Day 1: Hard Disk, perché forsaken me?

I do suppose I shouldn't be too addicted to the computer anyway... But for the general mail-checking and blogging, I'm using my sister's laptop for this week. I'm hoping to salvage as much by probably Wednesday, with a new hard disk and an additional piece of 1GB RAM for it.

To sum up, here's what happened:

1. Gene switches on computer.

2. Gene logs in to MSN, Firefox, the usual stuff, where he checks mail, reads Soccernet.com, LFClive.net

3. Having nothing to do, Gene switches on Steam to play CS:Source.

4. Choosing from a list of servers, he chose a HK-server to play a ZombieMod CS.

5. The map is a bit special, so it requires downloading off the main dedicated server. While waiting, he Alt-Tabs to go to Messenger and chats with some of his friends.

6. He switches once back to CS:S to check the status. Almost there. Never mind, goes back to chat.

7. Chats halfway, *blackout*, the screen reads "No Video Input". At first thinking that it could be a problem with the connection cable, he tightens it a bit more.

8. Expecting to restart, it didn't. Heartbeat rises to 120Bpm. He presses the Reset button. It's not reseting! He holds the power button to turn it off. Turns on again, still nothing! Gene (145Bpm) turns off the switch at the back of the CPU and restarts the whole system.

9. Switching on, this time there is no BIOS, no anything. (OMGWTFZ)

10. Calls for help. Could be monitor problem, so switches the old CRT monitor from outside to try. Bad news, no video input too.

CONCLUSION: Hard disk crashed.

I think I was more shocked than sad. Perhaps the thought hasn't sunk in how my photos, my school work stuff from the past, my portfolio items, my porn (NO.)... I mean games, that has been wiped off.

The troublesome part is setting everything up. The stuff that can be downloaded I can easily solve, but the stuff that needs CDs to install will be a tad more difficult, such as MS Office.

Hopefully, I can have a saviour in Ashton, who can help me with this.

On the drawbacks, it's quite a paralysis for me. I can't wake up and just switch the computer on immediately. I can't finish watching my Monster anime, I can't continue my Call of Duty 4 which I have painstakingly reached Act II on Veteran difficulty.

Sofferenza, quando vi concluderete?