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Friday, May 4, 2018

So I checked the PC, and no progress..

So I checked the PC, and no progress..

Checked the power cable with a new one;,same result. Unplugged everything except the motherboard, same result. No point in testing it with the motherboard unplugged. The result's the same, the fans spin for a second and then nothing. To test it again I have to unplug the power cord for about a minute, or it just won't do anything when the button's pressed. And I don't think it's the power button either. And that's about as far as I can go by myself. There are three alternatives now: get/pay someone to fix it; buy a cheap replacement, or buy an expensive replacement.

What's cheap? Well I can get another tower for $100-$200 via GumTree (as per https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-computers-software/newcastle/desktop+computer/k0c18309l3003104?sort=rank). Of course each of those may have their own limitations and problems. And I'd have to pick them up. That might be OK if all I want to do is use it to browse the web and play music.

The expensive option is getting something built at a computer shop. The three PCs I have here were all built by one particular computer chain, from 2 local shops. The one I've had the most trouble with - the one in the Studio - was built at a local shop that no longer exists. And that would cost me anywhere between $400-$700, depending on what gets put together.

The point of repairing the Studio PC is that it would have at least two spare slots for hard drives if I only use one drive in it with Linux on it. Then, when a friend of mine drops in next month with the damaged hard drive with my graphic novel on it, that I'd be able to to just plug the drive into a spare slot and we'd see if it was recoverable or not. Yes, I still have hope in recovering my graphic novel. So a cheap (or expensive) PC would need spare slots to do the same.

Hmmm.
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