Geek Quotient | NancyHogg's Weblog

MINE is ‘up there’. However, The Geek Squad has nothing to worry about.

Returned from a trip to Florida Tuesday night, 11:30 pm, Computer DOES NOT turn on… Nancy to Nancy: it’s late – try it in the morning…. AM – still does not turn on – it trys to – – – –

Calls for help… Thanks to Rich Benet, IT guy @ VPAR (my Realtor association), I am able to hone in on the problems……. Replaced power source, installed new 512 RAM card {512 is ONLY option for OLD computer} (put older 512 card in 2nd slot – if it is not DEAD, will add to short term memory [need some of that myself]). Also, replaced the power cord (guy @ Best Buy suggestion – said ‘sounds dumb, but they go bad as well’).

!!!!!! IT WORKS !!!!!! I am totally proud of myself. >>>>Yeah, well, I did ‘piss away’ (??? did I say that ????) the whole day solving that problem.<<<< One trip to VPAR, two trips to Best Buy -One more trip to BB to return the ‘Battery Backup Power Strip’ the salesman talked me into purchasing- Multiple opening and closing of the tower case – disassembling the wires – repluging in, in another location to test if the electrical outlet & power cord @ my desk was the culprit – Replacing the power source was scary /as it did not look ‘just like’ the old one/ all those wires (and they are a different color w/different looking sockets – but the business end is the same) ??? will I get all of the things ??? (cd/dvd drives, motherboard, memory device sockets, & one or two other things..) plugged in correctly {if not, have to go back in to recheck – OR ‘throw in the towel’ & take an additional trip to see Rich}

HOWEVER——- YEP, MY ‘GEEK QUOTIENT’ is pretty ‘up there’. My desktop computer is WORKING !!! again >>>>>>>>>No having to resort to the laptop… have yet to install the printer software and have not figured out/taken the time/ how to set up the wireless access to the printer to same laptop…..<<<<<<<<<

I am able to make this post, yea !!!!