Recent content by Alana

ACtually power supplies are fairly easy and comparatively inexpensive to fix. They generally run around $60 if your case is an ATX or Mini ATX form factor.

Michigan... about 5 minutes away from Imreis XD

Escape... plain and simple. I have a lot of stressors in my life, and have always, in a way, been making up stories in my head. What beeter way to escape the doldrums of life than to lose yourself in an alternate reality? Of course, lately it seems my self-pitying, loathing personality has...

Yep, her player had a change in job responsibilities, and has been working crazy hours. I miss him T_T As for Eryk's player, she's trapped in BFE witha crappy internet connection and even crappier computer, resulting in few and far-between internet time. EDIT: None of my chras are missed, it...

Ooooo, definately sounds interesting. A morninglord is something like the paladin of the faith, right? I like playing paladins... ^O^V

Well, in logging me out, it cleared my cookies for the forums... meaning I had to dig through my email for my password again XD

Babylon, I am so going to kick you for that cookie-clearing link in your sig!

Hehe, no worries. There's no rush on the offer, so no worries ^_^

Dang. Well, believe it or not, you can actually recover data from your hard drive, so long as there's a pc repair shop near you that has a similar motherboard - they can hook it up, change the security settings to let you get your data, and do what ya need to to retrieve it. The processor would...

Eh, chance are the keyboard is fine, but even if it isn't, those are around $20, without any fancy funtions. The monitor, you can always keep using until it finally dies. Is it CRT or LCD? CRT's are the ones with the huge back and use a picture tube, like with a TV. If it's CRT, you can extend...

Heh, the mostly-universal beep code for a bad or missing/uninstalled videocard is three beeps, though I can't remember if it's 3 short, or one long and 2 short... I think it's the latter.

Honestly, if it's complaining about both of those, it's probably just as likely the motherboard as it is the processor. So, yes, new system... However, exactly how old is the system you have, and what brand? If you reuse the drives, and possibly the memory, then you might be able to get away...

Heh, that's what shipping is for XD

Well, your mistake was using a paper towel to clean off the parts XD There's waaaay to many delicate parts in there to be assaulting it with coarse napkintry... not to mention, it is quite possible static is your culprit, as the handling of computer components doesn't put enough salt or...

Alright... after reading this thread, and some of the others, I will say what my overall opinion is. This is not meant as a flame, nor an insult, nor an attack, it is simply what I gather from what I've observed. It seems to me, that someone like to only listen to the advice/support of those...