BSODs and funny noises? - smells like a bad hard disk to me. Have you tried running scandisk to look for bad sectors? Might just need a new HDD...
chris Paul Bennett wrote: > Hi all, > > My laptop has just died (3.5 yr old low end Compaq - compulsive blue > screening, funny noises and self-rebooting). I was happy with how it > performed considering what I paid for it (under a grand) and how it > got (ab)used. > > Anyhows, I'm looking for a new one and am tossing up between a netbook > and traditional laptop. I do a reasonable amount of freelance work > while commuting and at home, so am looking for a balance between couch > comfort and portability. > > Suggestions welcome. > > * warning * before someone starts, I'm not looking to buy a Mac..... > > :) > Paul --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
