My lazarus impersonation

[TheEarl]

Last night, at about 12.30am, when I was setting down to write a symbolic few paragraphs to start my NaNo, my computer died.

It would not switch on and just gave me a BEEP BEEP BEEP <beat> BEEP BEEP BEEP when I tried, no matter how many gubbins I removed from the inside. This, as techies will know, is computer speak for "I'm fucked. Don't even bother. My motherboard is trashed and, if you can't get me to make another noise by removing RAM or anything, then you may as well give up now as I'm done for."

I was so convinced I began the process of claiming on insurance.

Tonight, I press the on button a few times and get de nada. I go make dinner, come back, hit the on out of vague curiousity and "Bing!" it's up and running again.

It's alive. It's alive!

It's not getting switched off again for a bit though. Certainly not until I obtain an alternate writing machine, in case this is just a brief reprieve.

The Earl

 

[kendo1]

Sounds like a dicky connection.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

I watched Most Haunted Live....It could be a spirit person.

 

[English Lady]

yay for The Earls computer! Good girl, sweet,sweet girl!

(Keep talking to her nicely, and you'll be fine...*nods*)

 

[Liar]

Mine did that, until I switched to another power outlet. Bad wiring caused the power to make micro blackouts. (I have only a vague idea what that means, it was my geek buddy who called it that) Not to mention being a major fire hazard. Anyway, what I was coming to was...the connection was godd and provided juice when the weather was damp, but caused my puter to whine when it was dry.

So nothing would really suprise me anymore.

Get a UPS and live happily ever after. I have a laptop these days. Ac adapter and a battery makes for all kindsa of redundancy.

 

[hugo_sam]

Last night, at about 12.30am, when I was setting down to write a symbolic few paragraphs to start my NaNo, my computer died.

It would not switch on and just gave me a BEEP BEEP BEEP <beat> BEEP BEEP BEEP when I tried, no matter how many gubbins I removed from the inside. This, as techies will know, is computer speak for "I'm fucked. Don't even bother. My motherboard is trashed and, if you can't get me to make another noise by removing RAM or anything, then you may as well give up now as I'm done for."

I was so convinced I began the process of claiming on insurance.

Tonight, I press the on button a few times and get de nada. I go make dinner, come back, hit the on out of vague curiousity and "Bing!" it's up and running again.

It's alive. It's alive!

It's not getting switched off again for a bit though. Certainly not until I obtain an alternate writing machine, in case this is just a brief reprieve.

The Earl

Earl!!
Check the fan on your internal power supply. Either dust has clogged it's 'breath' holes or your big fan at the back of the power supply has given up or is giving up the ghost. If you got beeps the MB is working. You're power supply is probably overheating.
Just a thought, from experience.

Hugo

 

[Just-Legal]

Give it lots of love and it should be fine. I'm sure PC's are female, they need a gentle hand and have a love of electronic things that vibrate.

The fan! I meant the fan!

 

[TheEarl]

Earl!!
Check the fan on your internal power supply. Either dust has clogged it's 'breath' holes or your big fan at the back of the power supply has given up or is giving up the ghost. If you got beeps the MB is working. You're power supply is probably overheating.
Just a thought, from experience.

Hugo

No, the fan's fine. The beeps are feedback, at least on these shitty Asrock boards and on decent MSI boards. Beeps tell you something's missing. Three beeps is a motherboard error. One long unremitting beep is RAM error. They're the only ones I remember from my old job.

The Earl

 

[Just-Legal]

No, the fan's fine. The beeps are feedback, at least on these shitty Asrock boards and on decent MSI boards. Beeps tell you something's missing. Three beeps is a motherboard error. One long unremitting beep is RAM error. They're the only ones I remember from my old job.

The Earl

... or your PC has developed AI and the beeping is a vague attempt at morse code ...

I'll stop being a SciFi nerd now.

 

[yui]

Might be your alternator. *nods*





wb, Earl.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

Break out the credit cards, build yourself a smokin' hot machine courtesy of Visa, then take this one out in the back yard and soot it.

Trust me, it will be less painfull than watching the suffering at the end if you thy to keep this one alive.

 

[SeaCat]

If you remember, then again you might not, my old one did something much like that not too long ago. I finally fixed it though. I remembered an old farmers trick that is guaranteed to fix damn near any piece of hardware that is malfunctioning.

After hooking the hard drive to my new system and salvaging all files, I took said hard drive and re-installed it in the old system. Taking the netire box outside to the workshop I placed it gently and lovingly on the workbench. Once it was comfortably settled I turned and without hesitation, so there would be no second thoughts, picked up the 15 pound sledge and brought it around in a beautiful overhand strike that completely destroyed the old system.

My old computer didn't work again but I sure felt a whole lot better.

Cat

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Last night, at about 12.30am, when I was setting down to write a symbolic few paragraphs to start my NaNo, my computer died.

It would not switch on and just gave me a BEEP BEEP BEEP <beat> BEEP BEEP BEEP when I tried, no matter how many gubbins I removed from the inside. This, as techies will know, is computer speak for "I'm fucked. Don't even bother. My motherboard is trashed and, if you can't get me to make another noise by removing RAM or anything, then you may as well give up now as I'm done for."

I was so convinced I began the process of claiming on insurance.

Tonight, I press the on button a few times and get de nada. I go make dinner, come back, hit the on out of vague curiousity and "Bing!" it's up and running again.

It's alive. It's alive!

It's not getting switched off again for a bit though. Certainly not until I obtain an alternate writing machine, in case this is just a brief reprieve.

The Earl

The flame of life always burns the brightest right before it's blown out.

 

[cantdog]

Break out the credit cards, build yourself a smokin' hot machine courtesy of Visa, then take this one out in the back yard and soot it.

Trust me, it will be less painfull than watching the suffering at the end if you thy to keep this one alive.

This is wisdom. The deev has hold of the very kernel.

Continue to plan for complete and irredeemable death. In the meantime, while you have to NaNo on borrowed time, as it were, I have a typewriter. A portable typewriter, a genuine dinosaur, a Royal. It has a two-color ribbon, black and red. I have a bunch or those white-out sheets, if you know what I mean, which you probably fuckin don't, but anyway, they are in there. If your lordship would deign to provide an address to send the thing to, I shall ship you it. Gratis. It would be so very sweet to find the old Royal a final gig, before oblivion.

 

[bholderman]

Last night, at about 12.30am, when I was setting down to write a symbolic few paragraphs to start my NaNo, my computer died.

It would not switch on and just gave me a BEEP BEEP BEEP <beat> BEEP BEEP BEEP when I tried, no matter how many gubbins I removed from the inside. This, as techies will know, is computer speak for "I'm fucked. Don't even bother. My motherboard is trashed and, if you can't get me to make another noise by removing RAM or anything, then you may as well give up now as I'm done for."

I was so convinced I began the process of claiming on insurance.

Tonight, I press the on button a few times and get de nada. I go make dinner, come back, hit the on out of vague curiousity and "Bing!" it's up and running again.

It's alive. It's alive!

It's not getting switched off again for a bit though. Certainly not until I obtain an alternate writing machine, in case this is just a brief reprieve.

The Earl

Your power supply may be going bad.

 

[Liar]

No, the fan's fine. The beeps are feedback, at least on these shitty Asrock boards and on decent MSI boards. Beeps tell you something's missing. Three beeps is a motherboard error. One long unremitting beep is RAM error. They're the only ones I remember from my old job.

The Earl

In my experience, a "motherboard error" can be your motherboard (or the circuit that controls that the motherboard is OK) shouting "I can't feel my feet!", which could b becauyse the feet are not getting enough juice to say "We're still here."

 

[yui]

... or your PC has developed AI and the beeping is a vague attempt at morse code ...

I'll stop being a SciFi nerd now.

You nerd. I nerds.

I though it might be some sort of nano tech glitch. *snicker*

picked up the 15 pound sledge and brought it around in a beautiful overhand strike that completely destroyed the old system.

My old computer didn't work again but I sure felt a whole lot better.

Cat

I hope you called tech support after that …

The flame of life always burns the brightest right before it's blown out.

 

[yui]

In my experience, a "motherboard error" can be your motherboard (or the circuit that controls that the motherboard is OK) shouting "I can't feel my feet!", which could b becauyse the feet are not getting enough juice to say "We're still here."

Now I'm picturing this little paraplegic motherboard writhing around screaming, "I can't feel my legs. I can't feel my legs! Aaaaggghhh!"



Disturbing, Liar.

 

[Just-Legal]

You nerd. I nerds.

I though it might be some sort of nano tech glitch. *snicker*


I hope you called tech support after that …

Mmm, Nanotech... keep talking geek Yui

Also, good pun *G*

 

[Liar]

Now I'm picturing this little paraplegic motherboard writhing around screaming, "I can't feel my legs. I can't feel my legs! Aaaaggghhh!"



Disturbing, Liar.

No more mushrooms for you, m'dear.

 

[Guest]

while you are here
make sure you back up back up back up
just incase..yannow


hey, are you my new HOMEBOY?
cuz im not sure je'sus would like it but, hey, thats the way the rock rolls.

 

[cantdog]

I did back up and when I did you peenched it
You sick lesbean

Can't back up on my old Royal, but you always have a hard copy.

 

[SeaCat]

You nerd. I nerds.

I though it might be some sort of nano tech glitch. *snicker*


I hope you called tech support after that …

Oh yeah I called tech support, then asked them where they wanted the remains sent. (I also sent them a couple of pictures of me doing the evil deed and the mortal remains.) I think that loud crash was them dropping the phone.

Cat

 

[Guest]

I did back up and when I did you peenched it
You sick lesbean

Can't back up on my old Royal, but you always have a hard copy.

juan!
*grin*
hey, found my grandpa's first manual typewritter...a corona...um...HOW DID THEY TYPE ON IT?! no semi or quote key after the L and its damn hard to punch the keys. cant imagine writing much on that.

 

[cantdog]

It was what there was. It could be fixed by a determined person with screwdrivers and pliers, too. It only looks complex; it's actually just a large array of repeated simple machines, all mechanical. Oil and careful alignment and you had the thing back working again.

It did take a pounding finger, not a quick flippy touch like the modern keyboard. It's a very different feel. People making the transition found the difference in touch to be a really big adjustment. Bigger the more accomplished you were, the more practiced and fluent you had been on the mechanical one.

I will never go back, and neither will anyone else, until the Apocalypse (when the Plague or the Nukes have killed the power grid forever, you know; there've been so many novels about it!). Not having cut-and-paste meant that every little edit required a complete retyping of the page. Any big change meant re-typing every page after the one you changed, too.