RIP my ACER notebook laptop...

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I hope you have claimed on your home insurance.....well, that is if you have accidental damage cover!

I don't take food or drink anywhere near, either my laptop, or my desktop computer....this is a hangover from my days working at QPH.....no food or drink was allowed near the computers.......and I obeyed!

Yes, bit of a nightmare day, but all ok now.

Mainly thanks to Accyman running me all over, and kindly putting all the settings to Idiot Mode for me on the replacement.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

I accidentally poured Diet Coke in my eight month old laptop last night.

It didn't like it.

The new one is definitely Nil by Keyboard.

Its probably miffed because there was no Vodka in the Coke Rindi

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I hope you have claimed on your home insurance.....well, that is if you have accidental damage cover!

I don't take food or drink anywhere near, either my laptop, or my desktop computer....this is a hangover from my days working at QPH.....no food or drink was allowed near the computers.......and I obeyed!

Me neither Margaret, says he with a piece of toast in his hand and a cuppa on the desk

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

Yes, bit of a nightmare day, but all ok now.

Mainly thanks to Accyman running me all over, and kindly putting all the settings to Idiot Mode for me on the replacement.

Ya it does help when you have accyman on speed dialespecially when, like me your a computer numpty

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Me neither Margaret, says he with a piece of toast in his hand and a cuppa on the desk

I must admit that i always have a cuppa when I'm on the computer -it's one of my moments of "relax" for the day...Will have to be careful, one laptop down (almost certainly dead) and only one to go.

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by accyman

i forgot to mention that some models of acer models were called back on a product reecall

even if your model isnt listed here you can enter either of teh codes tehy ask for and check if yours needs returning

Acer Product Advisory

it will tell you if you need to return it or not and if so how to return it

Thanks for this -just checked my son's -it's an Aspire 5745G -doesn't seem to be on the recall list thank goodness -it's only 8 months old - mine was 4 yrs old and has been well used, hope they manage to mend it though!

[lindsay ormerod]

Daughter has an Acer Aspire that has already had a new drive as she used to sit on a cushion on her lap! It's working well enough but lesson learnt!

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

Daughter has an Acer Aspire that has already had a new drive as she used to sit on a cushion on her lap! It's working well enough but lesson learnt!

Unfortunately it was too late for mine -all files will be recuperated and put on a USB Key for me to collect tomorrow. ACER is offering me 100 euros against the purchase of a new model....I shall miss my first laptop...

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by mez

i have a rest which my laptop is on which has a fan in, it connects to the laptop & keeps it cool it only cost me £10. money well spent i think.

Here a decent one cost 45 euros -bought it yesterday, a good investment I hope -better than losing a laptop. This one has a USB connection direct to the computer. No external plug.

[entwisi]

Hmmm,

drawing extra power through a laptop to run a fan to keep it cool..... sounds a bit counter productive to me.

Ian