PC Repair Needed Tout Suite

[kevin-church.livejournal.com]

My beloved Microcenter-purchased writing machine has decided that the power supply needs to make an absolutely horrible noise while the fan doesn't move air quite as well as it should. I could take it back to Microcenter, but I have the feeling I'd get a bit hosed and it's sort of a haul without cabbing it.

Of course, I have a deadline on Monday, so I really don't want to screw around too much and have my machine go up in flames at my own hands. Is there a reputable repair shop in the (preferably Davis) area that can just switch out the power supply on Saturday? While I'm at it, I wouldn't complain if another 512k of memory found its way into the system, but that's completely secondary.

(Alternately, if there's one of you locals that can manage to do such a thing tomorrow morning -early afternoon, I would pay real cash moneys.)

Thanks!

Comments

[theref.livejournal.com]

I know how to do both things, (and just had to do it in my computer as well, my power supply and stick of RAM died on me a week after each other...), but you'd need to get the parts, seeing how I'm kinda stranded right now.
If you happened to have a spare on hand for some odd reason or could go get one before tomorrow fire me an e-mail at TheRef310 (at) Yahoo (dot) com. I'd be a helluva lot cheaper than a store.

[kevin-church.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much for the offer, but somebody came through in a pinch offering a Microcenter run and installation in exchange for certain vague services involving alcohol.

[dj-daeva.livejournal.com]

those are two incredibly simple repairs/upgrades.

your best bet is to do it yourself :)

i replaced the power supply and added more memory to my computer in like 20 minutes :)

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[kevin-church.livejournal.com]

As I said, it's already taken care of.

I'm already used to the idea of other people's "incredibly simple" repairs being my "Oh my god why is there smoke coming out of that?!?" moment.

But thanks for your help.

[gwodder.livejournal.com]

Still, the outpouring of support must make yr heart warm.

[kevin-church.livejournal.com]

It's glowing like E-bloody-T, it is.

[gwodder.livejournal.com]

Could be colic.

[theref.livejournal.com]

Aw hell, if I knew you were doing that, I'da driven with it on the back of my motorcycle.

Good luck, though.

[kevin-church.livejournal.com]

Next time, I'll totally give you the heads-up first. I'll fire up the Booze-Signal.

[dj-daeva.livejournal.com]

i commented directly from the original post so didn't see the reply :)

but you're welcome :)

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[dj-daeva.livejournal.com]

???? i was just saying don't be daunted when you're in a bind because the issues aren't hard to fix yourself without having hardware experience...

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[la-ti-da.livejournal.com]

well since we're at it, my laptop has a connection problem with the a/c adapter. the connection is finicky and if it moves slightly, it will lose power (since my battery is also old and doesn't hold a charge).

so i could probably use a new battery, but more importantly i'm wondering if i can get the connection fixed. i have already tried buying a new a/c adapter, which worked for a couple months but also became finicky.

suggestions? i was planning to take it to microcenter.