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Saturday, November 15, 2008
"Amber light of death!"
"Amber light of death." That is how one frustrated "blogger" described the very same problem I was dealing with when my work laptop crashed before I was able to back up my hard drive. Sure, I have had computer problems before. And some of the ways I recovered from them would even impress Johnny 5 himself!
It was 6:45am on a SATURDAY morning and I went into the office to prepare for a conference call with the owner of my company and one of our Project Managers. I set up my laptop as I had done literally a thousand times before and NOTHING would come on. Sure I had my theories, and I was oddly calm about my chances for full power and most importantly full data recovery.
Upon arriving home, I went straight to GOOGLE and searched using keywords, DELL Laptop, Orange Light. I then found a message board for which I will always be grateful. My heroes at www.randomfix.com specifically at http://www.randomfix.com/2007/04/19/dell-dimension-%E2%80%93-flashing-orange-power-light/ had a thread that described my very problem. I was reading at the speed of Will Hunting and Johnny 5 combined , absorbing all of the "input." My heart then sank to the center of the earth when somebody actually called the problem the "Amber light of death." There it was, nearly two years of posts on this message board with people claiming 538 different possible solutions for the same problem, the "Amber light of death!" I don't know why I kept reading, but something told my the answer for me was out there. And sure enough, one of the most simple of remedies, remove the lithium battery, led to the end of four hours of flashing from the amber light of death. A few steps later, I was able to reinsert the battery and power on the laptop for the first tme that day.
I quickly backed up all my data and followed the additional steps to safely charge the battery back up and safely turn off and then power back on the laptop. Seven days later, I am amber light free!
It was 6:45am on a SATURDAY morning and I went into the office to prepare for a conference call with the owner of my company and one of our Project Managers. I set up my laptop as I had done literally a thousand times before and NOTHING would come on. Sure I had my theories, and I was oddly calm about my chances for full power and most importantly full data recovery.
Upon arriving home, I went straight to GOOGLE and searched using keywords, DELL Laptop, Orange Light. I then found a message board for which I will always be grateful. My heroes at www.randomfix.com specifically at http://www.randomfix.com/2007/04/19/dell-dimension-%E2%80%93-flashing-orange-power-light/ had a thread that described my very problem. I was reading at the speed of Will Hunting and Johnny 5 combined , absorbing all of the "input." My heart then sank to the center of the earth when somebody actually called the problem the "Amber light of death." There it was, nearly two years of posts on this message board with people claiming 538 different possible solutions for the same problem, the "Amber light of death!" I don't know why I kept reading, but something told my the answer for me was out there. And sure enough, one of the most simple of remedies, remove the lithium battery, led to the end of four hours of flashing from the amber light of death. A few steps later, I was able to reinsert the battery and power on the laptop for the first tme that day.
I quickly backed up all my data and followed the additional steps to safely charge the battery back up and safely turn off and then power back on the laptop. Seven days later, I am amber light free!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
My Blackberry Pearl is NOT a New York Yankee fan..
I was trying to text the word YANKEES today, and instead , my Blackberry Pearl suggested TANKERS.
Friday, October 31, 2008
"I'll have a grande mocha java and a rubber please..."
Ethiopians claim they hate condoms because the smell of latex sickens them. To combat the odor, DKT International, a United Sates nonprofit, created coffee condoms.
These dark brown condoms allegedly (I'm not testing the products) taste and smell like the favorite coffee of Ethiopia -- the macchiato, an espresso with cream and sugar.
One college student claimed the smell reminded him of the beauty of Ethiopian women (it's not clear if that's a compliment). These condoms bolster national identity because
Ethiopians claim to have invented coffee. DKT International also created flavored and scented condoms for Indonesia (durian fruit) and China (sweet corn). - {Credit CNN.com}
These dark brown condoms allegedly (I'm not testing the products) taste and smell like the favorite coffee of Ethiopia -- the macchiato, an espresso with cream and sugar.
One college student claimed the smell reminded him of the beauty of Ethiopian women (it's not clear if that's a compliment). These condoms bolster national identity because
Ethiopians claim to have invented coffee. DKT International also created flavored and scented condoms for Indonesia (durian fruit) and China (sweet corn). - {Credit CNN.com}
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Alfred E. Smith Dinner, Granada Hills High, Fantasy Football, and In-N-Out Burger
I am way behind on things I have wanted to post, so here are some quick blogtoids (I may have just made that word up!!)
Alfred E. Smith Dinner - The Alfred E. Smith Dinner was awesome this year. I HIGHLY....no I INSIST that you go to YouTube and check out the funny that both McCain AND Obama brought to the festivities. Some great writing indeed! Laugh OUT LOUD funny!
Granada Hills High School (Granada Hills, CA) - Yeah I know it is Granada Hills Charter now, but you know the quote, "Mama called him Clay, I call him Clay..." so GHHS it will always be! Anyways, some yahoos got a hold of the SAT and almost got away with it. DAMN, I thought it was risky when some unnamed individuals would sneak a peak at Mr. White's old history tests. Of course, I loved history, so i actually studied and got my 'A' on my own.......
Fantasy Football - Oops, I did it again. Picked up Brian Westbrook on the cheap and now my Superfast Macaroni look to steamroll to the playoffs!
In-N-Out Burger - Brief history lesson, I have been going to In-N-Out Burger for almost twenty years and I thought I have done it all including in 1996 when I ate four 4x4's IN ONE SITTING! Anyways, I recently heard some folks talking about getting the french fries Animal Style, which I couldn't believe I never tried. Sadly, I thought it was a bit much and I would tell you to try it once and move on. Of course this comes from a guy that ate 16 patties and 32 slices of cheese in one sitting.
Alfred E. Smith Dinner - The Alfred E. Smith Dinner was awesome this year. I HIGHLY....no I INSIST that you go to YouTube and check out the funny that both McCain AND Obama brought to the festivities. Some great writing indeed! Laugh OUT LOUD funny!
Granada Hills High School (Granada Hills, CA) - Yeah I know it is Granada Hills Charter now, but you know the quote, "Mama called him Clay, I call him Clay..." so GHHS it will always be! Anyways, some yahoos got a hold of the SAT and almost got away with it. DAMN, I thought it was risky when some unnamed individuals would sneak a peak at Mr. White's old history tests. Of course, I loved history, so i actually studied and got my 'A' on my own.......
Fantasy Football - Oops, I did it again. Picked up Brian Westbrook on the cheap and now my Superfast Macaroni look to steamroll to the playoffs!
In-N-Out Burger - Brief history lesson, I have been going to In-N-Out Burger for almost twenty years and I thought I have done it all including in 1996 when I ate four 4x4's IN ONE SITTING! Anyways, I recently heard some folks talking about getting the french fries Animal Style, which I couldn't believe I never tried. Sadly, I thought it was a bit much and I would tell you to try it once and move on. Of course this comes from a guy that ate 16 patties and 32 slices of cheese in one sitting.
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