Hard drive failure is imminent... AGAIN

[strangetomato]

Okay, this isn't funny anymore, computer. Another hard disk failure? Really? WTF?

I haven't had this computer all that long, but it's causing me nothing but grief. I'm going to call tech. support again to see if they can do anything for me (maybe send another replacement? Seems like wishful thinking...), but I'm pretty sick of this. Even if I manage to fix it up again, I think I'm going to sell it and look into getting a new one. Maybe a Dell instead. I have an HP right now, and I doubt I'll ever purchase one of their products again, based on this experience.

At times like this, I really wish I had more technical knowledge about computers. I am learning, but I still have a long way to go. If you have any advice for me, I'll gladly take it.

*sigh*

Comments

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that story does sound fishy. I'd almost bet that's the issue (bad customer service).

Does your computer break when you're doing NON sims stuff (like crash when you turn it on or when you're on the internet) or does it only complain when the game is involved? Are you running the game on a machine that has only minimum specs (or is your computer "too full"--like my technical terms?)?

(mine's "too full" right now, hence no new eps)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

My CPU speed is a little slow for the sims games and Vista together. That's the only thing below the requirements.

I don't actually have trouble while playing the game. It rarely crashes, but I have been having the screen freeze while I'm in a web browser and just doing normal things.

Being "too full" isn't a problem. I'm sure I have enough space left. I put most personal files onto an external hard drive.