Computer exploded

[thistlechaser]

Nearly literally exploded. On iPad, forgive typos.

For a week or so, computer seemed to be overheating. Cleaned out dust, opened housing, left open.

Came home today. Soon after sitting down, it powered down like overheating normal. I reached to turn it off so I could blow it out again, and it exploded. Electricity arced out almost a foot wide and there were two loud bangs and then another electric arc. Never saw anything like it. Dived to unplug it.apartment smells like electric fire.

Carted it off to computer repair place. They might call me tonight with what,s wrong, but it might be tomorrow. No computer D: too hard to make big unhappy faces, imagine more.

iPad has Twitter and AIM but not MSN/Trillian. No idea what to do with no computer. Sad face.

Comments

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Me too! I'd type that in all caps if I had a cap lock. It was so hot. Took me a half hour to dress and drive to the shop, it was still so hot it was painful. Hadn't been so hot before it exploded.

Repair guy was oddly positive that it might be nothing or maybe just power supply. He asked me if it would turn on after that and I side eyed at him.

[pure-trance.livejournal.com]

Double tap the "shift" arrow, that'll give you all caps :)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

That doesn,t seem to do it. :/

[pure-trance.livejournal.com]

Maybe you aren't tapping fast enough? It ought to...

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Hm, nope. Unless Im naturally too slow. Tapped as fast as I could.

[pure-trance.livejournal.com]

Apparently you need to enable the ability to double tap it in settings:

"...But a more full-time cure: go to the Settings app, pick “General” -> “Keyboard” and turn on “Enable Caps Lock”. Now double-tapping the shift will give you shift-lock just like the iPhone."

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ah! Thank you. :)

[pure-trance.livejournal.com]

You're welcome :)