cranky cranky cranky

[listersgirl]

I REALLY HATE COMPUTERS.

So, my DVD drive hasn't worked in ages, since they had to send me a new thingy that I've forgotten the name of. Which meant that I couldn't use it (the DVD drive) for back-up, like I'd been doing before. Because of that, and because I was running out of room on my hard drive, I bought an external hard drive. Great, fine, I backed everything up, everything was good.

Now I decide that I really need to get the DVD drive fixed, so in preparation for taking the laptop in, I go to back everything up on the external, and...it doesn't register on my computer at all. It's not the USB port, because other thing work there, so maybe it's the cord? I don't know. All I know is that I was berating myself for putting things off (like getting the DVD drive fixed) and now I know why - because something goes wrong every time I try to do anything around electronics. So frustrating!

Argh.

I'm going to bed.

Comments

[anglaisepaon.livejournal.com]

Dude, it's true. It's like the technology version of "no good deed goes unpunished."

I hope someone can help you figure it out tomorrow. Stupid computers.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

Aaargh!

Do you have any other USB ports to try? Definitely worth trying another USB cable, if you can.

Also, how much would work hate you for trying to connect the drive to your work computer?

Also, I'm sorry for the silly question, but it really is always worth asking: have you rebooted the computer?

[listersgirl]

Funny, because rebooting the computer is always my first solution whenever someone comes to me with a computer problem at work (which happens daily), but yet I never think of it on my laptop. I'll try that and other things tonight, when I'm not so arrgh about it all.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

Did you have any luck with this? I hope it's working again now!

[listersgirl]

Yes, in fact, I managed to copy everything on Monday night, and took the computer in for repair last night. The answer, apparently, was just that occasionally I am an idiot, and I shouldn't play with technology when I am tired. :D

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

Heh, I think we all have that problem!

Eeep to not having your computer, though. I hope it'll be back soon...