Computer Issues
Sep. 28th, 2006 05:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lyssacI think my modem died. I said, "I think," because it says it's fine, that it just has no dial tone. However, when I checked both lines (in and out of my surge protector) on a phone, it worked fine.
I don't know what to do about it. If it was the desktop, I'd just pop it open and slap a new modem in, but it's my laptop and I am understandably wary of opening it. I don't really know how to work on a laptop. It costs $50-$75/hour to have them worked on around here, and I certainly can't afford that.
I can go to town later or tomorrow and see if I can connect at the internet cafe, since it uses the other kind of connection (like cable modems), but I am pretty much screwed about connecting at home.
Any suggestions or advice?
I don't know what to do about it. If it was the desktop, I'd just pop it open and slap a new modem in, but it's my laptop and I am understandably wary of opening it. I don't really know how to work on a laptop. It costs $50-$75/hour to have them worked on around here, and I certainly can't afford that.
I can go to town later or tomorrow and see if I can connect at the internet cafe, since it uses the other kind of connection (like cable modems), but I am pretty much screwed about connecting at home.
Any suggestions or advice?
