A Tight Fit

Plugging in…

Cleaning out the attic for a summer rental, a client came upon an old computer that still worked, but needed to have personal information securely removed from the hard drive before giving it to someone for the their children to use.

First problem: couldn't find the computer's power cord. Easy solution. Take the existing power cord off the computer that is working and plug it into the older computer. Client claimed: old computer worked just fine when it when into retirement in the attic.

Panic phone call: after inserting power cord into old computer, old computer won't start up, not even a hint of electricity being accepted into the ancient veins. Client tried more than one electrical outlet before placing frustrated call to Computor Tutor.

Resurrecting old computer: Computor Tutor brings another power cord to try, just in case... but realizes the problem immediately. Based on the name of this blog, can anyone guess what happened? The computer was indeed turned on, but the power cord WAS NOT pushed securely into the computer. One little nudge was all it took and the old thing sprang to life. It's not always this simple, but the client was thrilled (and chagrined) and the attic-hidden computer was given another chance to compute another day!

ALWAYS REMEMBER: before calling for help - is it plugged in SECURELY, is it turned on?

Unplugged