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Oh no, not again
Oct. 4th, 2008 01:44 am
It is only recently that I finished reinstalling all the software on my repaired laptop computer, after replacing the faulty hard disc.
I unplugged it from its network cable and used it in another room, on the wireless connection, for a while. After that, when I reconnected it to the wired network it failed to connect. It appears as if the network connector has suffered a subtle failure, perhaps in its connection to the motherboard.
This type of failure will no doubt be much more frequent now that solder cannot legally contain lead. That doesn't help me, though.
I started dismantling the machine, but when it became clear that the entire laptop would have to be reduced to a pile of parts in order for me to see whether it was possible to repair the wired connection, I decided not to take the risk of disturbing something else, and shortening its working life, so I am using it only on the wireless network for now. Synchronising to another computer will take much longer now.
I unplugged it from its network cable and used it in another room, on the wireless connection, for a while. After that, when I reconnected it to the wired network it failed to connect. It appears as if the network connector has suffered a subtle failure, perhaps in its connection to the motherboard.
This type of failure will no doubt be much more frequent now that solder cannot legally contain lead. That doesn't help me, though.
I started dismantling the machine, but when it became clear that the entire laptop would have to be reduced to a pile of parts in order for me to see whether it was possible to repair the wired connection, I decided not to take the risk of disturbing something else, and shortening its working life, so I am using it only on the wireless network for now. Synchronising to another computer will take much longer now.
