Re: [OT] Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop

2007-07-23 Thread Timothy Musson
Robert Fisher, 2007-07-23 19:06:08: > On Saturday 21 July 2007 4:13 pm, Timothy Musson wrote: > > I _guess_ his power supply has died. > > But I'm not much of a hardware person. > > Can anyone recommend a good and reasonably priced repair shop in Chch? > What was the eventual outcome of this? > >

Re: [OT] Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop

2007-07-23 Thread Robert Fisher
On Saturday 21 July 2007 4:13 pm, Timothy Musson wrote: > I _guess_ his power supply has died. > > But I'm not much of a hardware person. > > Can anyone recommend a good and reasonably priced repair shop in Chch? > What was the eventual outcome of this? IMHO I think posters should always, if poss

Re: [OT] Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop

2007-07-21 Thread Robert Fisher
On Sunday 22 July 2007 12:22 am, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > bin the power supply or bin the computer? > >You can get a younger and thus better > working replacement for the same price as paying a technician for two > or three hours work. Read my lips. I have a tool which plugs in to the power

Re: [OT] Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop

2007-07-21 Thread Rik Tindall
Timothy Musson wrote: Christopher Sawtell, 2007-07-22 00:22:41: bin the power supply or bin the computer? Unless thje fault is something glaringly obvious which can be fixed in just a few minutes, it's just not worth futzing around with machines more than about 5 years old. You can get a young

Re: [OT] Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop

2007-07-21 Thread Timothy Musson
Timothy Musson wrote: > Christopher Sawtell, 2007-07-22 00:22:41: > > >bin the power supply or bin the computer? > > Unless thje fault is something glaringly obvious which can be fixed in > > just a few minutes, it's just not worth futzing around with machines > > more than about 5 years old. You

Re: [OT] Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop

2007-07-21 Thread Timothy Musson
Christopher Sawtell, 2007-07-22 00:22:41: > >bin the power supply or bin the computer? > Unless thje fault is something glaringly obvious which can be fixed in > just a few minutes, it's just not worth futzing around with machines > more than about 5 years old. You can get a younger and thus bette

Re: [OT] Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop

2007-07-21 Thread Christopher Sawtell
bin the power supply or bin the computer? Unless thje fault is something glaringly obvious which can be fixed in just a few minutes, it's just not worth futzing around with machines more than about 5 years old. You can get a younger and thus better working replacement for the same price as payin

Re: [OT] Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop

2007-07-21 Thread Nick Rout
Christopher Sawtell wrote: On 7/21/07, Timothy Musson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Yesterday a friend of a friend asked me to take a look at his computer, a HP Pavilion 510a (~5 years old), which does absolutely nothing when switched on (...no LEDs light up, no fans, no beeps, no blue smoke,

Re: [OT] Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop

2007-07-21 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On 7/21/07, Timothy Musson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Yesterday a friend of a friend asked me to take a look at his computer, a HP Pavilion 510a (~5 years old), which does absolutely nothing when switched on (...no LEDs light up, no fans, no beeps, no blue smoke, no sign of life whatsoever).

Re: [OT] Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop

2007-07-20 Thread Robert Fisher
On Saturday 21 July 2007 4:13 pm, Timothy Musson wrote: > Can anyone recommend a good and reasonably priced repair shop in Chch? > Yes me. I can tell you in a few minutes if the power supply is OK and they can be purchased for about $50. -- Regards, Robert

Re: [OT] Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop

2007-07-20 Thread Steve Holdoway
if it's a full size pwu, i've got a few 20 pin ones at work if you want to try... On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:13:28 +1200 Timothy Musson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Yesterday a friend of a friend asked me to take a look at his computer, > a HP Pavilion 510a (~5 years old), which does absolut

[OT] Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop

2007-07-20 Thread Timothy Musson
Hi, Yesterday a friend of a friend asked me to take a look at his computer, a HP Pavilion 510a (~5 years old), which does absolutely nothing when switched on (...no LEDs light up, no fans, no beeps, no blue smoke, no sign of life whatsoever). Nothing's visibly wrong inside the box: there's no dus