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shenanigans1982

Queen-Mise wrote: »

i'll do a boards bbq, i am a professional at them now.

A boards DnD bbq sounds like a good idea.:D

Don't want to start another thread for this but could anyone help me out with somewhere around the town I could get my laptop fixed?

The port for the charger seems to have come loose and when I plug it in the charger isn't connecting. Was gonna bring it back to the Sony shop but they will probably send it away and it will be missing for weeks...so if anyone knows anywhere that could do it I would appreciate it.

patrickc

HugoIrl wrote: »

Ha ha, you know that for a fact eh, thats why i just trust takeaways!!!

golden grill on your return tonight was it?:pac:

foxinsox

laptop fixin : there's a place in ind est near where Brooks used to be in Graiguecullen.. lil roundabout go into estate they are right at end on left upstairs beside some physio place.. charge €20 for estimate.. think they are ok can't remember their name.

Queen-Mise

aynon wrote: »

i'll attest to that! maybe just need to hone your burger flipping!

ok... they were really crumbly burgers though, that is my defence

Still absolutely gorgeous

aynon

burgers were beautiful. kernans was the supplier correct?

HugoIrl

patrickc wrote: »

if anythings being organised id recommend waiting until June.... give a month in between events, cos last tim a beers was organised straight after one it didn't go well turn out wise

Thats a good point, only 3 of us turned up for the last beers after the one in jan. Better chance of some good weather in June as well

aynon

also alot of ppl have exams in may.

HugoIrl

aynon wrote: »

also alot of ppl have exams in may.

I'm lucky mine is next week then its beer all the way :D:D...............................(after i get paid!!:()

aynon

hip hip hooray!

ShayK1

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

A boards DnD bbq sounds like a good idea.:D

Don't want to start another thread for this but could anyone help me out with somewhere around the town I could get my laptop fixed?

The port for the charger seems to have come loose and when I plug it in the charger isn't connecting. Was gonna bring it back to the Sony shop but they will probably send it away and it will be missing for weeks...so if anyone knows anywhere that could do it I would appreciate it.

DS Computers are in Graigcullen, opposite Domino's, beside the Weepin' Tiger.
There's another place on Dublin St. but I don't know the name of it. Its opposite The Golden Grill I think and then there's a guy I know that runs his own business called Rockfield IT solutions (IIRC) that could also sort you out. I have his number if you want it.

Sully

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

The port for the charger seems to have come loose and when I plug it in the charger isn't connecting. Was gonna bring it back to the Sony shop but they will probably send it away and it will be missing for weeks...so if anyone knows anywhere that could do it I would appreciate it.

Unlikely to be fixed by your average IT repair guy unless they have decent advanced knowledge and the right equipment. Its a common problem but requires a good bit of work to fix. I only know of my own business and a place in Kilkenny that do this kinda work, both serving the south east. The place in KK does more specialised stuff then we can offer at the moment like screen repairs.

shenanigans1982

Thanks for all the help but.......turns out it was just the charger. Don't know if I feel stupid or bad about blatantly lying to the guy in the shop yesterday when I told him " I could have sworn the light on it was on last time I used it."

According to him the charger is no longer being made so might need a new laptop after all.

aynon

have you tried our good friend ebay?

shenanigans1982

Just had a quick look now....a couple on there for bout 20 pound from the uk...which is a lot cheaper than the 160 euro the guy in the shop said it would cost.

Or I could go for the 99 pence one from Hong Kong.

aynon

try and get the offical ones, not the OEM, as the OEM's can sometimes only have a lifetime of a month or two

Sully

aynon wrote: »

try and get the offical ones, not the OEM, as the OEM's can sometimes only have a lifetime of a month or two

What do you mean? OEM isnt any better/worse.. The cheaper ones are usually copies which can sometimes be poorer quality.

aynon

i mean non-oem, the ones from hong kong are usually fakes, trust me i used to all my families laptops, and the charger usually only works if its offical. only had one not offical. 5-6 were complete and utter plonk.

Sully

aynon wrote: »

i mean non-oem, the ones from hong kong are usually fakes, trust me i used to all my families laptops, and the charger usually only works if its offical. only had one not offical. 5-6 were complete and utter plonk.

Ah right. When you said OEM I assumed you meant the original was ****e and go with fakes. In hardware terms, the only difference really is lack of intructions - its just for IT admins and PC builders who dont need the extra stuff.

stick-dan

ah ballcrap,

i'm in the middle of reimaging my laptop. I know this place is full of tech heads, for the laugh what second os will i put on it?

aynon

im an opensuse fan, but what do you want your second os to do?

SpitfireIV

OEM's, non-OEM's, reimaging..........for a second I thought I had entered the gee.......computer forum! :pac:

foxinsox

What's happened to good ol waffling? Tis getting fierce technical in here!!

Queen-Mise

CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »

OEM's, non-OEM's, reimaging..........for a second I thought I had entered the gee.......computer forum! :pac:

I have no idea what they are talking about.

foxinsox

Me neither?? How am I ever going to get to 25 posts if I can't waffle !!

aynon

nerd moment!!!

post count +2

Queen-Mise

just go into After Hours and put a full stop in a load of threads. It will probably make more sense than a lot of the posts in there anyway.

aynon

all the replies in this thread make sense!!!....to someone....

stick-dan

aynon wrote: »

im an opensuse fan, but what do you want your second os to do?

think i'll use ubuntu, or kubuntu, but windows 7 is cool although i hear that it cant have a second os running alongside it. knoppix is looking like a runner.

kildareash

...the only thing that was missing!!!

I love it when the IT guy says that...makes me feel like I'm in the hands of a real professional.

And if that fails, don't forget to just plug it out!

People spend years in college learning how to do that...amazing!:p

aynon

whats you linux knowledge like?