Laptop Epilogue
I’m done being sad about this whole computer mess. That’s it. The end.
Problems arose last night while trying to finally reload the system - I kept getting warning messages, indicating that the hard drive recovery wasn’t going as smoothly as it should have been. When I called Toshiba back and let them talk me through a few troubleshooting procedures, they acknowledged that the hardware was faulty after all. I’m mailing it out to them today to have the system replaced. (Note to anyone thinking about buying a computer - Toshiba customer service people are super nice! Plus all my costs are covered, including shipping. Thank God for warranties! If a crash had to happen, I’m just glad it was now rather than in a month when my warranty would be up. *whew*)
Just knowing that it was a hardware problem after all made me feel a lot better. Yes, stuff is gone, but at least I know now that it wasn’t primarily due to anything I did to the machine or a virus that may have slipped past my firewall. (And even the files that I did lose could have been a lot worse. I’ve always been pretty good about saving backup copies of anything valuable, and the files that are now lost were items I just hadn’t gotten around to saving yet - whether they be victims of a moment of laziness or otherwise.) So while the things that were wiped out were my own fault, what happened to the computer wasn’t. Therefore, if I wanted, I have someone else to focus my anger on.
But honestly, there isn’t much of that anymore.
I was watching the news last night and there are several people around my area who have been flooded out of their homes for the second time this year. There is the potential for some real devastating loss. The segments of fanfic that I’m going to have to (i.e. am determined to) re-write seems small in comparison. I was further reminded of those who have it a lot rougher than me right now when I got an email from my brother. Enough said there, I think.
Thanks, flist, for being so supportive and helpful once again! *hugs in abundance* (Especially nessaelerrina for offering assistance in Operation Icon Recovery and bat_cheva for the First Defense link. Definitely something I will check out! Thanks again!)
As of right now, I am mopey-Rummi no more. Next update I’ll give a few happy job-related details! *VBG*
Problems arose last night while trying to finally reload the system - I kept getting warning messages, indicating that the hard drive recovery wasn’t going as smoothly as it should have been. When I called Toshiba back and let them talk me through a few troubleshooting procedures, they acknowledged that the hardware was faulty after all. I’m mailing it out to them today to have the system replaced. (Note to anyone thinking about buying a computer - Toshiba customer service people are super nice! Plus all my costs are covered, including shipping. Thank God for warranties! If a crash had to happen, I’m just glad it was now rather than in a month when my warranty would be up. *whew*)
Just knowing that it was a hardware problem after all made me feel a lot better. Yes, stuff is gone, but at least I know now that it wasn’t primarily due to anything I did to the machine or a virus that may have slipped past my firewall. (And even the files that I did lose could have been a lot worse. I’ve always been pretty good about saving backup copies of anything valuable, and the files that are now lost were items I just hadn’t gotten around to saving yet - whether they be victims of a moment of laziness or otherwise.) So while the things that were wiped out were my own fault, what happened to the computer wasn’t. Therefore, if I wanted, I have someone else to focus my anger on.
But honestly, there isn’t much of that anymore.
I was watching the news last night and there are several people around my area who have been flooded out of their homes for the second time this year. There is the potential for some real devastating loss. The segments of fanfic that I’m going to have to (i.e. am determined to) re-write seems small in comparison. I was further reminded of those who have it a lot rougher than me right now when I got an email from my brother. Enough said there, I think.
Thanks, flist, for being so supportive and helpful once again! *hugs in abundance* (Especially nessaelerrina for offering assistance in Operation Icon Recovery and bat_cheva for the First Defense link. Definitely something I will check out! Thanks again!)
As of right now, I am mopey-Rummi no more. Next update I’ll give a few happy job-related details! *VBG*