Category Archives: New Computer

Countdown

Posted on July 16 2004 by Mickey

    Exactly two weeks to go. (But I have to remind myself that’s Apple’s estimated delivery date, not the arrival date.)

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Gimme, Gimme, Gimme

Posted on July 14 2004 by Mickey

    I ordered my dual 2.5 G5 last Saturday, and now I cannot wait for it to show up. Estimated shipping date is 7/30/2004. But Mac Rumors is hinting the new dual-processor G5s might be shipping now! It seems … Continue reading →

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Twofer Tuesday

Posted on July 13 2004 by Mickey

    Thanks to The Unofficial Apple Blog I now have a test G5 to help me prepare for the delivery date.Not actual size    I can’t even say I’m that interested in seeing the movie, but for the last … Continue reading →

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July 10 Grab Bag

Posted on July 10 2004 by Mickey

    I got my new Enermax power supply on Thursday night. It made no difference. I still could not start up Windows or even get a POST. I know I can take the machine in and get it diagnosed, … Continue reading →

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Computers Suck

Posted on July 3 2004 by Mickey

    My computer, the one I sank thousands of dollars into building, did not even last a year. I don’t know what happened to it last night, but this morning I can not get it to work. It powers … Continue reading →

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My Plan (Again)

Posted on March 21 2004 by Mickey

    I tried some experiments with my Maxtor drive and it looks like one of them might have worked. I tried reformatting the drive and this ended up with me recreating the partition too. I got a response from … Continue reading →

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Blog Within a Blog: My New Computer 7.0

Posted on January 16 2004 by Mickey

    I went ahead and installed my new SATA drive this morning. I made sure to dig out my old anti-shock wrist strap this time so I could avoid any more problems. It went fairly well, apart from blowing … Continue reading →

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Note to Self: Buy More Stuff

Posted on January 14 2004 by Mickey

    I got my new SATA drive this morning. It’s a Maxtor 120 GB, compared to my original dual Seagate 160 GBs. I’m uncertain when to install and, to be honest, I’m rather trepidatious. But speaking of tech stuff, … Continue reading →

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Blog Within a Blog: My New Computer 6.5

Posted on January 11 2004 by Mickey

    From the “I Guess I’ll Just Never Learn” Department: I just ordered a new SATA drive for my supercomputer. As you’ll recall, it was the SATA drives which failed last month, causing me to lose between 160 and … Continue reading →

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QuickPar

Posted on December 20 2003 by Mickey

    Now that, following last week’s hardware tragedy, I’m limited to only the Windows 2000 part of my dual-boot system, I can’t believe how far to seed I let the old place go. Somehow I managed to load and … Continue reading →

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