It's not only a changing harddrive, it's the joy and tear, love and anger comes with it...
Day -2,
My lovely wife was wondering around my desk, at the time she's usually reading blogs on her "little gray".
I said "what's wrong dear?"
"the powerbook has been on the starting screen for an hour, I'm bored."
"..............!"
An hour later, I rebuilt the HD with diskwarrior.
I told her: "The harddrive is not reliable anymore, you should backup all your important files."
And she did. She backuped 3 of her favorate desktop pictures.......
Day -1,
I said:"what's wrong dear?"
"our 'little gray' is dead."
An hour later, I gave up rebuilt the HD with diskwarrior, and start searching for Apple Care documents.
You know. It's always excited to finding out you had bought extended warranty, when you have a problem, especially, when you found out the warrenty just expired 2 month ago......
An hour later, we're Apple Store, right on time for next appointment with Genius in the bar. But it's Friday afternoon, the Genius are busy. They're helping a senior lady clearing mud from her iBook; calming down an angry mama for waitting too long; and explaining some complicated tech issue to a gentalman with only one ear(seriously, I'm not making it up)
While waiting, I was trying to weave a moving story to get the Genius' sympathy and fix my dead powerbook, while my dear wife by my side, is busy switching themes on her new cellphone.
Finally its our turn, and the judgement comes:"The harddrive is failing sir, what were you doing with it before it failed?"
"er, honey?......er she's on the phone, well I think we were just using it normally."
"And sir, had this happened when you transfering large file like syncing iPod?"
"er, ok, she's still on the phone, er, maybe, perhaps..."
"Sir, is there any file that can not be opened on this computer recently?"
"er...I guess not, you see, she's using the laptop most of the time and ..hahhah..."
Genius smiled too, "since you're out of warrenty, we would fix it for $380 sir."
"But it was just expired a few days ago, and...."
"Sorry sir, $380, and as far as I know, no one else in this town fix it."
At this moment I was about to bring up my touching story, my wife just finished calling and jump in.
"Hi Genius, I just want to delet all our pictures before we sell the laptop, can you do that?"
".....Oh, mam, I think no one can access your harddrive anymore"
"That's good then, come on honey, let's go home"
"..............##@@$$@@"
Day 0 (to be continued with pictures)
Day -2,
My lovely wife was wondering around my desk, at the time she's usually reading blogs on her "little gray".
I said "what's wrong dear?"
"the powerbook has been on the starting screen for an hour, I'm bored."
"..............!"
An hour later, I rebuilt the HD with diskwarrior.
I told her: "The harddrive is not reliable anymore, you should backup all your important files."
And she did. She backuped 3 of her favorate desktop pictures.......
Day -1,
I said:"what's wrong dear?"
"our 'little gray' is dead."
An hour later, I gave up rebuilt the HD with diskwarrior, and start searching for Apple Care documents.
You know. It's always excited to finding out you had bought extended warranty, when you have a problem, especially, when you found out the warrenty just expired 2 month ago......
An hour later, we're Apple Store, right on time for next appointment with Genius in the bar. But it's Friday afternoon, the Genius are busy. They're helping a senior lady clearing mud from her iBook; calming down an angry mama for waitting too long; and explaining some complicated tech issue to a gentalman with only one ear(seriously, I'm not making it up)
While waiting, I was trying to weave a moving story to get the Genius' sympathy and fix my dead powerbook, while my dear wife by my side, is busy switching themes on her new cellphone.
Finally its our turn, and the judgement comes:"The harddrive is failing sir, what were you doing with it before it failed?"
"er, honey?......er she's on the phone, well I think we were just using it normally."
"And sir, had this happened when you transfering large file like syncing iPod?"
"er, ok, she's still on the phone, er, maybe, perhaps..."
"Sir, is there any file that can not be opened on this computer recently?"
"er...I guess not, you see, she's using the laptop most of the time and ..hahhah..."
Genius smiled too, "since you're out of warrenty, we would fix it for $380 sir."
"But it was just expired a few days ago, and...."
"Sorry sir, $380, and as far as I know, no one else in this town fix it."
At this moment I was about to bring up my touching story, my wife just finished calling and jump in.
"Hi Genius, I just want to delet all our pictures before we sell the laptop, can you do that?"
".....Oh, mam, I think no one can access your harddrive anymore"
"That's good then, come on honey, let's go home"
"..............##@@$$@@"
Day 0 (to be continued with pictures)