Yesterday, I mentioned that the power would be off in our building for maintenance. I turned off my computer just as I should. I cannot remember the last time I shut it completely off. Occasionally, I reboot but it's been months since the hard disks have spun down.
After six hours all the home gadgets came back to life. We had to run around and reset the alarm clock, microwave, and other appliances. I pressed the switch on the computer ... and nothing happened. Since I had once had a power supply give up the ghost, I assumed I knew the problem.
It was only 4 o'clock in the afternoon, so I walked down to a computer store that's a few blocks away. The owner tested the power supply and said it was dead. So, I pulled out the bank card, withdrew $55 and walked home with a new one. I screwed the screws and plugged in plugs. Then, I reached for the switch. Still ... nothing happened.
Although that shop stayed open till 7:00 pm, I decided to just leave it until today. I'll carry the whole computer back to the guy and see what he says. I do like having a two CPU house.
