Skip to comments.
Vanity - Question about my now deceased home computer
02.17.09
| Perdogg
Posted on 02/17/2009 4:21:46 AM PST by Perdogg
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-73 last
To: dangus
It’s almost a theological question, I guess. My Latitude D630 while having 4 GB RAM, plenty of HD space, is a bit short in processor speed so maybe that’s my particular problem. Thanks -
61
posted on
02/17/2009 6:13:51 AM PST
by
tgusa
(Gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger ....)
To: dangus
If you turn off much of the Vista nanny crud, it works OK with 1 GB of memory.
62
posted on
02/17/2009 6:18:31 AM PST
by
listenhillary
(Rahm Emmanuel slip - A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.)
To: Perdogg
If the PC is dead...and I mean once you've determined that the motherboard is fried or replacing the power supply isn't your cup of tea...remove the hard drive and simply install it as a slave unit in a new PC. Make sure this new PC will accept an IDE drive if your old one is IDE and not SATA, of course.
That's how I usually do it to save data, once it is determined that the hard drive is NOT the part causing the failure.
63
posted on
02/17/2009 6:38:01 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(All the oil's in Texas...but all the dipsticks are in Washington, DC.)
To: Perdogg
Did you knock the power cord out of the supply?
64
posted on
02/17/2009 6:42:12 AM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(Chevron 7 will not engage!)
To: Perdogg
I bought my Mac in 2000 and it’s still going strong (with a few upgrades).
65
posted on
02/17/2009 6:54:07 AM PST
by
sarasota
To: backhoe
66
posted on
02/17/2009 7:38:03 AM PST
by
2nd amendment mama
( www.2asisters.org | Self defense is a basic human right!)
To: Perdogg; DuncanWaring
Whatever you do, don't do anything "disruptive" to the hard drive in the dead computer. It's almost certainly recoverable. From the sounds of it, I'm going to guess that the PC's hardware suffered some sort of failure, possibly power supply related. There are several places now that offer a service whereby they will take the contents of a hard drive such as the one in your dead computer and copy it to DVD-ROM media. Staples is one such place, and possibly Office Max and Best Buy.
What DW said about the master/slave thing is true generally.
67
posted on
02/17/2009 7:53:06 AM PST
by
hiredhand
(Understand the CRA and why we're facing economic collapse - see my about page.)
To: Perdogg
"
Is this a good computer?"
I'll let you know. I just bought one myself. (Haven't gotten it yet.) The performance reviews I read on various sites were pretty good.
68
posted on
02/17/2009 8:28:03 AM PST
by
My hearts in London - Everett
(Remember the 3 Rs: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.)
To: Perdogg
I agree with everyone here who said it is the power supply. They take about 15 minutes to change out. Also, like others have said, try blowing the dust out of the machine first. Also another you can try, is with the power unplugged switch the red switch on the back of the power supply and then switch it back. This is an indented switch that affects power regulation for other countries power supply. I have gotten power supplies working this way, but it is usually inevitable to have to replace them not too long afterwards.
Below is pic with red switch on back:
69
posted on
02/18/2009 6:08:12 PM PST
by
LuxMaker
(The Constitution is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, Thomas J 1819)
To: LuxMaker
They really need to disconnect the USB port from the motherboard before replacing anything. It sounds like a short.
70
posted on
02/18/2009 6:12:49 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: AppyPappy
Usually they are integrated into the motherboard which would mean replacing the whole motherboard. I doubt the 7 year old motherboard or older is still even available for replacement.
71
posted on
02/18/2009 6:26:05 PM PST
by
LuxMaker
(The Constitution is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, Thomas J 1819)
To: LuxMaker
No. It was a front USB port rather than a rear USB port. They are connected via wire to the motherboard.
72
posted on
02/18/2009 6:27:04 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: LuxMaker
73
posted on
02/18/2009 8:04:54 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(Only the hypnotized never lie)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-73 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson