In the Shop
Jan. 7th, 2010 03:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
libertangoSo I went to the Genius Bar at Southcenter to have my Mac Mini looked at for the snow crash problem. (No, I didn't mention the web form issue. Ach, well.)
Anyway, my expectation was that they'd either a) try to troubleshoot the specific screen saver software, or b) replace the memory chips, since I think the Mac Mini uses shared memory for video.
Nope. They're going to replace the MLB, which is Apple's IBM-like TLA for "main logic board" -- what the rest of the industry calls a motherboard.
{blink}
Well. That's unexpected. In a good way -- it's a more substantive replacement than I thought likely.
That's the good news; that and it's covered by warranty, so no charge. The bad news is, they gave me a 3-5 day turnaround timeframe. On the gripping hand, it's not like I haven't been using![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
akirlu's PC for months at a stretch lately.
I'd dearly love to see their database for how frequently the problem has come up.
Anyway, my expectation was that they'd either a) try to troubleshoot the specific screen saver software, or b) replace the memory chips, since I think the Mac Mini uses shared memory for video.
Nope. They're going to replace the MLB, which is Apple's IBM-like TLA for "main logic board" -- what the rest of the industry calls a motherboard.
{blink}
Well. That's unexpected. In a good way -- it's a more substantive replacement than I thought likely.
That's the good news; that and it's covered by warranty, so no charge. The bad news is, they gave me a 3-5 day turnaround timeframe. On the gripping hand, it's not like I haven't been using
akirlu's PC for months at a stretch lately.I'd dearly love to see their database for how frequently the problem has come up.
