John W Colby
jwcolby at gmail.com
Wed Nov 6 06:43:41 CST 2013
It sounds entirely coincidental to me. If you are getting nothing then it is not even getting into the bios. Modern viruses no longer wipe bioses, though it is technically possible I guess. It sounds to me like it just died. The disk may very well be salvageable however, in fact probably is. John W. Colby Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it On 11/6/2013 7:13 AM, Debbie wrote: > Groan, I am trying not to dwell on that. She is not tech savvy and just says yes when something official looking shows up. > > It is really acting as though the fan and the hard drive are kaput. I get no movement at all. I have tried removing and reseating the battery hoping power was the issue. > > I was hoping that someone had pulled this rabbit out if the hat before so I would not be shopping for a new computer. If I must, I must though. Wish it had happened when I was not paying off 2 major car breakdowns. > > If anyone has more ideas I am all ears. > > Debbie > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 6, 2013, at 3:57 AM, "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote: >> >> Hi Debbie >> >> Eh ... your roommate didn't tell what was downloaded minutes before to >> "clean up" or "increase speed" of the machine? >> >> /gustav >> >> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >> Fra: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Debbie >> Sendt: 6. november 2013 03:33 >> Til: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >> Emne: [AccessD] OT : Computer trouble Help! >> >> Hi all. I have come home to a laptop that has suddenly become a brick. >> >> My roommate says it asked about some update and restart, now nothing works. >> I get a flicker from the wireless light, but no others. I cannot turn it on >> to even get a blue screen. >> >> It has been running NT and is a bit low on hard drive space. Other than that >> everything has been doing well. >> >> Is this anything anyone has encountered before and knows a solution to? >> >> Debbie >> >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>