Name: Anonymous 2006-11-18 0:01
Hey /g/, I think my laptop just died.
It's a Gateway Solo 9550, so it may be past it's prime anyway. However, it's the hard drive I'm worried about, and I think that's what's dead.
It had a bad pin in the first place, but I got it to work. The last time I restarted the computer, the "hardware disconnected" warning light lit up. Now, although the computer isn't running anymore, the "power" and "battery charging" lights are stuck on, even without a battery.
I put the hard drive in a different laptop, although the same model. Hitting the power button actually turns this one on, and the cooling fan starts spinning (neither of which happened on the other.) but I'm not sure about the HD. I don't get the battery charging, or "hardware disconnected" lights, either.
The last thing I did on my computer before restarting was download a model from a co-worker for a project we're working on. I highly doubt it's a virus, but it's the last thing I did, and I never checked it out.
Any idea? ...pic unrelated.
It's a Gateway Solo 9550, so it may be past it's prime anyway. However, it's the hard drive I'm worried about, and I think that's what's dead.
It had a bad pin in the first place, but I got it to work. The last time I restarted the computer, the "hardware disconnected" warning light lit up. Now, although the computer isn't running anymore, the "power" and "battery charging" lights are stuck on, even without a battery.
I put the hard drive in a different laptop, although the same model. Hitting the power button actually turns this one on, and the cooling fan starts spinning (neither of which happened on the other.) but I'm not sure about the HD. I don't get the battery charging, or "hardware disconnected" lights, either.
The last thing I did on my computer before restarting was download a model from a co-worker for a project we're working on. I highly doubt it's a virus, but it's the last thing I did, and I never checked it out.
Any idea? ...pic unrelated.