TheBanyanTree: Dead Computer

[Spoonoid at cs.com]

Spoonoids:

    The other day I was sitting at my monitor reading e-mail from the Tree 
when, suddenly, the screen went black except for the large size orange letters 
which said, "IT IS NOW SAFE TO SHUT OFF YOUR COMPUTER." As though I had wanted 
to. As though I had gone through the shut down routine via the Microsoft 
"Start" button, except without the usual hassle. 
    I knew what had happened. The CPU cooling fan had stopped fanning, and 
the CPU overheated. I took the cover off the computer case, turned the power 
back on, and sure enough the fan was not running. And I had bought a new fan just 
two months ago, the last time my computer went to never land. 
    When I replaced it that time, I noticed the new fan was making more noise 
than it should have.  Uh oh. This guy is not going to last long. But it is 
working for now, and I'm too lazy to take it back to the store where I bought 
it. Until a few days ago when it quit.
    I took the defective fan back to Radio Shack, and the lady there swapped 
it for a new one, no hassle. But I did remember to take along the original 
receipt.
    So now I'm back in business with a new, quiet running CPU cooling fan. I 
wonder how long it will take me to get around to replacing the cover on the 
computer case?

Later, John.  


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