Computer suckage

[gemfyre]

Once I have an income again I am getting a new PC asap. The one I have has a FULL hard drive, and the fans make a hideous noise whenever I turn the thing on.

And the laptop needs a makeover too. The power cable has a loose connection somewhere so it randomly drops to battery power - which sucks if I don't notice because the battery is also crapped and will only last 20 minutes/half an hour before the whole thing shuts down. Sometimes I have to tinker with the cord for quite a while before it stays connected to the power and recharges the battery.

*sigh*

Comments

[bethaniej.livejournal.com]

my laptop does that too! in fact it's got so bad it just doesn't work anymore. blah.

my brother has a friend who can fix it for me, apparently the part is like $5 or something.

i want a new laptop though, and when i get one i'm never getting one again that has the power cord on the back corner of it. it's gotta be on the side. i think mine broke because i sit with the laptop on my knees, when it's on the knee, it jiggles the power cord. so yeah.

[stefanina.livejournal.com]

Hmm, if it's the connection at the motherboard breaking, you will soon not be able to get plug-in power at all. It can be re-saudered, but that won't always work. You may want to call repair places and see what they will charge to diagnose the problem.

If your desktop is a WinXP machine, I can help you clean it up a bit. I'd want to help you via IM or email so I can send you screenshots, since this cleanup involves deleting update uninstall files that Windows keeps long after they're no longer needed.

[gemfyre.livejournal.com]

That could be very handy.

You can always PM me via LJ. I do have MSN, is the ID your e-mail for that? I can never remember. I also use ICQ - 4016419.