The “Laptop from Hell” is once again giving me fits.  I’ve borrowed Tricia’s but of course it doesn’t know any of my files or my passwords.

It also doesn’t have my photos.   For several months I’ve been intending to visit and write a post about Chandor Gardens in Weatherford.  I finally visited but now I can’t access the pictures I took.

This laptop has had a problem with booting up practically since it was new.   When I would call Dell for service they had me open it up and reseat the RAM cards, which used to do the trick.  A couple times they sent new cards.  I think they have had a lot of complaints on this model, because they extended my warranty without cost for a couple years.  It’s more than five years old now though.

It’s been good for almost a year.  But it started slowing down and I discovered it was only recognizing one of the RAM cards.  And this is where I made a foolish mistake.   I really thought it should have more memory anyway so bought a new card and installed it.  Naturally it didn’t boot up afterward.  I have been trying different combinations of cards but no luck.

Of course it did not occur to me to back up beforehand.  I copied my pictures and documents to a portable hard drive about the middle of last month, so I only have a few weeks of stuff that are at risk.