Ah, me. Always hurts when even a computer gives up the ghost; and this happened Friday for me…my old Lenovo desktop went on into the sunset. 🙁 Thing is, I knew this was coming and had planned ahead…nothing vital was on it that I didn’t have backed up elsewhere, and my gaming rig is now standing in for my work-at-home rig.
I’mma take it to a shop today (I had work on Saturday, they were closed on Sunday and the computer died at the hottest part of the Arizona day on Friday, so I had zero ambition to lug it around on a bus…lol) as I think it’s just the power supply…when it’s plugged in and I hit the power switch, trying to turn it on results in the fan moving a tic then stopping…seems power-supply-ish. That computer has been with me for around 7 years, I think…I feel like I got it at the beginning of Windows 10 or maybe towards the middle of it’s lifespan…Lenovos are beasts! My gaming rig is a Lenovo as well; absolutely love it. The power supply that the computer that’s dead now has in it has red and yellow wiring to it if that helps place it’s age (now that I think of it, it doesn’t even have an SSD and SSDs weren’t even a thing when I bought it either)…and it has no RGB capabilities…RGB wasn’t even a thing when I bought it, originally.
Sigh…RIP old desktop…hopefully SWS Computers can bring some life back to it. Fortunately, I had so-called “use it or lose it” PTO from work and I’m currently burning it (and yes, I still have enough to go to FetCon with no difficulties), so I’m off from work until next Saturday. 🙂 Only thing that’ll be difficult will be lugging it around on the bus for the trip there and the trip home when they call me once it’s fixed; if it can be.
Chrissy Marie for today.
Tolstoy
Is an Uber too expensive? Hauling a desktop PC on the bus is no treat….
I’m glad to hear you have everything you need backed up b/c I thought that with my main PC back in January when it died on me. Power supply issue, but once I got it back I started getting frequent BSOD crashes, and I think it’s the SSD which they moved saying “It belongs up here not in that slot you put it in!”…and now refuse to even look at it without charging me $100 “troubleshooting” fee!
I need to figure out, once I have the money for it, if I just get a bigger SSD (this was was 500 GB b/c bigger was too expensive back then) or a whole new Windows desktop. My laptop’s a Mac and I use that for when I travel, but I like having a Windows box as well.
Nice pics of Chrissy Marie–is the show taking place in St. Petersburg? STILL don’t know if I can make it, though I really want to….
Yah, St. Pete it is…can’t WAIT for the con to roll up! 🙂 Ugh to the service office wanting a C-note ($100)…that’s outrageous! Mine wanted $50 up front to give it a once-over because it wouldn’t turn on (“no post” fee they called it) and I think that’s fair as the unit could’ve been completely dead and a waste of time to look at. Anyway…mine indeed was the power supply, I’ve heard back from them…I’m getting that changed out and a new (quieter) cooling fan, thermal paste changed, all for $168. Really love SWS Computers!
Good luck on getting yours fixed and coming to the con…hope I get to meet you!
I really hope to be at the Con too, Tony, though this year is looking less likely every day. Every income is taking too long, and every outgo seems to ramp right up. ::sigh::
Glad to hear they’re doing the extra work and it’s not costing so much! Fingers crossed this gives your PC a new lease on life….