I finally got the bad news last night. My computer is fried. It happened three weeks ago. I thought it was a minor problem with a fan going down and causing it to overheat. I replaced the fan, but it didn't come back. Then the snow hit, and I couldn't take it to have it diagnosed. Finally took it in last Saturday and waited all week for an answer.
Seems a power surge took out the power supply which then shocked the motherboard. Beyond that they can't tell me anything. So I can try replacing those parts and hope the processor, RAM, and hard drives are okay. Otherwise I'm basically building a whole new system.
Also because the motherboard needs to be replaced, even if they still work, the hard drives will need to be reformatted and the operating system reinstalled. This means I've lost my most recent projects - pretty much everything since last fall because I didn't complete a backup lately.
I'm trying to look on the bright side. Not having a computer has meant I've been limited to playing my guitars, mostly acoustic. This means I'm really working out the tunes making sure the progressions and melodies are strong and that I can really play them very well. It's actually perfect for this current project.
Secondly, the songs from my blog project were really just demos, and it's probably better that I'm forced to record them from scratch instead of relying on the half-baked versions I have. Having to relocated all of the samples I used from DVDs will be a pain, but maybe it will be good to pare those down as well.
And finally, it will give me a chance to upgrade. I'll definitely be able to go to Windows 7. And since I'm starting grad school this summer and will need it anyway, I'm considering not taking a chance on this desktop and getting a laptop instead. I'm looking at a Sony Vaio as we've had good luck with them in the past. They use top quality parts and really seem to last.
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