Finally getting around to repairing my #Compaq#Contura 4/25 laptop that has a broken hinge & #MagicSmoke came out of it when I tested it last year!
I think this 'little rascal' is to blame for the magic smoke so now awaiting parts to attempt a #repair
https://t.co/dKAK4GF9lN
On the workbench today we have a Hue Visualiser. The slightest touch & it disconnects from the PC. Due to wear & tear over the years the solder joints on the USB port had become cracked/dry jointed so it needed a quick re-flow of the solder :) #RepairNotReplace#ElectronicsRepair
This week we say goodbye to Mr Mclellan as he begins a new chapter at another school. We thank him for his dedication, leadership and support. He will be greatly missed, and we know he will continue to make a real difference in his new role. #goodluck#TeamHatton
Just watching Open All Hours Inside Out on U&Gokdnaroind my partners house and the @BBC clearly never had any respect for OAH - we never even got to see the Granville and Mavis wedding 😢 #angry
My 'untested' IBM #ThinkPad R31 from #eBay turned up so time to see if it boots and I get no display on the screen and on my parallel port #POSTcard I get error code 70 so time to look it up and find out what it means...
LOL it means the actual error message is on the screen of which I have no display!! External VGA monitor is not showing anything either but I think there is a setting in the BIOS that you have to enable for that to work so clearly I have a faulty screen!!
@brockpierson It was the replacement for Windows NT 4.51 - the 'business worlds' OS rather than the Home OS's like 9x so not a great deal of people at home would have used it. Then basically 9x and 2000 components merged in to the most amazing OS, Windows XP! 😎
@brockpierson I quite liked it! The look, feel and the Media Center were brilliant! One reason IT Techies hated it was because of a file transfer bug so those doing a fresh install and then copying their data across ran in to trouble as it took weeks instead of hours to transfer files.
This used to fill me with dread when I saw a seller had used #EVRi as the courier but recently all the parcels have turned up promptly and undamaged so fingers crossed this is the same!..
The only problem with #Retro#IBM#ThinkPad laptops is that when there's a boot password setup, unless you know the password, you're screwed! There is a way of bypassing it to get you in to the BIOS which involves shorting out the security chip but you cant remove the password 🙁
Hello @WhichUK have you seen @IcelandFoods have stopped using carrier bags yet still charge £1.70 for 'free delivery'? It was £1.60 for carrier bags and packing, now it's gone up and no bags?! How is £1.70 free delivery??