101 - I/O ROM Error

[amedia]

That's bad, right? *points to subject line* I bought a cheapish laptop on eBay (my old one finally died) and the damn thing won't boot. (I'm currently in the hotel business center.) *wails* I miss having a laptop

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[lash_larue]

Ebay is not a good place for laptops, by all means send it back. Fortunately there are lots of bargains these days on laptops, try Newegg and see what's on sale, and good luck.
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[amedia]

Thanks for the tip! *makes a note of newegg* The weirdest thing now is that I turned it on when I got to my hostess' house last night - and it worked just fine! She wondered if there was something about where I was in the hotel that was blocking it. ??? I have a couple more days before I have to decide whether to send it back.

[lash_larue]

Could be either the optical or hard drive is not secure, or that the hard drive is suffereing from "stiction" If it does that again give it a little slap and see if it comes up then.

[amedia]

Thanks again! I'll keep that in mind. I'm back in the hotel - in the lobby - and it's working beautifully again. I figure I'll keep trying it out in different situations and if the problem doesn't happen again, I'll go ahead and keep it.