I did not need that

[athenaltena]

Ugh, I did not need that. Earlier today after I got back from lunch into Diversity Services I saw that my computer, which I'd left unplugged, was shut down. Figuring we'd had a power surge or something I started it back up, and after a few minutes it suddenly shut down on me again without warning. I eventually figured out that the male power input on the back of the computer was bent, almost at a 30 degree angle, and that the computer would start and then shut down because it wasn't getting enough power to start the hard disk.

This whole thing pissed me off because it means that someone must have tripped over the cord and pulled it while I was gone, even though I've explicitly warned the people in that office about it multiple times and put my computer out of the way precisely so this didn't happen. Someone missed the memo and was not paying attention so I almost lost everything. It worked out and I don't have to kill anyone, but still.

So as soon as I realized what was wrong I took it to the computer service people, and eventually I just used my swiss army knife to bend the input back into place. The computer is working fine now, it's getting enough power, and the input seems to be back to normal and it apparently didn't take any damage, though I'm going to keep an eye on it. This majorly stressed me out since I have that 15 page paper due tomorrow, so this could not have come at a worse time. Luckily it worked out, but my heart didn't need the stress over the possibility of having no computer and no way to start it and get it off onto another computer with that huge project due tomorrow. It's like something out of a nightmare.

I am, however, done with said paper, so I just need to print it out. Whew.

Comments

[comingin2day.livejournal.com]

I will keep my fingers crossed until you get your paper printed and safely away for delivery.

[athenaltena.livejournal.com]

The beast is printed, with backup copies saved on flash drives just in case. Hopefully nothing will happen on the way.

[comingin2day.livejournal.com]

:) smart with the flash drive backups. I love those little thumb size 1-2g of memory. Now adays a person can get 16g for a good deal. For Christmas my husband bought me a 300g back up drive. It's very pretty and red the size of a 4x6, 3/4" thick. Backed up everything that was important and my pictures and have plenty of room to go. It's a great peace of mind when you have back ups to important items. Plus it keeps important items off my computer to prevent harmful hacking.

So, glad that you've got that part done. I think I would have been very ticked off if someone tripped over my computer and didn't even bother to tell me or offer to pay for a new cord. It is lucky that you were able to fix it for now. People are sometimes so thoughtless, careless, and selfish. Of course, they could be frightened, but it's still selfish when they don't have the kutzpa to fess up.

I hope you have a good night.

Oy. That made two of us today.

[ar-wahan.livejournal.com]

I'll post about my totally bizarre and costly computer experience later. Need to eat dinner by 8:30 for fasting blood test tomorrow, and need to cook it first! Let's just say Best Buy's service plan national HQ folks need a kick in the ass, and if l were really vindictive, a lawsuit. (Although I did find a reasonable person finally, but not after $1275 in damages done. Long story.)

All will be well in the end, though.

Re: Oy. That made two of us today.

[athenaltena.livejournal.com]

Eek! Now I feel lucky. That sucks, but at least we didn't have to deal with a broken laptop from me on top of that.