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mdlbearI finally kicked Windows entirely off my laptop (an aging but delightfully small Ricoh Magio), upgraded my antique RedHat 5.1 install to Debian, got it configured to the point where it was completely useable, ...
And now it won't boot. It was sitting there on my desk working, shut itself off, and can't be turned on again. No power lights, nothing. I tried swapping power supplies (since it's behaving like the PS had died and the batteries had drained) but no joy.
It's conceivable that the batteries have both crapped out and that it won't run on AC alone, but unlikely.
So in all likelihood I'm going to be facing the choice of how to replace the damned thing. Since it's actually owned by my employer, and I've just upgraded my desktop system at considerable expense to them, it's not entirely clear where I go from here. Especially since I really don't get a whole lot of use out of a laptop these days.
And now it won't boot. It was sitting there on my desk working, shut itself off, and can't be turned on again. No power lights, nothing. I tried swapping power supplies (since it's behaving like the PS had died and the batteries had drained) but no joy.
It's conceivable that the batteries have both crapped out and that it won't run on AC alone, but unlikely.
So in all likelihood I'm going to be facing the choice of how to replace the damned thing. Since it's actually owned by my employer, and I've just upgraded my desktop system at considerable expense to them, it's not entirely clear where I go from here. Especially since I really don't get a whole lot of use out of a laptop these days.
