Reply #11: Sounds like you're cool but there are some good brand/hardware [View All]

[sohndrsmith]

specific tech support sites to use as sounding boards out there... but you need to make sure it's a good one. Good luck.

I replaced a drive correctly (after my daughter caught the power cable on her leg, slamming it on the tile floor) but then I screwed up and after having to do it again, no such luck. Different scenario, clearly. I was not equipped to do what I did, and the worst part of it is - I knew it. But computers are a lot hardier than I ever thought they were! : )

You might want to double check, just to make sure there isn't a problem that isn't apparent at this point. Dust and ick are not good for machines, so you probably did the right thing. Different computers run at different temps. This new laptop I have runs very hot.

have fun! : )