Say a prayer or three for me today y’all. Light a candle, chant, dance naked in the sunlight I don’t care – just send me happy computer thoughts. The plug to my laptop finally said “oh HELL naw” and popped out when I disconnected it today. Does anyone know how to repair this problem, or am I going to have to suck it up and send it in?
See that piece of metal sticking out? Yeaaaah, that’s not supposed to be there. That’s supposed to be mounted in the laptop.
My current method of operation is to watch the battery drain, say a few choice words and try to wiggle the thing back into connecting properly. Most of the time I’m able to get and keep power to it. However, I’m going to be spending tomorrow making backups and moving things around juuust to be on the safe side.
I hate to say that you probably have to take it in. The computer peeps I just paid a visit to yesterday said that this was the most common problem with laptops. I would most definitely back everything up because sooner rather than later the jiggling isn’t going to work any more.
I’m so very sorry. It hurts when the laptop is sick.
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I was afraid you were going to say that.
DARNIT!
Sad to say, but I agree you should take it in. Besides, laptops — like people — don’t enjoy things hanging out that aren’t supposed to be hanging out.
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True, too true. The Laptop Ninja has been summoned, and hopefully when we’re done I will not only have a happy lappy again, but FrankenPuter will be ALIVE!!!!!
And we’re back down again. The Laptop Ninja wussed out on me, and I’m on my own with the FrankenPuter yet again.
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