Netbook Shopper
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I use my laptop for school constantly, and because of that I need to be able to take it to class with me to access the wireless internet, which involves travel from my house, all over campus, and in the buildings. Everytime I travel with it in this way, when I turn it on it gives one of the old MS-Dos error screens, I don't remember what it says something like my last boot failed (which it didn't, I always shut it down properly when possible), but it asks for me to press f1 to "continue", I guess it means continue starting up windows as normal. I press f1 and it goes to another message in MS-Dos and gives me the choice "start windows normally" with some other choices I ignore most of the time, but sometimes it still gives another error message and I have to unplug/turn it off, then turn it back on as sitting still on the table, and then it is fine and starts up and works perfectly normal. I had the idea that the computer may be getting a little "squished" in my book bag with other items, but it would also happen if I carry it across my house and it is in a position not horizontal ---scratch that, as of today... it has now had trouble even being carried very carefully still horizontal 10ft across a room---
I was hoping maybe there would be some type of fix like padding things with some type of foam or something to keep any internal parts from shifting or whatever is happening when I travel with it.
I talked to my friend in class that knows a few things about computers and he told me it is just dying because it's old and could be due to any number of things, but mostly because it was old and that there was nothing I could do and just to put away enough money to buy a new one when it finally croaks for good.
Is it true that there is really nothing I can do? I can buy a new one if I have to, but I"d rather not if I could avoid it.
I was hoping maybe there would be some type of fix like padding things with some type of foam or something to keep any internal parts from shifting or whatever is happening when I travel with it.
I talked to my friend in class that knows a few things about computers and he told me it is just dying because it's old and could be due to any number of things, but mostly because it was old and that there was nothing I could do and just to put away enough money to buy a new one when it finally croaks for good.
Is it true that there is really nothing I can do? I can buy a new one if I have to, but I"d rather not if I could avoid it.