The Computer Problem From Hell

What have I done!

So, I've been thinking about getting a second Hard Drive for backup and other stuff, so I scanned the ads in Kijiji (being the bang-for-buck person that I am) I found a 200 GB drive for about $50. Went down last night and got it. Got home. Put in the case. Plugged everything in- no POST (For you non geeks that Power on Self Test, an indication that everything is working correctly.) So, I thought I had not plugged in a cable or something. Tried that. No dice. Called up my cousin, he suggested a cycle my Power Supply (Turn Off, wait, Turn On). Again, I tried that. So I called a friend who does IT work for the Health Authority. He suggested I pull the drive. Did that. Nothing. Frustrated (it's now about 11:30 at night) I went to bed. Woke up the next morning and I looked at the stuff I posted on some forums the night before. Someone suggested swapping RAM, Hard Drive etc. Pulled a stick of my RAM. Bingo. That's it. I'm down to 1 GB of RAM, but RAM is uber cheap ($30.50 for a stick of 1 GB taxes in) So when I got home this afternoon, I put the new drive and started to back up my stuff. Everything is back to normal Moral of the story: If you're afraid of technology, talk to your neibourhood Geek and get him to do it for you (make sure he knows what he's doing first.)