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| An irregularly updated journal of my Fair and Balanced thoughts, reactions, opinions, biases, outrages, strategies, victories, and commentary. Whatever it is, it's much too subtle to be considered a parody... |
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October 14, 2003
| Computers and Software |
The big tech day started with an unpleasant discovery. The DSL was down. After about an hour, including 10 minutes waiting for a level 2 support rep and breakfast at Casacombo, the rep said "OK, try it now!" And lo, it worked.
After lunch was the long-delayed hardware stuff.
First it was dead battery that kept telling the iMac Mailserver that it was January 1, 1904.- Digging out the iMac takeapart from the web
- reviewing how to get the beastie apart enough to change the CMOS battery.
- Taking a trip to Radio Shack.
- Turning the screws (Lefty Loosey, Righty Tighty).
- Making a trivial battery replacement.
- Refolding the map.
- Lying on the floor shaking the case over my head trying to dislodge a dropped heat shield screw.
- Answering the phone.
"Tell him I'll get the mail server back up soon but I've been unexpectedly delayed by having to answer the phone."
- Rebooting the iMac
- Resetting the clock
- Closing Up the server closet
Then it was the UPS and the 10.2.8 update for the web server. No problems there. Damn UPS doesn't support OS X software. Oh, well.
Finally, my DVD-ROM died. Two months ago. Way out of warranty. And the External CD-RW's power supply died last winter. Hmm, what if I transplanted the drive into the CPU? What happens is a dead DVR-ROM and a dead external case and a working CD-RW in my tower. Yay, me! And again, yay the Internet for providing a takeapart.
Tomorrow we work on changing lightbulbs and taking out the trash...
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| .:Posted by Michael on October 14, 2003 10:39 PM:.
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