Not a problem. Not a problem at all. Ruthie & I'd love to, but I've dedicated my life to linguini! "We are more than the sum of our parts." Private mail is *always* welcome. MSN Messenger ID: clark.ruthie@xxxxxxxxx AOL ID: chaosynchronous We are the few, Who speak for the many, Who cannot speak for themselves. We are the many, Who speak for the one, Who could not speak for herself. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Pyper" <cpyper@xxxxxxxxx> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 8:45 AM Subject: [real-eyes] Re: sick computer > Ruthie, Thank you and I will get it back Saturday when Amy and I go to > have > our hair done and then I will find someone to bring me up there. Thank > you > so much for trying. > > Cathy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "&Ruthie" <clark.ruthie@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 11:32 PM > Subject: [real-eyes] Re: sick computer > > >> It may well be a hard drive issue...and we have a tool here that can >> bring >> most hard drives back to life. We also have some other stuff up our >> sleeves >> that might get the thing running again. I'm not totally convinced it's >> the >> mother board...doesn't mean it isn't, but I'd rather try some things out >> first before I'd go installing a new motherboard for hundreds of dollars. >> Ruthie & Cats must stick their paw into mom's mouth while she's sleeping. >> "We are more than the sum of our parts." Private mail is *always* >> welcome. >> MSN Messenger ID: clark.ruthie@xxxxxxxxx AOL ID: chaosynchronous We are >> the >> few, Who speak for the many, Who cannot speak for themselves. We are the >> many, Who speak for the one, Who could not speak for herself. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Robert Beach" <rbeach@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 11:04 PM >> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: sick computer >> >> >>>I agree with Reg. If it is the mother board that is the problem, the >>>information installed on the hard drive should be fine. The person may >>>be >>>absolutely correct, but I would definitely get a second opinion before I >>>would expect to have all of my data and programs destroyed. >>> >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >>> Behalf Of Reginald George [sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx] >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 12:23 PM >>> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: sick computer >>> >>> Saying nothing could be saved doesn't sound right. Even if the board >>> died >>> the hard drive might be fine. Did he say that before or after looking >>> at >>> it. Second opinion maybe? Wonder if he really wanted to work on it. >>> How >>> far away is the shop? There's a Computers Plus on 64th St. up north >>> that's >>> Share Fareable, but call them to make sure they do laptops. Yes, it's >>> worth >>> fixing with the 104 key keyboard and all. That was a pretty good >>> system. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Cathy Pyper" <cpyper@xxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 10:46 AM >>> Subject: [real-eyes] sick computer >>> >>> >>> Hello, My lap top died. It would come on but there was nothing there. >>> I >>> was told it was the mother board and he thought it would cost about $200 >>> .00 plus $75.00 to install. Plus another $25.00 for it to be taken out >>> there and then brought home. I was told that he could not save any of >>> the >>> information and everything would have to be installed. It's only two >>> years >>> old. It Windows Vista. Does this sound right? I would need to pay >>> someone >>> to install everything all over again as well. I really like that lap >>> top >>> but is it worth putting this kind of money in to it? Thank you for any >>> advice. >>> Cathy >>> To join the First Steps email discussion group click below >>> www.firststepsfortheblind.org >>> To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, >>> go >>> to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes >>> >>> >>> To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, >>> go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes >>> >>> >>> To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, >>> go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes >>> >>> >> >> To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, >> go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes >> >> > > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, > go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes > > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes