When I googled earlier to see if I could find anything, there were references to overheating, but my Dad checked it out last time cleaned everything out, to it's unlikely to be that.
The problem now is getting the damn thing to actually stay on long enough to copy anything! Although luckily, I do have backups of most things and Dad fitted a 3rd HD last time, just in case, which I think will run okay on a different motherboard.
I adore modern technology, but it's like insurance or pensions - they're useful things to have, but very few of us have a deep understanding of how they work!
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Date: 2009-02-13 07:27 pm (UTC)The problem now is getting the damn thing to actually stay on long enough to copy anything! Although luckily, I do have backups of most things and Dad fitted a 3rd HD last time, just in case, which I think will run okay on a different motherboard.
I adore modern technology, but it's like insurance or pensions - they're useful things to have, but very few of us have a deep understanding of how they work!