[aclug-L] Re: Using the ACLUG help & discussion line

[jlweaver <jlweaver@xxxxxxx>]

Before every ACLUG member jumps all over me for not knowing what day it 
is - I wish to correct my posting to correct the dates of December 4, 
2003 to December 4, 2002 and plans date from December 2004 to December 2003.

jlweaver wrote:

>Your latest post is going to upset all the members because you sent it 
>as a reply to a message from Dale Hodge dated December 4 2003.  As every 
>member is anxiously awaiting an announcement as to the ACLUG meeting 
>plans for December 2004 your post is bound to mislead the members.
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>my system crashed...PS took out the HD on the laptop I was using...am I 
>screwed?
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>Your post is relevant though.  I am assuming you cannot boot your laptop 
>even with a boot diskette.  If you mean "PS" to mean the 'power supply' 
>"took out" rendered the "HD" hard drive inoperable then I will offer a 
>few suggestions.  If you are not intimately familiar with the "innards" 
>of your laptop you should take it to a trained technician and save 
>yourself  lots of heartache. From this position I cannot ascertain 
>whether your hard drive is actually inoperable from the cryptic sentence 
>you submitted.  Something else might actually be your problem other than 
>your hard drive, so all may not lost after all.  Of course, I 
>immediately assume that you do not have a complete back up of the 
>contents of your hard drive from which you could rebuild your hard drive 
>if it actually is good but the contents are trashed.  The repair of your 
>laptop is best left to knowledgeable people unless you are an expert 
>user with vast troubleshooting experience..........
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