[clug-talk] Where to get computer repaired?

[bogi]

I am ditching a couple of boxen around your specs, mostly stripped, but the 
motherboards and cpu are good, you can pick them up if you like, and rebuild 
your system.
Cheers
Szemir

Ps.: reply quickly, cause i am taking them out like tomorrow ...
 
On December 27, 2009 09:32:25 pm 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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