The Slow, Dramatic Death
Ahh, remember long ago when I first got my Dell laptop for work? I was so excited that it booted up so fast, that there was so much hard drive space on it, that there was tons of memory…
Well, time changes those feelings…and yes, although this laptop has been good to me and has traveled around the whole country with me, I’m feeling a bit frustrated with him now. Frustrated, and a bit sad.
Why?
Because he’s dying.
Slowly, but he’s dying nonetheless.
Looks like there is an existing problem with the motherboard where it stops recognizing the AC adapter being plugged in, which then does not allow the battery to be charged. It only recognizes the adapter when it feels like it. So I’m constantly wondering how long my power supply will last. Also, it stops recognizing my USB mouse. I have to unplug it and plug it back in again. I’m only at about a 75% productivity level for work. The rest of the time I’m trying to figure out what the right position would be for my AC adapter to work, or waiting for the computer to charge when I DO get it to work…
Oh, my poor laptop. You’ve been good to me (even though you weigh about 20 pounds). I’ll miss you when you’re gone and I have a NEW, SPEEDIER laptop next week. Whoo hoo!
Wow, that was back in 2003! It seems like yesterday… well, maybe last year.
Hey, I had that same problem with mine, but I took it to this local place with old Dell employees, and they fixed it right up for me. It’s been over two years since they fixed it, and I haven’t had any problems since. All you have to do is find someone who will work on a Dell. Obviously that’s a lot easier since we’re about an hour and a half from their headquarters, but in the day and age, I’m sure someone can do it in Chi-Town. You check that out, cause with Jr coming along, a new laptop isn’t an expense one needs.
Texx - Ahh, I forgot to mention that this is my WORK laptop. I don’t have to pay anything!
must be in the electricity… my dell just died two weeks ago! so sad… so sad…
Are you sure that it’s not the adapter that is faulty? Wrapping those cords up everytime could pull the underpinnings loose. But I did have a motherboard problem with my Dell laptop 2 years ago and it didn’t charge the batter at all, it could be the same issue. But hey, I’m all for faster laptop replacements! Back up your pictures and yanowhatimean.com designs before Big Brother gets to them! Haha!
Oh ok. That’s cool, but if you need it as a back up, you can get someone to just sodder (sp?) that sucker back on the right way.