Re: computer dead; help!

2002-11-28 Thread Cam Ellison
* Chris Lale ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > Nori Heikkinen wrote: > >on Wed, 27 Nov 2002 05:37:47PM +, Pigeon insinuated: > > > > This happened to me. I took the monitor to the local TV repair shop for > a free assessment. They diagnosed a fried capacitor. I had it replaced > at much less

Re: computer dead; help!

2002-11-28 Thread Chris Lale
Nori Heikkinen wrote: on Wed, 27 Nov 2002 05:37:47PM +, Pigeon insinuated: On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 00:36:13 -0500, Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: on Wed, 27 Nov 2002 05:55:11AM +0100, Robert Ian Smit insinuated: * Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [27-11-2002 05:39]: i can't

Re: computer dead; help!

2002-11-27 Thread Nori Heikkinen
on Wed, 27 Nov 2002 05:37:47PM +, Pigeon insinuated: > On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 00:36:13 -0500, Nori Heikkinen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >on Wed, 27 Nov 2002 05:55:11AM +0100, Robert Ian Smit insinuated: > > > * Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [27-11-2002 05:39]: > >i can't turn the monit

Re: computer dead; help!

2002-11-27 Thread Pigeon
On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 00:36:13 -0500, Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >on Wed, 27 Nov 2002 05:55:11AM +0100, Robert Ian Smit insinuated: >> * Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [27-11-2002 05:39]: >> > > the screen goes off, totally black, as if it had lost power. >> > okay, i can now ge

RE: computer dead; help!

2002-11-27 Thread Wathen, Metherion
ging video card. happy days are here again. seriously it had some bad insides then it went out one day. I feel your loss, mw. -Original Message- From: Andrew Perrin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 9:08 AM To: Nori Heikkinen Cc: debian-user Subject: Re: com

Re: computer dead; help!

2002-11-27 Thread Andrew Perrin
On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Nori Heikkinen wrote: > has anyone had a monitor just up and die on them before? did anything > trigger it, do you think, or was it just random? Yes, I have. And it was even at Swarthmore! 'Course back then it was an IBM green-screen monitor connected to my XT compatible.

Re: computer dead; help!

2002-11-26 Thread Nori Heikkinen
on Wed, 27 Nov 2002 05:55:11AM +0100, Robert Ian Smit insinuated: > * Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [27-11-2002 05:39]: > > > the screen goes off, totally black, as if it had lost power. > > okay, i can now get in from elsewhere, so i'm less scared. but > > still no video whatosever! > >

Re: computer dead; help!

2002-11-26 Thread pierre
On Tuesday 26 November 2002 21:22, Nori Heikkinen wrote: to me it seem your GNu desktop is corupted,when you boot try to boot with your 3.5 disk you made . Pierre > just got back to my room, and found my computer happily sleeping and > xscreensaving. moved the mouse, clicked over a few desktops

Re: computer dead; help!

2002-11-26 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [27-11-2002 05:39]: > > the screen goes off, totally black, as if it had lost power. > okay, i can now get in from elsewhere, so i'm less scared. but still > no video whatosever! Are you able to turn on the monitor and is it not receiving a signal from you

Re: computer dead; help!

2002-11-26 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [27-11-2002 05:29]: > just got back to my room, and found my computer happily sleeping and > xscreensaving. moved the mouse, clicked over a few desktops, and the > screen goes off, totally black, as if it had lost power. all > connections and cables still fine

Re: computer dead; help!

2002-11-26 Thread Nori Heikkinen
on Tue, 26 Nov 2002 11:22:42PM -0500, Nori Heikkinen insinuated: > just got back to my room, and found my computer happily sleeping and > xscreensaving. moved the mouse, clicked over a few desktops, and > the screen goes off, totally black, as if it had lost power. all > connections and cables st