Avram Grumer ([info]agrumer) wrote,
@ 2009-08-17 21:35:00
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Current mood:victorious
Entry tags:computers, day2day, geekery

I'm back

I have successfully raised my computer from the dead.

Seems it was just the hard drive. I swapped out the old, dead 100 GB drive for the 320 GB drive I had sitting around. There were a lot of screws involved, and I had to zip out to the hardware store at one point to get a better #00 Phillips-head screwdriver than the one I was using, but aside from that things went pretty well. Oh, and Migration Assistant bogged down while porting my Applications folder across, so I had to finish that up by hand.

So I’m back, with 200+ GB of free hard drive space that I don’t know what to do with.


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[info]mamishka
2009-08-18 07:21 am UTC (link)
Whooo! Go you! :)

I am impressed. I couldn't swap out a hard drive to save my life ... not without someone by my side going, "No, not that thing, that thing ... take it out!" >;)

I say fill it with art and other cool stuff. I miss your art. You should post that stuff here ... or if you post it elsewhere, you should tell me where. :)

Edited at 2009-08-18 07:22 am UTC

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[info]agrumer
2009-08-18 08:55 pm UTC (link)
It's easier if you practice on some desktop systems; they have more space, so it's easier to get at the components. And generally you've got a set of instructions telling you what to do.

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[info]agrumer
2009-08-18 09:04 pm UTC (link)
Oh, and I sometimes drop artwork into my Flickr account.

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[info]redaxe
2009-08-18 12:14 pm UTC (link)
Congratulations on making the resurrection roll!

Here's some material to fill that space, if you're into live music.

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wow.
[info]cthulhia
2009-08-18 01:27 pm UTC (link)
I doubt I'll have such luck.

so... what are you doing next sunday & monday nights?
I'm possibly in town. (depending whether I can find a place to stay)

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Re: wow.
[info]agrumer
2009-08-18 08:53 pm UTC (link)
The 30th & 31st? I think I'm free.

I wish I could offer a place to stay, but our apartment is kinda squalid.

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Re: wow.
[info]bugsybanana
2009-08-21 01:42 am UTC (link)
I smell a potential excuse to attempt cleaning the place....

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