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[vr_trakowski]

Well, my laptop does seem to be out of commission--a day's rest yielded the same result--but I fixed up a solution for my car that lets me open the trunk and pull a wire to unlock my back door.  I was overthinking the problem--all I had to do was unlock one of the rear doors.  I tried to do the same for the front door handle, but I think it has metal in it as I couldn't get the drill bit all the way through.  (Bless my parents for giving me a rechargeable drill for Christmas!)  Still, I'm considering solutions for the broken part of the outer handle.  With luck and a sturdy key, I can actually open it from the outside, after a lot of prying, but I'm not sure how long the plastic will hold up so I don't depend it. 

But that does nothing for my laptop, sigh.

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[peutetreace.livejournal.com]

When I had a similar laptop problem, where the screen just said fan error and turned off, I had to send it back for repair. It was still under warranty, though. As with your cooling system, the BIOS must sense that and won't let you boot up the computer, for if you did and let it stay up a while, components would probably start to fry. Overheating most likely led to the whole problem in the first place, which is what happens to most laptops that bite the dust in this manner. I've only had my IBM laptop for two years, and I've had to send it back for repairs three times under warranty: power input problem, fried fan, then fried motherboard. Either of the last two problems would have cost more to fix than just buying a new computer, had I actually had to pay for them. Instead of paying for the fix of the cooling system, you may want to wait and purchase a new computer when it's necessary - it'll probably cost about the same, and you'll have updated components.

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the advice! It does boot, but then it promptly warns me of the problem and leaves it to me to shut down (which I have to do using the power button, since the repeat pop-up keeps interfering). But I'm not going to try any more.

At this point I may have to wait until I can afford a new one. The hinge was already threatening to break on this one as it was. And I have a computer, and Internet access, at work. Still...it's bloody annoying.

[peutetreace.livejournal.com]

Computer problems are always annoying. They're depended upon so much, and due to expense and time dedicated to them, they're expected to work consistently. Yell at it; it's cathartic.

Meanwhile, good luck with your self-re-engineered car. I'd bet that you can definitely say by now that you have the vehicle with the most character. All of the functions that you added to make it work remind me of that old game Mousetrap. You're just missing all the intermediary steps and the trap door to fall on those who get too close to it. Look at it this way: your car now has extended features. :)

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

*snerk* I'm building a better mousetrap? Why not.

July has been crappy for you

[(Anonymous)]

Wow. It seems like this has been a really crappy month for you. I'm so sorry about your laptop. Computers are an addiction. We get so dependent on them and then they let us down. I'm glad that you can get into car. I hope that things look up for you soon. I love reading your journal and stories. eagertalker (anne ruhland)

Re: July has been crappy for you

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

Thanks! At least I still have access at work; that's something. And the car still works--could be much worse. But I agree. Now if I can just keep my air conditioning working...