When worse comes to worst.
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
June 4, 2016 1:40am CST
Yesterday, there was a strong lightning and thunderstorm so loud that the rains fell, followed with power interruption. It was good because it was still afternoon. I was still able to post some comments but I told some that power interruption is inevitable.
Then the inevitable came; brown out due to strong winds and rain. I switched off the net book. Then power was restored, I switched on the net book but after a few minutes, it went off again.
We waited for the electricity to come back. It came at 9PM. I immediately put on the net book but I was surprised it did not switch on again. I told my son why. “System reboot failed”.
Worse, the net book is damaged with the power interruptions. This morning, my son went to the city to attend the orientation in the driving school; I told him to bring the net book to the repair shop and have it checked.
Worst, the hard disk is already damaged. The repairman said it is better to buy a new hard disk and have it installed. Worst, all our files cannot be recovered anymore. I have some pictures and a list of my posts in this site, with the accompanying payments I received.
I told my son we will have the net book repaired next month. Now, I am back on desktop. What a first Saturday for me.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
yes, i lost many of the pictures that i placed there, also my list of the posts i have in this site, with the dates when i was paid.
yes too, a strong lightning can damage some electronics. that is why when there is power interruption, we immediately remove all plugs from the sockets.
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
How much are they charging for the hard disk?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
brand new is 2k. i told my son we will have it repaired next month.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
@brokenbee i will let him scout for cheaper hard drive disks, hija. i have to go, take a shower and prepare for the reunion. i will be back later.
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
@ridingbet oh, it's quite expensive. Did your son ask in other repair shops? There might be a cheaper offer.
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@annierose (21977)
• United States
4 Jun 16
Sorry to hear what happened to your netbook. I think it is more comfortable to work on a desktop because it has a much bigger screen than netbook. Anyway, I hope that the repair and the cost of the drive disk won't be too expensive.
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@annierose (21977)
• United States
5 Jun 16
@ridingbet How long have you been using your netbook?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
yes i hope they can repair the net book. i am on desktop now and true, the keyboard is bigger than that of the net book.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
yes i hope they can repair the net book. i am on desktop now and true, the keyboard is bigger than that of the net book.
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@LadyDuck (502200)
• Italy
5 Jun 16
@ridingbet It would be possible to fix it, using the installation CD.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
@LadyDuck my son said he will check the installation once we buy one but this will be next month.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
yes that was what the repairman told my son. i still hope it will be fixed.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
4 Jun 16
When I'm home, I prefer to use our desktop or my laptop because it is easy to use and more comfortable, it has a big keys compared to netbooks or tablets but I used it when I'm going out and the keys are too little so we encounter typos.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
5 Jun 16
@ridingbet better memorize the home keys my friend
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
even with the keyboard with big letters, i still have many typos. besides, i just type with my 2 index fingers.1 person likes this
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
@ida123 oh, i cannot type like that my friend. once i tried but i cannot even understand what i typed.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Jun 16
@ridingbet It's easy to set your account up with dropbox, then put all your files there and no matter what computer you're on, you can bring up your work, or grab a photo to use.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
@just4him thanks, i will try to register (?) on dropbox.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
that is good. i have copies of the pics still in my mobile phones, but the files are no longer here. i plan to make a file in my email account and send these files ther as well. i have no dropbox.
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@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
5 Jun 16
I use a battery backup. It seems to help.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
sadly, the net book has no new battery and it is already drained.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
it is. that is usually the problem when the thunderstorms are so strong, then followed with flashes of lightning; almost always there will be power disruption; then all electronics will be damaged (hopefully not).
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
That's sad. Good thing I always use my iPad mini. So it won't be affected in case of brownouts. I can still do myLotting even during brownouts.
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
@ridingbet iwould be hiding with that :)
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
BRAAANNNNGGG! KSSSTTT! well, those are the sounds of vertical lightnings here, that we think it hit something somewhere.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
right, but please switch your laptop off when there are thunderstorms and lightnings too.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 16
why the hard disk robbed you? you mean the person who did the hard disk robbed you money?
i hope our laptops/net books will be repaired with minimal costs.
@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
I have never used a desktop for a long time and I haven't used a PC actually for many years. Hope that the fee for having it fixed won't be as expensive as the netbook itself.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
the fee is 2 thousand. i asked my son if it is still possible to recover our files, and he said it could be possible.
the keyboard of the desktop is not smooth-typing though. i have to press hard the keys so the letters appear.
the net book cost about 12k last 2012, it was my advance graduation gift for my son's graduation last 2013. he wanted that for his thesis. hope the net book can still be repaired
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
i actually like the net book over this desktop, i hope the net book will be fixed next month
