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From: jinxy on 30 Dec 2009 14:40 On Dec 30, 2:03 pm, Paul <nos...(a)needed.com> wrote: > Toolpackinmama wrote: > > Paul wrote: > > >> The front power switch could be inserted onto the > >> wrong pins on the PANEL header. > > > Paul, be rational. It wouldn't move that around by itself. The > > working computer stopped working. It was a closed case. :) > > > Thanks for the links. > > It's just a list of things to check. > > Paul TPM, it could be time for the next step, commonly know as "Big Blue" . 2 or 3 hours is more than enough time to beat a dead horse. Sorry I could'nt be of more help, if anything else comes to mind I will be sure and let you know. -J
From: Jerry Witalka on 31 Dec 2009 22:36 Older E machines computers had a reputation for Power Supply failures that would fry the mother board as well. If it was only 3 days out of warranty, I would contact Emachines support anyway. Some companies will cut you a break if the failure is close to the end of the warranty period. Won't hurt to try Jerry On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:13:09 -0500, Toolpackinmama <philnblanc(a)comcast.net> wrote: >jinxy wrote: > >> It looks as if it carries a one year warranty. If you are still within >> the year take it back. Let them repair or replace at their cost. > > >Yeah they thought of that, but it's out of warranty by something like >three days. LOL ::groan::
From: Toolpackinmama on 1 Jan 2010 23:46 Jerry Witalka wrote: > Older E machines computers had a reputation for Power Supply failures > that would fry the mother board as well. If it was only 3 days out of > warranty, I would contact Emachines support anyway. They tried. Fortunately, the drive is accessible. The poor kid has hundreds of ITUNES on it. Probably spent more for the downloads than for the computer.
From: jinxy on 2 Jan 2010 10:26 On Jan 1, 11:46 pm, Toolpackinmama <philnbl...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Jerry Witalka wrote: > > Older E machines computers had a reputation for Power Supply failures > > that would fry the mother board as well. If it was only 3 days out of > > warranty, I would contact Emachines support anyway. > > They tried. > > Fortunately, the drive is accessible. The poor kid has hundreds of > ITUNES on it. Probably spent more for the downloads than for the computer. TPM, you where saying that you would like to build them a better quaility system. Don't forget to incorporate some kind of a back up plan, ie: Acronis or some other imaging software. Just a thought. Happy New Year. -J
From: Toolpackinmama on 2 Jan 2010 20:08
jinxy wrote: > On Jan 1, 11:46 pm, Toolpackinmama <philnbl...(a)comcast.net> wrote: >> Jerry Witalka wrote: >>> Older E machines computers had a reputation for Power Supply failures >>> that would fry the mother board as well. If it was only 3 days out of >>> warranty, I would contact Emachines support anyway. >> They tried. >> >> Fortunately, the drive is accessible. The poor kid has hundreds of >> ITUNES on it. Probably spent more for the downloads than for the computer. > > TPM, you where saying that you would like to build them a better > quaility system. Don't forget to incorporate some kind of a back up > plan, ie: Acronis or some other imaging software. Just a thought. You'll love this: They plan to replace the 'puter with a laptop, and I am putting the old hard drive into an external enclosure for them to use for backups. :) |