AARRGGGHHHHH!!!! iMac has just blown up!

[Rob Bell]

I can'ne believe it!

Bad bad getting to work: fell asleep on the train this morning, and found myself in Kensington. Got to work a couple of minutes late for a meeting so I thought I'd take the front lifts- but they were all gone... so I decided to walk up the stairs, only to find that the security pass I have for the door at the top I'd lent to one of my work collegues! D'oh!
So down a floor around to the back lift: but the up botton didn't work, so I ended up going down to the basement before getting up to the floor I wanted.
Good news: meeting cancelled.

So I turned on my Mac and BANG! The power supply blew out.

Fortunately, my external harddrive has most of my most vital files backed up - and it still worked. Bad news is that I didn't back up last week!!!

So all in all a bad start to the day. I've taken my Mac to pieces, and I'll shortly be on the phone to see if I can source a new power supply card from Macintosh...

Just thought I'd off load here - happily I have access to another Mac - albeit one without all the files/programs I need!

[apttony]

You mean you still use a MAC?

Okay, I know they have their uses - if it's not too personal, why do you use one?

[dave]

Uh oh - sounds like one of those days - did I count five things - keep looking over your shoulder for number six. Hope it's not going to be so bad that it's three threes!

[Rob Bell]

Tony, I count myself as a "Mac-ophile' But actually, the fact that I use a Mac at work is because historically, this academic department has always used Macs...

Dave: I'll keep an eye out for problem #6!!!

[Dieter]

At last a Mac never will suffer from Micro-Crap viruses

Na pain, no gain <<--- usual German sarcasm

Anyway, hope you get it sorted soon.

[ScarletFever]

The Mac probably sensed the ground in petrol, grime and oil from the Metro work we did on sunday Rob and went - "Eeeek! i'm too sensitive for this ruffian!"

[Rob Bell]

I really didn't expect to be up to my neck in computer parts the day after I was up to my neck with car parts Andy!

Dieter - Mac's are INVINCIBLE!!!!

Problem is pretty much isolated to the power supply PCB. I going to canabilise a 'spare' iMac tomorrow (if the boss remembers to bring it in from home) and if the donor power supply works, we'll order another to repair the donor computer.

Ah. What fun.

[Rob Bell]

Yay! ;D Macintosh back together: I managed to scavenge another power supply PCB from a 'spare' Macintosh - so now I need to order a replacement for the computer that is currently sitting next to me in pieces.

Perhaps I should give up my day job? Hmm - maybe not!!!

Great news is that I've not lost any important data or documents: phew! what a relief!

okay, back to do some work (now that I can!) ;D

[Dieter]

>INVINCIBLE ...
??

Mate, let ME get hands on it

However, seriously, my sons PC power supply *went* the other day.
It took with to the "other side":
Mainboard, Processor, Graphics card.

Only the case and Sound Card and HD *survived*

Great to hear you did'nt suffer like that.

Cheers

[Rob Bell]

Dieter said:

Mate, let ME get hands on it

However, seriously, my sons PC power supply *went* the other day.
It took with to the "other side":
Mainboard, Processor, Graphics card.

Only the case and Sound Card and HD *survived*

Great to hear you did'nt suffer like that.

Thanks - and yes, I was very lucky indeed!