MrSpkr's random thoughts . . .: When it rains, it pours

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

When it rains, it pours
The night before last, the laptop decided to throw another wrench into the works. The hard drive, which had not given me any trouble previously, suddenly and mysteriously began buzzing.

Now, it won't boot up. I think it has a failed initial sector; in any event, it is D - E - A - D.

Replacement drives run about $100 - $150, which my wife quickly informed me was outside of our budget.

Sigh.

So, no gaming/blogging/surfing from home until we get this taken care of.
- posted by MrSpkr @ 08:32

Comments:

How old is the laptop? Can you do a system restore?

# posted by

kateykakes : Wednesday, November 16, 2005 3:20:00 PM

Nearly three years now, and well out of warranty. I can't do a system restore because I can't get it to boot up past the BIOS. I tried starting from a WinXP Pro CD (I thought I would just reinstall Windoze, or, at worst, reformat the drive and start from scratch), but it just isn't getting anywhere.

Sigh. On top of that, the garage door (two years old) broke last night (thankfully, the cars were in the driveway, so we didn't get stuck in the garage).

But my problems are small, comparatively. How are you doing, KK? I've been praying for you.

# posted by

MrSpkr : Thursday, November 17, 2005 8:55:00 AM

I'm doing ok - trying to hang in there.

Thanks for the prayers, Mr. Spkr. Much appreciated. :)

Oh, wanted to mention that you may be able to get some help w/ the computer by going here:

The Cybergeek Cafe

or here:

Tankweb.net

If you email or leave a post for Tank you might be surprised how much he can help. Just tell him Katey from the Dome sent you.

He's a great guy and really knows his stuff.

# posted by

kateykakes : Thursday, November 17, 2005 3:14:00 PM

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