Author Topic: DIE SUPER!!! - G'morning, 2009! (Read 248830 times)

Lady Door · « **Reply #400 on:** March 19, 2009, 04:53:50 PM »

My computer screen has started to flicker again.

I no longer have a warranty and I sure as hell don't have the money for a new computer. >_<

AAA · « **Reply #401 on:** March 19, 2009, 04:56:48 PM »

Maybe I'm missing something here, but why can't you just replace the computer screen?

Yakumo · « **Reply #402 on:** March 19, 2009, 05:01:42 PM »

I may be misremembering, but I think that's what she did the last time. Which was fairly recently. So there's either a really lousy screen manufacturer or she's got another problem that's causing it. Or my memory is failing me, also a distinct possibility. <_<

Lady Door · « **Reply #403 on:** March 19, 2009, 05:34:50 PM »

I did replace the screen myself because I broke it myself. >_>

It's not the screen itself that's the problem, though, it's the backlight, which is an issue with the CPU and whatnot. I had that replaced (FINALLY) just a couple months ago under warranty. This was a chronic problem I've had since my computer was ~6 months old; it's now nearing 2.5 years. It is also a known problem with this model computer, which wasn't known to me (or disclosed at all) until about 3-4 months after I had mine.

They had finally "fixed" it last time, but now I'm guessing it was just a patch to carry me over into the "Hey, you don't have a warranty anymore! That'll be $300 + shipping" period.

See if I ever buy HP again.

Shale · « **Reply #404 on:** March 19, 2009, 05:40:52 PM »

See, shit like that is why I no longer trust computers built by people other than me. At least then I know who the jackass is who screwed everything up.

Lady Door · « **Reply #405 on:** March 19, 2009, 05:47:36 PM »

If I could find a way to whitebook that wouldn't cost me more than buying retail, I'd be all over that.

Shale · « **Reply #406 on:** March 20, 2009, 05:11:53 AM »

Good news: I found out today that I won an award from the MDDC (Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C.) Press Association for something I did in 2008. Writing, photography, editorials, I won't know until the awards presentation next month, but they apparently think I'm awesome.

Bad news: At about the same time I was finding that out, my mother was laid off from her job.

Ryogo · « **Reply #407 on:** March 23, 2009, 11:14:27 PM »

Uggggggg. Back. Finally. Had my other RAM stick fry on me, and had to wait until I got a new one. Just came in yesterday. Moral of the story: After three RAM failures from Crucial, I'm not buying form them again... >_>

Anyways, I'm back around now. Sorry for the mysterious disappearance, especially in the middle of the Simpson's Game

Grefter · « **Reply #408 on:** March 23, 2009, 11:28:30 PM »

Kingston/Corsair/OCZ is pretty much all I deal with these days Ryogo. Not that this helps at the moment and no guarantee that they are still good when you need Ram next, but still! OCZ stuff is usually pretty sexy.

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #409 on:** March 24, 2009, 12:08:35 AM »

I've had good luck with Rendition if you're looking for budget-line stuff. Granted, this was years ago when RAM was expensive as hell. Now RAM chips are cheaper than potato chips. But yeah, pretty exclusively use Kingston at this point.

Luther Lansfeld · « **Reply #410 on:** March 24, 2009, 12:10:32 AM »

Quote from: Shale on March 20, 2009, 05:11:53 AM

Good news: I found out today that I won an award from the MDDC (Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C.) Press Association for something I did in 2008. Writing, photography, editorials, I won't know until the awards presentation next month, but they apparently think I'm awesome.

Congrats ! I already knew you were awesome

NotMiki · « **Reply #411 on:** March 24, 2009, 01:34:25 AM »

This happened a few weeks ago, but all the computer talk reminded me.

So I got this nice new coat for Christmas, very fuzzy on the inside. Inevitably, when I take it off I get a little static charge. So at work I sit back down from lunch, take off my coat, grab my mouse. Zap. Computer freezes. Hm. Hold down the power button. Computer turns off...kinda. Fan's still going, for some reason. Hm. Unplug computer. Plug it back in. Fan starts up again. Computer won't start, though. Hm. What's that burning smell? The motherboard. Niiiice.

QuietRain · « **Reply #412 on:** March 24, 2009, 04:39:03 PM »

I thought about posting this in Idiot of the Day, but figured Gate would not be too happy with me describing my computer skillz in such terms. So, we both got new computers. Yay! They both run Vista. Boo! The Laggy comes over and forcibly removes Vista so we can use XP again. Yay! Now they won't connect to the blasted internets. Boo! So, until I can figure out what's wrong (and I am clueless when it comes to hardware), we're a bit ... limited when it comes to bring online. I have access here at work and I'll be taking the laptop home with me so we'll still have access that way. I can directly plug this puppy into the modem. I've done that before and it works fine.

IF: You need to get ahold of Gate, PM/AIM me (QuietRainWolf on AIM). I'll try to log onto mIRC in the evenings to ensure that we can be gotten a hold of that way.

PokeMafia: Shouldn't change much. Just expect a bit of lag time to responses during the evenings.

WANTED: help? I've tried re-booting the comp, the modem, no luck. I have it directly hooked into the comp, even. We were going to install the wireless router, but no sense in that until we can get the internets working period. Any advice is most appreciated!

superaielman · « **Reply #413 on:** March 24, 2009, 04:45:39 PM »

The IotD in that story would be Microsoft for passing Vista off as an OS, not you. Hopefully someone can help there.

metroid composite · « **Reply #414 on:** March 24, 2009, 04:50:47 PM »

Throw Laggy at the problem? >_>

Though...actually that's a serious suggestion: given that he did all the setup just last weekend, he's going to know exactly how your computer is set up better than anyone else, so he'll probably spot the problem faster than anyone else.

Cotigo · « **Reply #415 on:** March 24, 2009, 05:06:16 PM »

What it sounds like to me is that the drivers for the networking cards are incompatible with the cards the computers have. If you can find out what network card you have, then you can download the appropriate WinXP drivers on another computer, save to a flash drive, and then install on the computers.

MC's suggestion is best, though--ask laggy.

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EDIT: Agh. Why is it that even though I know (well, now I know) it's only worth 10% of my grade in the class I can't stop panicking about this midterm? Just so much damn material...

Cotigo · « **Reply #416 on:** March 25, 2009, 01:05:46 AM »

I swear to god English exams are bullshit. I study my ass off, know how to intelligently answer every single fucking question (or, on the choice parts, more than/enough to meet the reqs), and still feel like a fuckup afterwards because I'm unable to hand-write an essay in thirty minutes. Hoping this doesn't hurt me too bad, but I mean jesus christ why not just assign an essay. Better for the students, better for the professor/Grading assistant because they have to read less retardation.

Bitch bitch whine whine bitch whine whine whine bitch.

Luther Lansfeld · « **Reply #417 on:** March 25, 2009, 01:10:27 AM »

I just finished a 17 page lab report. If I get an F on this one I will be really really angry. <_< One big thing down, two exams to go! Time for memorization blitz~

superaielman · « **Reply #418 on:** March 25, 2009, 01:28:22 AM »

Yeah, it's pretty much a zerg rush for me from here on out. Mercifully I have more time than I did over the summer, but I have a lot to go on muscles and the brain, along with lecture.

Strago · « **Reply #419 on:** March 26, 2009, 06:11:57 PM »

*does the "Has a Date on Saturday" dance*

Hum dee dum.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #420 on:** March 26, 2009, 07:21:17 PM »

Have fun with Marcello, Straggy.

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #421 on:** March 26, 2009, 07:29:36 PM »

If I didn't love you like a brother, I'd hate you like a brother.

Strago · « **Reply #422 on:** March 26, 2009, 08:12:52 PM »

It's Spring, VSM! Get out there and play with those mammary glands!

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #423 on:** March 26, 2009, 08:55:08 PM »

Eerily reminiscent of a song from The Smiths, that.

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #424 on:** March 27, 2009, 03:53:52 AM »

Quote from: Strago on March 26, 2009, 08:12:52 PM

It's Spring, VSM! Get out there and play with those mammary glands!

Can you please say "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on stage?"

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Author Topic: DIE SUPER!!! - G'morning, 2009! (Read 248830 times)