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[Krizonar]

Yay, back from Hawaii.

Room is covered in computer parts but I don't want to build it!

[Nichi]

Welcome back.

While you where gone, I stumbled onto a cheap, non-working Mac Mini I found on eBay; all the seller knows that's wrong is that it won't turn on anymore. From research I've done, this could possibly be a very simple and inexpensive fix; which will mean I got a fairly recent Mac (Well, a late '07 model) for practically pennies; so I decided to place a bid on it and see what happens.

[stewartsage]

Ah Hawaii, the Show Me State!  You totally need to make your next trip to Harpers Ferry.  So you can meet all the Brits and Australians that are oddly interested in American history for some reason, occasionally showing concerning insight into it.  Oh, and also talking with old Army vets comparing their Enfields to mine.  That was pretty cool.  Not as cool as the Indian guy who'd actually carried one in the militia back in the 1950s and 1960s.  And this conversation was pretty sad:

Lady stops across the road, rolls down window, shouts over at me)
Lady: Excuse me, where's the Ferry?
Me: ....
Me: ....
Me: Well ma'am, if you keep going that way about a mile you'll get to the Route 340 road bridge an-
Lady: No no no, I want to know where the ferry is.
Me (polite voice): Ma'am, the ferry hasn't operated here since 1844.
Lady: Oh, I'm sorry.
(Drives off)

And now I've got to eat and go play cards with me fellow intern/STEP ranger mates.  This is pretty damn nice.  So yeah, good times.

[Bella]

Glad to hear one of us is having fun with their summer, Stewart-san. >3>

[Krizonar]

Welcome back.

While you where gone, I stumbled onto a cheap, non-working Mac Mini I found on eBay; all the seller knows that's wrong is that it won't turn on anymore. From research I've done, this could possibly be a very simple and inexpensive fix; which will mean I got a fairly recent Mac (Well, a late '07 model) for practically pennies; so I decided to place a bid on it and see what happens.

Resetting the SMC? Possibly.
A 2007 model isn't bad, but it's not going to play any games or do much with its GFX card, most integrated back then sucked pretty hardcore.

[Nichi]

Well, gaming is what 2k-tan is for. Besides, if it doesn't go too high, you can't complain for $30 if it's as easy as an SMC reset to make it work again

Anyway, I've now run into two issues with 2k; first off, Steam keeps thinking this is a new PC every time I turn it on (Nothing I tried on their site seems to help at all; it locks out all my games unless I enter the code they e-mail me, which is only a temporary fix that claims to be permanent), and secondly, the drive causes Windows to crash if it happens to enter sleep mode...and the damned firmware update software won't let me update because the drive is setup as my primary.

[zjhentohlauedy]

am i the only one here that doesn't have a problem with their sleep cycle?

I don't really have a problem sleeping, my problem involves me talking too much on msn that it causes me to stay up too late >3<

[Nichi]

From some further research, I can use Linux to flash the drive...but that's the problem; 2k and Linux don't seem to get along. No matter what version I try to use, it always crashes to BusyBox mid-boot; which doesn't offer enough power to do something like flashing a drive.

Why isn't there such as thing as a Windows 7 LiveDisc; like that Windows 2.0 boot disk I made ages ago?

[Krizonar]

am i the only one here that doesn't have a problem with their sleep cycle?

I don't even HAVE a sleep cycle by anyone's definition.

On the plane, I sat in a very awkward position from 11:40 pm to 4:08 am wide awake just to make sure she was ok and slept well.

For all those who want to know, Katarina did NOT do good on this trip medically, she cried several times in fact and was constantly thanking me for helping her with all I could, while I continued to say it's just part of the job.
I'm just glad she had a great time, despite the hardships she endured.

[Nichi]

Although not doing well health wise during an epic trip is not good, it's at least good that she still managed to enjoy it.

Now, I continue diving deeper into the madness of how the hell am I going to flash this SSD...

EDIT: Well, the first plan of booting from the Windows 7 installation disc failed, because conveniently it's recovery mode doesn't allow for the software I need to run. I'm beginning to regret the decision to get an SSD...

[Krizonar]

Oh gosh, poor thing, I almost cry myself with how much she was going through and still managing to have fun with me helping her.

doesn't windows have anything like migration assistant?

[Nichi]

It does, but I though of a last-ditch effort to make this work. I'm going to plug in the old HDD and boot off of it, since I left my installation of Windows 7 on there untouched just in case something goes wrong. Thing is, I'm not looking forward to fighting through the mess of wires again...

Be right back; switching over to Asagi while I crack over 2k's shell once more

EDIT: Since "eureka" moments are overdone...Huzzah! That plan was a success. Now, all that's left is figure out why Steam keeps forgetting that I've already entered that activation code at login...

[Chocofreak13]

@stew: you should post that on notalwaysright.com . :3
@kriz: glad to hear it went well. and i'll stop procrastinating when you stop. :3
@pentium: hope everything works out with the drive. :\ and if you're having trouble making it work, try adjusting the jumpers to make it a slave, then plug back in the old drive (making sure that one's set to master) and manually adjust it that way. :3
ah, i see you already fixed it. well, if you want to use the new drive you might try this fix. :\

also, in case i didn't get the chance to tell you, i might be out of commission for a few days. we're temporarily moving to my grandparents, as my grand aunt ruth is dying, and no one is going to see her (so my grandparents are going, though i'm disgusted that my grandfather didn't decide to go sooner, as this is his older sister for fuck's sake. even more disgusting is that neither of her sons have come to visit in her time of need. >:[ ) someone needs to watch the cat, and my uncle's on vacation.
they have internet, but it currently doesn't work (and we can't for the life of us figure out why). if we get it working, i'll report in, but idk what i can do, so don't expect me for a few days. :\

(@nej: if we stay longer than a week, i'll find a terminal to contact you about your flight.)

technically, i could just bring my ethernet cable.....it IS a multi-port router....

[Nichi]

Well, I've reinstalled Steam, but that didn't seem to help at all. I've tried everything they mention on their website, and yet nothing seems to help. However, at least the more severe of the problems I was having is now worked out; just leaving the minor annoyance of Steam to deal with.

@Choco: It's good that you're going to be with your family in their time of need. Godspeed

Also, you don't have to adjust any jumpers on SATA-based drives; all that matters with them is if they're plugged in or not. It's so nice, after years of dealing with jumpers, somebody finally comes up with a solution to do away with them...

[Bella]

WOOOOO, BRUINS WON THE STANLEY CUP.

GO BOSTON!!!!!