May Day....May Day....May Day

Today I will be receiving my new computer from Dell after the BSOD encounter from last Friday. Let me preface: Friday morning of last week, my wife was using the computer and it began to make a clicking noise. As the resident techie I went to investigate and encountered the ill-received Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). After reboot I realized that there was a problem with my hard drive, I couldn't boot up at all and I cried with no shame. I regretted all those times I said that I would back up my files and never did.
At our home, being unplugged for more than 12 hours is unacceptable so I took the opportunity to upgrade to a new computer. I was on the phone with Dell by 11am and my order was placed shortly thereafter. Upon returning home from work that evening I found that my laptop simply needed a rest and booted up without incident. It has been working since and I have properly backed up all files. Although I could have cancelled my order from Dell, I took this event as a sign that it was time to get a new system.

I must say that the turn-around from ordering from Dell Friday and receiving Tuesday is quite exceptional. Now I wait at my desk, clicking the Tracking number from FedEx as I wait for the message "Package Delivered" so I can fake a stomachache, go home early from work and play with my new toy.

Under the Hood - Robert's Compy 2.1

Intel Core 2 Duo (1.8g, 800FSB)
250g hard drive
2G RAM
20in (viewable) wide-screen flat panel monitor
256mg Radeon Video Card
16x DVD +/- RW drive

Dude, I'm getting another Dell...sorry, I couldn't resist