Monday, April 23, 2007

Say "Bye" to My Indigo iMac



Yesterday afternoon, at around 4-5pm, suddenly the sky was full of thunder and lightning. The rain fell fiercely, not dropping water but pouring waterfalls. We, as usual, were busy on our computers. I was about to log out and turn mine down, but it was too late! All of a sudden, a sharp, white lightning came by and *BZZT!* went my iMac. The screen turned black, and it reeked of burnt smell. I quickly turned off the main power and thought, "That's it".

When the rain subdued, we checked everything. Our cable's gone, iMac dead, modem.. who knows. So, for a while, there won't be any browsing or uploading for me :( Just be lucky that our iBook is still functioning, and that we can still use our Speedy Internet. Until next time, people!

Update Wednesday, 25 April 2007

The 'Mac-doctor' came and examined my iMac. He said the power supply is completely down and he suspected that the 'playback' (that reflects to the screen) got it as well. He admitted that he's not able to fix this, due to a difficulty in acquiring components for the iMac. He suggested to bring it to Jakarta. The chance to have it completely fixed? 50-50.
Now I'll just wait until somebody from Jakarta come to Bandung with a car (perhaps my brother, this weekend?) and ask him to bring this iMac along when he goes back - to Ratu Plaza!











59 comments:

  1. turut kaget.. lemes.. ini salahnya Gundala! bukan kamu Mak. Brengsek tuh orang! ;))

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  2. hahaha carekan pih, sekalian tanyakan apakah ini tanda2 gue harus pake MacBook ;))

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  3. Wah sepertinya.. tuh! ngke ke .. saya ramal heula nya'... di urut menurut parimbon kata..
    Ma Duk,, Mak Buk ,, Mak Buk Mak Book ... .. MacBook!!!!!!
    Wahh cocok ! cocokk!! yang penting bisa kerja dan online.. cocok tah ramalan.. ;))

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  4. duh, kecian amat.... !!! turut berduka cita, Ta!
    aku jadi kuciwa, krn ternyata Mac tidak kebal terhadap Gundaling eh Gundala putra Peti....r...
    tapi kalau mau ganti MacBook, silakan!!! MacBook is sooooo cool!

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  5. waduh... coba cek lagi Grounding kelistrikan rumah mu Ta... mungkin jelek jadi gak mengalir ke tanah. Biasanya kalo di gw itu udah keharusan buat bikin grounding yang bagus sebelum install kabel modem nya. Gak akan dipasang kalo syarat itu belum terpenuhi :D Turut beduka cita.

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  6. waduh ... mac book lets see 11 mill? ...please accept my deepest condelences

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  7. ta, look at the bright side... beli mac book ajeeh! :') jd ada alesan mau gak mau to.... :)
    data2nya gimane... :'(

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  8. whaaaa... kalo mo ganti MacBook.. atau MacBook pro.. atau PowerBook juga gak pa pa.. tapi iMac Indigo itu saksi sejarah kemunculan dan kebangkitan Apple Mac lho... coba diperbaiki aja.. abis itu gak usah dipake.. :D

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  9. haha! thought so! pencarian macbook dan saudara2nya belum dimulai.. seru nih kayaknya kalo hunting-nya bareng lady day..

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  10. iya nih, hari ini akan dilakukan. thx.

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  11. data2 terbaru (sejak kita pindahan ke bdg) terpaksa dipasrahkan. data2 yg dulu2 (yg dari amsterdam) sih selamat, sebab kita punya harddisk terpisah.

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  12. ah ini pernah terjadi sama comp bokap gua. Pake penangkal petir say... kudoaken cepet sembuh si indigo yak!!!

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  13. bentoel.. gak akan gue buang. selain yg elu bilang2 itu, nilai sentimentilnya juga banyak *huhuyy*..
    tadi pagi dibongkar ama syb, tp nggak bisa ngoprek sampe detail banget. dia belum nemu bagian yg rusak. lagi nyari mac shop yg memadai nih di bandung, ada yg tau/ punya usul?

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  14. mehh.. that indigo was about 2500 guilders :P thank youu

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  15. makasih lex! yup i still sort of hope that indigo survives the shock..

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  16. indeed.. my ol' faithful indigo, with stitch on it!

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  17. waahhh tita :(( kalo begini penangkal petir jadi wajib hukumnya ..

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  18. turut berduka cita.. mudah2an data2 bisa diselamatkan.

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  19. waaaaaaa... ini tanda2 musti beli yg baru ta...

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  20. aduh, turut berduka... semoga macbook yang baru cepat dibeli *lho?*
    huhuhuhu

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  21. whoa???! saya ikut berduka cita >:d<

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  22. turut berduka cita mba...smoga cepat bisa online lagi...
    Diantos ah postingan nu enggal na

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  23. AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG mengerikan..... semoga cepat bisa online :D atau memang saatnya ganti imac baru? :D

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  24. Waduh, i-Mac Indigo itu kan kemasuk collectible items, spare part-nya bisa nyari di website Mac-Pro: www.mac-pro.com. Jual komputer2 Mac yang lama juga.

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  25. Thank you all for your concern. It turns out that our cable still works and no harm was done to our modem. The only thing that went wrong is my iMac; Syb has tried to disect it (not too detailed) but couldn't find anything wrong. So - based on a recommendation from a friend - I called a Mac repair-expert who'll come and examine my iMac tomorrow. Cross your fingers!

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  26. semoga iMac bisa diperbaikin, Taa .. semoga gak ngerusak hard disk juga ...

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  27. iMac baru oke loh... sluurrrppppssss, apa cari aja "Sun Flower". Aku lagi cari tuh... mak nyusss di hati kalo dipandang... :-))

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  28. Ganti dengan iPhone, iPod Shuffle, Macbook Pro dan Mac Pro... Halah kalap....

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  29. Oh no Tita, aduh pasti elu frustasi banget ngeliat iMac elu disamber petir gitu. Sorry to hear that. Gw sama laki gw juga fans berat sama Apple, semua harus Apple, cinta sih, & punya kualitas bagus.Makanya gw tinggal di kotanya Apple Komputer...wink wink.....

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  30. Turut prihatin mbak, semoga bisa diperbaiki iMacnya.
    Tempat servis macku lumayan bagus, tapi di Ratu Plaza. Apa mau dibawa ke situ?

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  31. lha iki metu demit-e.. hahaha.. iyo yo cak? :)

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  32. haha enaknyaaa.. service support pasti komplit di situ!

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  33. ini ganti atau mau ngerampok mac shop? =))

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  34. trims bert, tp raplaz agak kejauhan kali ya dari sini. nanti liat dulu apa kata si 'dokter mac', semoga iMac-ku gak perlu ditransport jauh2.

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  35. kacian ..... cepet cari gantinya .... :()

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  36. kalau ke raplaz bisa titip *adiiiiikkkk*

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  37. no worry. jadi punya alasan utk beli mac book pro :)

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  38. Sorry to hear this.......did you have a surge protector? Wish I had an iMac...:-)

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  39. aduh .. ikut berduka cita ya Taaaa .. * benernya ikutan bingung juga sih *

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  40. wah ta, aku kok bisa kelewatan jurnal kamu yang ini ?
    turut berdukacita ya, semoga imac-nya bisa sembuh *hiks*
    kalo nggak bisa sembuh yang terpaksanya beli imac yang baru.

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  41. trims mbak-e.. iya nih gara2 ini frekuensi chatting jadi minim banget..

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  42. thanks ju.. gue bingungnya cuma perkara cari waktu dan fasilitas kerja yg enak nih.. semester baru udah ampir mulai dan gue masih musti nyiapin bahan kuliah :P mateekk

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  43. no protector whatsoever, i'm afraid :( the electricity installation of our house needs to be re-examined for sure - that's usually what causes this kind of problem here. thanks :)

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  44. true :) time to upgrade! I hope it's true too, here, that they give 10% off for academics..

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  45. *adiiik* bisa angkat2 se-dus iMac dari dan ke rumaaah? ;;)

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  46. tapi, ten.. #tak bisa ke lain hatiiii...#

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  47. So sorry to hear this....hope they can fix it or you have to buy yourself a new one!

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  48. Tita,
    Sorry to hear about your beloved IMac. If all else fails, just make full use of the 10% discount! ;)

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  49. ini cerita "biasa" kalau di indonesia. di rumah saya sudah habis hub/switch beberapa buah. komputer juga pernah kena. padahal di rumah sudah pasangi penangkal petir dan seterusnya. tapi memang rumah saya berada di bukit yang tinggi. mungkin ada rumah (atau tiang listrik) di atas yang lebih tinggi dan petir masuk dari sana. oh ya, petir juga masuk dari jaringan (network) karena hampir seluruh bagian rumah saya di-network pakai UTP.

    sekarang "standard operating procedure" kami adalah mematikan perangkat jika sedang hujan deras DAN ... mencabut dari jaringan (network) / listrik (yang ini kadang gak bisa). selain itu saya gantikan kabel-kabel dengan wireless. (jadi di rumah pakai 3 access point!!!)

    Dan yang lebih penting ... berdoa!
    Seriously, I always pray when there's rain and thunder. I reminds me of a song by Michael Franks; "tiger in the rain". Yes, I feel powerless. I am overwhelmed by the power of God Almighty.

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  50. walah.. walah... ya ya ya... turut berduka cita mbak... bisa ngerasain gimana rasanya... walaupun saya bukan pengguna iMac, tapi saya bisa merasakan juga sedihnya lho mbak... :D mudah2an bisa diperbaiki....
    btw, sepertinya casing iMacnya bagus lho mbak klo dibuat aquarium ikan...kekekekekeke....
    guyon lho mbak... guyonn.... asli mung guyonnnnnnnn.... :D

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  51. vonne: thanks. seems like I'm going to have to start browsing for a new one

    tita: yes, I'm still finding out about the 10% thing.. it seems like it's only valid in particular shops (ones that are not nearby)

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  52. wah.. iya ya, extra precaution itu crucial banget di sini :(
    teman2 yg saya ceritakan ini pun, nggak sedikit yg langsung kasih 'toss!' sebab pernah senasib, bahkan sudah 3-5 kali! ckckck..

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  53. hahahaha.. apikke nggo dekorasi pelaminanmu suk yo.. kekekekekk..

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  54. wah iya, gue juga kelewat journal Tita yang ini. Trus sekarang kabarnya gimana Ta? Eh iya, tp iMac baru kereeeeen *kompoooorr*
    tapi pasti elo sama ma gue ya, susah 'pindah ke lain hati' :D

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  55. Sampe sekarang gue belom juga ke toko Mac lho, padahal di Bandung sini kabarnya ada yg bagus, di IBCC. Kapan2 harus ke sana ah! (Beli sepatu aja belom, udah mau beli komputer.. hahaha)

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  56. yah, gue masih ibook G4 nih ..... klau desainer kudu yg 20" yah ... :D apple cinema display wauwwww ...

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