My Laptop Is Unwell

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My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 6000.
It has followed me all the way to NZ & Australia, then back to KL & Kuching and now to where I work in Katibas.
During it's 3+ year life, it has endured all sorts of knocks & bumps without ever letting me down.
Today, to my surprise & dismay, it fell sick.

Earlier today, I opened it up to fix the faulty battery locking mechanism.
Once I put everything together again, it refused to boot.
When I press the 'on' button, the laptop springs to life but does not boot.
Instead, the 'Caps Lock' button flashes 10 times before it switches itself off.

I did everything I could to diagnose the problem...
but it seems my baby is going to need more specialised eyes & hands.
Therefore, I'm going to send it to a service centre.

Getting the laptop back in my hands again will take time because I work at a very secluded place.
I will leave it in the care of my parents until I can return to it. (Estimated time: 1 month)
If it is found to be irredeemable, I shall purchase a replacement.
Until then, I may not be able to read or write any blog posts.

Pray for my poor laptop!

Comments

  1. glo20/6/09 18:09

    ahhh. can't imagine life without my laptop.. "-_-

    hope ur laptop gets well SOON!!!

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  2. Poh Lin20/6/09 19:17

    Awwww...hope your lappie gets well soon! ;)

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  3. NFA20/6/09 19:55

    oh no mr.J..No updates? for a month?

    dear dell-y, get well soon.
    u tk cre too, jarod~

    faa

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  4. iDzruLezZ21/6/09 00:50

    hehehehe....
    i truly understand how u feel...
    be patient...
    ur baby will recover soon..
    or else, u shud buy new 1...

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  5. Shogi21/6/09 13:00

    Dell, it'll rise from the dead in no time~ Hopefully...i hv one here, listenin to ur story makes me wana jaga my baby even more. Should run Tuneup Utilities soon~ tc

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  6. Anonymous21/6/09 14:30

    can you survive without blogging for a month ?

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  7. Trishomachine.21/6/09 15:27

    A few weeks without email?

    *faints.

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  8. Jessica26/6/09 17:44

    Aww, don't worry too much koko, dell dear will get well as soon as possible, if not, u can get a new and better one right!
    Take care!! (",)wink~

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  9. hunny27/6/09 10:23

    uh oh..i guess it't time... T_T start searching ur new babe! viao looks good! hehe...

    im still holding mine coz she's very good, never failed me at times i need her! n my dad just brought her to clinic yesterday for check up.she needs it sometimes.haha ;p

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  10. Anonymous28/6/09 02:41

    buy a new one Jarod, you had your pay already.

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  11. ah^kam_koko'4/7/09 11:49

    I got my laptop back!

    Apparently the RAM slot I have been using is faulty.
    Placing my RAM in the other slot fixed the problem.

    My laptop is working perfectly now!
    =)

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  12. Me6/7/09 00:28

    HAHah, your laptops working now? Thats good..But still, havent seen any updates. You must be busy then!
    Hope your well,
    xx

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  13. ah^kam_koko'18/7/09 11:44

    My laptop is working perfectly now!
    Thanks for your concern!
    But I have a feeling that I'll get an upgrade next year!
    =)

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