Oh no, not the Mac!

After a serious ‘crash’ the PowerBook is now out of action. Looks the problem is hard drive related, and unrecoverable using the standard restore methods, including a re-install. The fear and dread of data loss subsided quickly once I remembered I did a backup less than two weeks ago. Thankfully.

But, what about getting it fixed? Wouldn’t you know it … my warranty expired just two weeks ago! I spoke with the lovely folks at Apple and they said that they will still honour it if it turns out to be hardware related! Now that’s service! So, its off to the shop with the PowerBook folks, probably for a couple of weeks due to the workload created by the battery recals. I’m lost without it already.

So, I’m eating humble pie at the moment, and copping plenty of slack from colleagues in the process.

Update:  After trying to mount my hard disk as a target disc via a firewire connection to Marty’s iMac, I decided it was time to bit the bullet and send it into the shop.  Donna dropped it in this morning and guess what?  It was fixed before morning tea!  I have absolutely no qualms about recommending the service guys at the Apple Centre in Ivanhoe, they really looked after me well! Thanks guys you’re legends.

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