tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008161706351682231.post840924723750737443..comments2024-02-07T13:41:32.473-05:00Comments on A Writer's Chronicles: And Then! Disaster Struck–!W_D_Richardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11099519910715677370noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008161706351682231.post-57970707304621829812012-07-30T09:55:31.560-04:002012-07-30T09:55:31.560-04:00Me neither! I don't think I really would like ...Me neither! I don't think I really would like to see one do that ever again.<br /><br />I do wonder if the USB cable had not been plugged in, would the motherboard have been damaged like that? Both the USB port and the ethernet port were damaged because cables were plugged in and when the computer landed, it landed on the plugs.W_D_Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841283259590535613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008161706351682231.post-1780498772367755762012-07-30T09:52:47.975-04:002012-07-30T09:52:47.975-04:00Me too! Sadly, this computer is definitely toast. ...Me too! Sadly, this computer is definitely toast. I usually prefer to give my old computer to someone who needs/wants it, but this one is now too broken to be handed off to someone else. When the time comes, this one will be handed in for recycling—sans hard drive, which is still good and usable.<br /><br />It's a pity, too. This machine has really been a trooper for the past four or five W_D_Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841283259590535613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008161706351682231.post-48650799621024126292012-07-30T08:33:52.021-04:002012-07-30T08:33:52.021-04:00Is that one of those angled USB connectors for ins...Is that one of those angled USB connectors for installation in tight spaces? If it isn't... it is now.<br /><br />Glad to see you're still typing despite the trauma.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951193581839163877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008161706351682231.post-48105599189738333602012-07-29T23:16:13.857-04:002012-07-29T23:16:13.857-04:00I've never seen a USB cable do that...I've never seen a USB cable do that...Rev. Dr. Ruth Shaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00933415127164853770noreply@blogger.com