Donna's Laptop is Kaput!

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« on: 02-Jun-10, 07:34:55 AM »

Donna's Laptop is Kaput! I'm trying to diagnose it via text messaging, but it went end-of-life about 4 or 5 years ago and warranty is long forgotten. She'll touch base later when she can get to her daughter's PC.


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Re: Donna's Laptop is Kaput!

« Reply #1 on: 02-Jun-10, 07:38:08 AM »

Gonna be awful quiet around here! surprise


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Re: Donna's Laptop is Kaput!

« Reply #2 on: 02-Jun-10, 07:51:35 AM »

After it cools down, I can get on for a while...then it goes Black screen..I think it's the fan. OMG...BUMMER. Not a good time for this to happen. Thanks Janet, if it goes again...I'll text ya.

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I have to go to work...hope to be back on LATER!!


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« Reply #3 on: 02-Jun-10, 08:15:52 AM »

Quote from: Dumpsterkitty on 02-Jun-10, 07:38:08 AM

Gonna be awful quiet around here! surprise

Oh, we'll figure out something


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Re: Donna's Laptop is Kaput!

« Reply #4 on: 02-Jun-10, 08:39:58 AM »

Quote from: Janet on 02-Jun-10, 08:15:52 AM

Quote from: Dumpsterkitty on 02-Jun-10, 07:38:08 AM

Gonna be awful quiet around here! surprise

Oh, we'll figure out something

Oh no!!!!


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Re: Donna's Laptop is Kaput!

« Reply #5 on: 02-Jun-10, 09:53:24 AM »

Stick the laptop on top of an A/C vent.

Suck air through the laptop with the vacuum cleaner.


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Re: Donna's Laptop is Kaput!

« Reply #6 on: 02-Jun-10, 10:37:09 AM »

Quote from: Shaky on 02-Jun-10, 09:53:24 AM

Stick the laptop on top of an A/C vent.

Suck air through the laptop with the vacuum cleaner.

Good idea, as dust and junk have been suggested as culprits. I have a few fans from carcacess here and I think Donna could go in and replace that fan. Unfortunately, if it is the CPU fan, it is on the board and not easy to get to - especially if someone has never attempted it.


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Re: Donna's Laptop is Kaput!

« Reply #7 on: 02-Jun-10, 11:42:44 AM »

Oh, oh!


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Re: Donna's Laptop is Kaput!

« Reply #8 on: 02-Jun-10, 01:27:09 PM »

What will we all do until it's resolved ?! Hurry up and fix it piglet. harhar


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« Reply #9 on: 02-Jun-10, 02:30:14 PM »

Quote from: MAK on 02-Jun-10, 01:27:09 PM

What will we all do until it's resolved ?! Hurry up and fix it piglet. harhar

Working on it - even consulted with my boss, who is like a super electronics geek.


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Re: Donna's Laptop is Kaput!

« Reply #10 on: 02-Jun-10, 03:54:55 PM »

Sh........... crazy


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« Reply #11 on: 02-Jun-10, 07:52:09 PM »

Ok - update....

Donna is going to be off line for about a week, as she had to order a new laptop. Got a GREAT DEAL, so the loss of time is worth it.

My bosses words after the remote diagnostics via text messaging (try that sometime for somthing different) were, "it is time to let it die a dignified death - let it go".

Donna misses all of you already, so I suspect that I'll be posting text messages for her (she does pictures for me, so one good turn, etc. etc.) Don't even think that I am going to fill the gap left by her! It is only temporary and she'll have a nice fast new Inspiron, so she'll catch up in no time!

I guess she'll be able to catch some stuff via her kids pcs, but we are going to miss her for a week.

I have to Oink for her!


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Re: Donna's Laptop is Kaput!

« Reply #12 on: 02-Jun-10, 07:56:28 PM »

One other thing...

This is one reason why we encourage you to team up with a buddy off-line, so the rest of us don't freak out if you aren't heard from in a while. A couple of us did this after Marty died and it is a good thing. So, find a buddy and share phone numbers off line.... Just in case....