On Wed, 17 Jan 2007, Quinn Weaver wrote:
> Update: it turns out that my laptop is still covered by IBM warranty (a
> surprise, since it's an older model I bought on eBay). I'm sending it in for
> repairs. I'll report back when all is done.
One thing you might want to do is pickup an external case for a 2.5 inch
drive, remove the drive from your laptop, install it in the case, and
backup your data. I know of several people who have sent their laptops in
for repairs, and as a treat they got a brand new hard drive (with windows
installed!).