Somethings burning – the answer
- February 27th, 2007
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Lately, when I have returned to my plush, well-lit apartment I’ve noticed a faint yet distinct smell of an electrical fire. Hence the title of my last post. Yes, I’m clever and subtle at the same time.
On Sunday evening I was puttering around when I walk past my beloved PowerBook. There’s a dialog on the screen saying that Firefox had crashed. “Hmmm, that’s odd…” I dismiss it and go about my business. Later, I’m chatting with Biff when iCal crashes, followed shortly by Activity Monitor. “Dude, I need to reboot… brb…”
Well that was it; she wouldn’t shut down so I powered it off. I restarted and got to the Apple logo when my hard drive started to make noises. Bad, metallic noises. After a brief yet intense attack of hysteria, I slapped myself and got down to troubleshooting.
I got a utility disk with my AppleCare (so glad I bought that…) so I put it in and booted off the CD. All the disk tests made my hard drive sound like a washing machine full of bowling balls. At this point I knew it was all over.
I called Apple in the morning and they told me I could take it to Macstation for repairs. I was all excited figuring I could probably pick it up on my way home from work. “We’ll call you in a week…”
So here I sit, on the edge of my bed hacking this out. I miss my mac…









