*sigh*

[missroserose]

Well, my computer screen is having loads of fun messing with me, I think...either that or it's really broken. Juneau-Brian seems to think that the problem is with the video card overheating - quite possible, given that it'll usually work fine for ten or fifteen minutes before it starts flickering, and then another ten minutes or so before the colors start getting wonky. Plus my past problems with the computer overheating and shutting off have been making a minor comeback. However, I think there's also a problem with the connection cord - it was doing all sorts of strange flicker patterns at one point, which look almost exactly like what happened when my mother's old laptop got its cord fractured. Who knows, maybe it's both. It's not like I've exactly been really kind to my poor old computer. =(

Hopefully it'll last long enough (or I'll be able to borrow someone's external monitor long enough) for me to back everything up to CD-R. There's some stuff on there I'd rather not lose.

Juneau-Brian's going to open it up and see if he can't figure out what the problem(s) is/are...unfortunately, laptops aren't really designed to be opened and I doubt it'll be very sturdy afterwards, but if it's between that and not having a working computer...*shrug*

If it's not fixable, it's hardly the end of the world, though. As eventhewaves can attest, this is hardly a computer-starved campus, and Juneau-Brian may be able to get me a relatively inexpensive replacement. (It's not like I use half the power my current computer has, anyway.) So, we'll see.

In more fun news, I gave Juneau-Brian an earring this weekend. He apparently had his ear pierced at one point and hadn't used the hole for a year or so, but it was only slightly healed over, so I got one of my pointy earrings and punched through it again. I had a hunch that he'd look really good with a little silver hoop earring, and I personally think it looks fabulous on him. But I'm posting a picture so everyone can judge for themselves. ;)





That seems to be pretty much it for now. Got a bit of a long day ahead of me, so I should probably go make a list of things I need to do...

Comments

Second opinion.

[dngrsone.livejournal.com]

I think Brian is on the right track... overheting, most likely the video card. If you're lucky it's just a dead fan and he can put a new in one and everything works :)

[(Anonymous)]

Hallo,

Brian here. I have a couple of points to make.

One, if your laptop wasn't designed to be opened, it would be designed like the Mac Mini, requiring more than a readily-available Phillips-head screwdriver to dismantle. Also, it would not have a maintenance guide, and come with a warning along the lines of "This Unit Is Not User-Serviceable." Your computer has a maintenance manual, and does not have a tag saying that it is not user-serviceable.

Two, I do that kind of work for a living. I understand that you have had people open your laptops before and have had bad experiences, however those people are not me. I do this work on a regular basis, and the stake isn't just that my friend will be mad at me, it's that a customer will refuse to pay a several-hundred dollar bill, their computer will be ruined, and the company I work for will lose money. Unlike a larger coporation (Dell) where this isn't, perhaps, as large a concern as it should be, Jeffus & Williams does actually give a crap about that kind of stuff. If I screwed it up on a regular basis, these jobs would not be given to me.

Three, I fail to see how your computer would not be as sturdy as it was. Dismantling a laptop computer involves removing screws from pre-tapped holes, removing plastic panels, and then the subsequent replacement of said screws and panels. It does not hurt a screw to be unscrewed and then screwed back in.

If you really don't want me to do anything to your laptop, or if you want to give it to someone else, or if you have reservations like this, I rather wish you would have mentioned it earlier.

- Brian

[errant-variable.livejournal.com]

a) computers need that once in a while, laptops more than most, especially in a dusty dorm room. Last time, highspeed air courtesy of lungs fixed it pretty well. Give it a couple squirts from a can and you should be good to go.

b) compared to Tasha, that computer is MEANT to be opened. I'd be able to do it without too much problem, Brian could probably do it during dinner and a movie, and keep up a running commentary on plot holes.

c) if you do get an LCD, can I have it when you get a new laptop? :)

[hobgobblin201.livejournal.com]

also if all else fails, and its ok if its opend, take a can of air and blw it out ever couple of mothns, also if you guys cant get it to work take it to "Electronic Adventures"/"Raven Computer Repair" and ask for kelly hes pritty good at fixing things, but thats your choice all the same. good luck with your computer.

*sits back and cleans wrench*

[hobgobblin201.livejournal.com]

oh and then theres databank computers at western auto, thyer pritty good guys, i know a few of them one of thems my best freinds brother, but i hope you can get that fixed, or at least backed up, just in case you know.