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llywelaMy home PC died last night. I turned it on and it was fine, but then I left the room and when I came back it was completely dead. Doornail. Won't boot up at all. Goodness only knows what's wrong. Maybe the starter, maybe something else. I am so not technically minded enough to diagnose this problem. So I need to get my brother over to take a look (what on earth would I do if I didn't have him?) but he works funny shifts, so goodness only knows when that's likely to be.
*le sigh*
*le sigh*
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Date: 2012-01-10 10:09 am (UTC)Computers are completely a foreign language to me, tbh. So I feel your confusion!! GOOD LUCK!
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Date: 2012-01-10 10:25 am (UTC)I foresee many evenings spent in front of the TV instead of the PC before this is fixed, alas.
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Date: 2012-01-10 10:32 am (UTC)Alas, that is indeed a dire situation! Do you have any new shows you'd like to check out? Now might be the time! DVDs etc?
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Date: 2012-01-10 10:46 am (UTC)Ah, technology. Can't live with it, can't live without it.
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Date: 2012-01-10 10:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 11:26 am (UTC)I had to do a complete reboot with the recovery disk that came with the laptop when I bought it, which meant that the hard drive was wiped completely. And guess who hadn't backed anything up for almost a year...?
Fingers crossed that you won't need to take such drastic action (or that you're more conscientious about backing up than me!)
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Date: 2012-01-10 11:32 am (UTC)The good news is that (a) it's quite likely just the power supply that's blown - easy to replace, minor expense, and all your data is safe, and (b)technical-minded brothers FTW! Mine is frequently a godsend.
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Date: 2012-01-10 12:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 12:56 pm (UTC)*keeps fingers crossed*
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Date: 2012-01-12 03:11 am (UTC)