Our newest machine, running XP is our main machine. We also have an older Windows 98 machine networked with it so if needed Michelle and I can both be on at once. Now getting XP to play nice with 98 was no small matter but I won in the end. (The 98 machine has been upgraded since original purchase and what's in the tower is only about 4 years old. The operating system is the only really, really old part.Though in computer terms, 4 years is pretty old!)
Lately the newest machine has been making funny noises at boot up. I've been ignoring them as they didn't last long and went away. Today I booted up and well... I think someone was grinding coffee in the tower. It went away. I had been saying I was going to take it in. I was planning on doing it Friday but my trip into work was different than normal so I said it could wait until Monday. WRONG!
There I was playing on line poker, drinking a Tims and OMG, the noises it started making! Seriously I couldn't even concentrate on my cards. I shut it down, after folding a fairly decent hand I might add.
Now, the desk for the sick machine is the most comfy so I had a genius ides. Unplug and switch the monitors and keyboards and voila... The 98 computer is running at the comfy desk. Did you note what I did? Monitor & keyboard... any problem there? hmmmm?
Yep forgot the dang mouse. So I couldn't even shut down to switch mouses and just did it running. I figured the mouse was no biggie and luckily it wasn't. (note, not USB plug ins.)
Anyway all is solved. We still have one up and running computer and yet another spare should I need to have two going.
Hopefully it's not a big deal. I'm hoping fan, I'm NOT thinking hard drive!
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