckily I had no problem getting the data off safely, the hard drive is perfectly fine.
Since the problem is probably the motherboard there's no point in getting it repaired. I paid ~$600 for the laptop ~4 years ago, it would cost ~$350+ to have the motherboard replaced.
So, I guess I'll live sans-laptop for a while. Perhaps a new one will be a Christmas present to myself this year, since I'll actually have a little money after I start my real job in July.
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