Reviving an Antique PC: My Experience with Replacing the Power Supply

[Intrepid_Chef]

After weeks without a computer (almost a month) I finally found somebody who would replace the power supply in my antique machine.

Welcome home, ye olde HP! Now maybe Santa will bring me a flat screen monitor?

Off to back up my P3 ...

 

[ShelbyMichalek]

ha, and today mine got infected with malware. so bye bye my computer for awhile

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

Oh no!

I was blessed that a friend loaned me her little laptop. But it had Umbuntu, not windows, so it was incompatable with P3.

A blessing in disguise, however, because when they replaced the power supply, everything was there and I was able to back it up. So no multiple copies of P3 floating around.

 

[NooraK]

I've started getting messages about corrupt files with P3 again. That's what started the melt down last year, too. I need to back everything up ASAP and call a more tech savvy friend..

 

[colegrovet]

Last monday, backed up my files. 10 minutes later, laptop screen froze. No, biggie. powered it off and back on.. powered back up laptop... "NO screen"... slight panic... attach external monitor, nothing.... research.. discover mother board failed.. major panic.... 1 party to close..
Slap backed up file into PC on my desk and update my P3 on that computer.. able to close out the party.. now to replace my laptop...

 

[NooraK]

I copied all of my "My Documents" files into he external hard drive last night. Hopefully when I have a chance to call Tech Support tonight, it'll be an easy fix.