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To the Genius Bar I go on Thursday: Screen Flicker
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<blockquote data-quote="mathogre" data-source="post: 459041" data-attributes="member: 25890"><p>I'm all set to go in less than four hours, albeit with more than a bit of trepidation. I hate transient problems, which is what this one is. Even if they believe me, it doesn't make it any easier to solve.</p><p></p><p>I spent much time last night preparing my Mac. First I did a full backup of my system. Then I switched hard drives, replacing the 120G with its original 60G. After surgery I wiped the drive and did a fresh install, complete with all of the available updates. I started all of this around 9:30PM and finished just after 1:30AM. The goal was to protect my system and personal data, and still have a basic working system to bring into the Apple Store. It's probably overkill, but I did it anyway. When it comes home, a simple five minute surgery to swich hard drives will put me back to my normal working system.</p><p></p><p>I hate computers. <span style="font-size: 9px">(Translated: I hate computers when they don't work properly.)</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mathogre, post: 459041, member: 25890"] I'm all set to go in less than four hours, albeit with more than a bit of trepidation. I hate transient problems, which is what this one is. Even if they believe me, it doesn't make it any easier to solve. I spent much time last night preparing my Mac. First I did a full backup of my system. Then I switched hard drives, replacing the 120G with its original 60G. After surgery I wiped the drive and did a fresh install, complete with all of the available updates. I started all of this around 9:30PM and finished just after 1:30AM. The goal was to protect my system and personal data, and still have a basic working system to bring into the Apple Store. It's probably overkill, but I did it anyway. When it comes home, a simple five minute surgery to swich hard drives will put me back to my normal working system. I hate computers. [SIZE="1"](Translated: I hate computers when they don't work properly.)[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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