Buying The Drama

posted 2003.06.09 at 18:34 by xeno

< Xenothaulus> HAL est mort...
< solios_comic> POO!
< solios_comic> What killed it?
< Xenothaulus> I don't know.
< solios_comic> Just BZERT! >_< ?
< Xenothaulus> I pushed power and it went POOMmrrrrnnnnP *smoke*
< solios_comic> You let.
< solios_comic> The MAGIC SMOKE
< solios_comic> OUT?!
< solios_comic> omfg.
< Xenothaulus> Um, I didn't *let* anything.
< Xenothaulus> It just up and left.
< Xenothaulus> So I tried restarting it and got BEEP BEEP BEEP
< Xenothaulus> Kept expecting that damn Feiss chick to come walking in.
< Xenothaulus> So I call the place HAL was born and when the tech support guy started talking, I said, "Shhh." and held the phone to pc speaker.
< Xenothaulus> Left it there while I went and got a soda.
< Xenothaulus> Came back.
< Xenothaulus> Picked up the phone.
< Xenothaulus> Said, "Well?"
< Xenothaulus> TechSupportd00d: Your RAM is fuxx0red.
< Xenothaulus> Me: ...
< Xenothaulus> TechSupportd00d: Turn it off, open the case, and see if the ramstick is seated correctly.
< Xenothaulus> Me: There. Was. FIRE.
< Xenothaulus> TSd: ...
< Xenothaulus> TSd: No there wasn't.
< solios_comic> ...
< Xenothaulus> Me: No, I assure you, I know fire when I see it. It was orange and blue and sparky smelling.
< Xenothaulus> TSd: Well, make sure you unplug it too then.
< Xenothaulus> Me: o_O
< Xenothaulus> * me does this thing.
< Xenothaulus> * me restarts HAL
< Xenothaulus> * HAL boots
< Xenothaulus> * HAL gives Missing critical file: C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM/SYSTEM32
< Xenothaulus> Me: O_O
< Xenothaulus> * me reinstalls XP
< Xenothaulus> XP: No.
< Xenothaulus> Me: YES GODDAMMIT!!
< Xenothaulus> XP: :P
< Xenothaulus> * HAL dies
< solios_comic> o_O
< Xenothaulus> *spooky scary music* BSOD OMFG!!!!
< solios_comic> O_o
< Xenothaulus> Pagefile_something_or_other_fuck_you_and_your_ram
< Xenothaulus> * me calls TechSupportd00d
< Xenothaulus> Me: Remember me, you fucker?
< Xenothaulus> TSd: ...
* solios_comic giggles.
< Xenothaulus> TSd: Did it work?
< Xenothaulus> Me: NO IT DIDN'T FUCKING WORK YOU FUCKING PIECE SHIT!!! *gasp* *pant*
< Xenothaulus> TSd: BSOD?
< solios_comic> hee hee.
< Xenothaulus> Me: ...
< Xenothaulus> Me: Yes.
< Xenothaulus> TSd: Pagefile something or other?
< Xenothaulus> Me: Yes.
< Xenothaulus> TSd: Your RAM is fuxx0red. I believe I said that before.
< Xenothaulus> Me: I KEEL YOU!
< solios_comic> So pull the blown chip.
< solios_comic> Pantysniffer.
< Xenothaulus> TSd: Have a nice day, and thank you for choosing ibuypower.
< Xenothaulus> *click*
< solios_comic> I blew a processor last night.
< solios_comic> So there.
< Xenothaulus> See, HAL only HAS one chip.
< solios_comic> ...
< solios_comic> USER.
< Xenothaulus> So he's ooc until I can get another one.
< solios_comic> :P
< Xenothaulus> No.
* Xenothaulus has !$$$
< Xenothaulus> However, I've now got about $250 to use.
< solios_comic> o_o
< Xenothaulus> $$$ I WAS planning to use for a new HD.
< Xenothaulus> Now I'mma buy 3 512s and slap in there.
< Xenothaulus> That'll learn 'im.
< Xenothaulus> Oh, and before I called them, I thought mebbe it was teh CMOS battery, as this same symptom happened to our old comp and that's what it was.
< Xenothaulus> So I'm like GROOVY, I can fix this.
< Xenothaulus> * me goes to RadioShack.
< Xenothaulus> Me: Have CMOS batteries?
< Xenothaulus> Clerkgirl: I'm dumb.
< Xenothaulus> Me: ...
< Xenothaulus> * me leaves
< solios_comic> :D