I have to thank you all for your help.... Everything you guys said
sounds like it's worth to think about it (since the guy in Future Shop
wants to to what he wants and is his opinion and only his opinion the
one that counts!)...
I may have to look for another technician... but in my area the little
shops look kind of scary, and the guys not very trustable...
Thanks again!
Jacquez-
if you want to find a techie, consider a local newspaper. In local
papers here you see the kind of advert of a person that can fix
computers generally. some also offer tuition , which may also
indicate they have the general ability.
some people have a techie in the family, or a friend that's a techie.
It happens, often parents who can't use computers have a son that can,
i've seen that many times. So techies in a family is not unusual. But
not all families have one.. and sometimes the techie cousin is too
busy to want to help his family!
As a techie that can communicate, i know i could speak to somebody on
the phone and quickly ascertain whether they know what they're doing,
their level of expertise. But you could answer an advert and talk to
them, tell them about the noise, and ask them about replacing a fan.
Agree beforehand that it shouldn't take more than an hour (they prob
charge by the hour). It's really a 10min job.
If i was the techie i'd get you through orderin the right fan(measure
it, is it 60mm,80mm,90mm,92mm,120mm ?, and i'd come over and put it in
if you couldn't do it yourself.
I have a fairly confident cousin that understands what i say, and if
he wants to install ram, i can talk him through it. Obviously
though, a techie putting an advert in a paper, wouldn't want to do
that 'cos you gotta call him out and pay him. But still, even if you
do that. Agree beforehand that it's not more than an hour. And make
sure his hourly fee isn't extortionate!
And that he understands about changing the fan.. And see if he knows
what he's doing about telling you what fan to get.. Or we could tell
you what fan to get, and you could tell him you've got a fan and can
he put it in.
But it's really a simple job of looking how the old fan is put in.
It's just plugged into the motherboard.
It's recommended to take the power cord out of the computer first
before plugging or unplugging things from the inside.
either do it yourself, or get a techie e.g. advertising in the local
paper. I wouldn't suggest a shop either. I've seen some of these
computer shops!
I was once in the bizarre situation where as a kid, i didn't have the
hardware i needed to troubleshoot my machine.. I had to take it to a
shop.. The technician was a zombie idiot , I saw him tapping the up
arrow on what might've been the F8 windows menu watching the highlight
move up and all te way down again, and up e.t.c. The sales guy was
working at the back as a technician, far better than the official
technician.
Fortunately it was quite an informal place. I ended up going round
the back with the sales guy, fixing my comp, as he fixed others.. Like
I was working there. in a cramped environment, reading some funny sign
that the place was like a hedgehog, a bunch of pricks. It was there
that I learnt of the electric screwdriver, from the techie 'salesman'
guy. A fun experience. But not for you! And that was a better shop.
I suggest as a possible solution. Calling techies from the local
paper until you find one that you think knows what he's talking about,
and what you're talking about! and is reasonable. That's better than
the shop you're trying, and perhaps better and cheaper than most
shops. It's a simple thing. Techies won't run from it. It's not a
nuisance job, like an intermittent thing, or a boring job like a
windows reinstallation thing or a backing up your data and
reinstalling everything thing. It's a short quick job.
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