About three days ago, my desktop system started showing worrisome signs. The system unexpectanly used to hang within minutes of starting. I initially suspected a RAM problem but after a few tests ruled it out. Only after giving it to a professional could I confirm that the problem was directly motherboard related.
Yesterday, my laptop refused to boot. This problem had happened once in the past and I had found an unorthodox solution for the problem. The solution had worked and the Laptop had been problem free for three months. This time again the solution worked.
The problem was that the solution was very temporary this time. After multiple attempts to revive the system, the laptop simply gave up on me. Pity I really liked the laptop.
So Now, I am writing this post on my good old PIII system. A system I refused to give away as I wanted to(and did) use as a download server at home.
PS: The move from a 2.7GHz AMD X2 dual core system with 2Gb ram to a 733MHz Pentium 3 system with 256mb ram is noticeable but not as much as I thought i would be :P