madbaker: (Roger Rabbit)
madbaker ([personal profile] madbaker) wrote2010-01-05 07:36 am

Mother[BLEEP]board

My laptop wouldn't boot this morning. It's not drawing any juice when plugged in.
The wife did some research and thinks the motherboard needs repair/replacement. The laptop's about two years old and this is apparently a relatively common (but not cheap) thing. She's got a call in already.

The timing would never be good, but just before school re-starts with papers due, is certainly less than ideal. Thanks, Murphy.

Edited to add: I don't think the power connection is the primary problem. The laptop was off last night and fully charged when I unplugged it. It will not boot when plugged or un-. I noted that it was not drawing juice as an indicator that something is Deeply Wrong with the system.

[identity profile] ysabella-dolfin.livejournal.com 2010-01-05 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
You should let Brion take a look at it, it is what he does for a living :)