[clug-talk] Where to get computer repaired?

[Shawn]

For about $40, you can pick up a USB external adapter that will allow 
you to connect an IDE or SATA drive to a computer via the USB ports. 
This would allow you to transfer data from the old hard drive to the new 
drive.  While it is more cash initially, these devices are well worth 
the expense as it saves a large amount of time managing drives 
(physically), doing backups, etc.  It also opens a few data storage 
possibilities that are not otherwise available to you without spending 
even more cash on external drive enclosures.

A few folks at CLUG have these devices and may be willing to lend them 
out for a short bit.

Shawn



Ralph Boland wrote:
>> When shutting down my computer last night I forgot to close the CD door.
>> The computer shutdown but left the door open.  When I tried to reboot
>> it wouldn't start up.  By pushing the door I managed to get the door
>> closed.
>> At this point (or before when the computer shut down) there was a
>> sound like a motor, likely the CD drive motor.  This sound wouldn't
>> stop even though the computer was shutdown.  The computer would not
>> turn on at this point so I unplugged it.  I tried several times to
>> reboot after plugging in the computer but without success.  The motor
>> sound restarted but the computer otherwise remained completely off.
>> After several tries the motor sound stopped.
>> The only thing I see now is to bring it to a repair shop.
>> Can anyone suggest where I should get it repaired that I can reach by
>> C-train and if necessary bus?
>> My computer is over 5 years old  (2.7G celeron,  768M memory, cost
>> 600$ in  2004)
>> but is fast enough for me for the moment.  At what repair cost point
>> does it make sense to just buy a new computer?
> 
> ...
> 
> Henrick kindly came by and looked at my computer and determined that
> the problem was very likely the motherboard.  He suggested I buy a used
> bare bones system cheap from Vfxweb.com and port my components across.
> Unfortunately they didn't have any system matching mine.
> So in the end I bought a new system;  much faster but not money
> I wanted to spend right now.  C'est la vie.
> 
> Anyway, though I backed up most of my stuff,
> there are some things I still would like to get off my old system.
> Hopefully  Vfxweb will eventually get a matching bare bones system
> that I can buy and install my hard drive onto.  Meanwhile if anybody
> has an old system that I
> can plug my hard drive into and unload the data I want that would be a
> great help.
> My old system has a  IDE  Parallel ATA hard drive and DVD burner  with  512M of
> PC3330 memory + 256M  PC2700 memory.  I am hoping to get the old system
> running so that I can learn how to get the two boxes talking to each other.
> But if  Clug  has a good use for it I would be prepared to surrender it.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ralph (Rocky) Boland
> 
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