Nothing much to write home about this week so far…
Finalising the network config for a new client,
Odd errors from a client who is visually impaired (turns out to be his screen magnifying software and dodgy memory),
and a simple PC rebuild.
Things can only get worse! :| 
Lets wait and see…
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Well not really a complaint but…
The recent server build we did, they called with a (tongue firmly in cheek) ‘complaint’
They’re USB keyboard leads were not long enough! 
Simply fixed…
That tends to be the worst kind of complaint we get!
Also today, a client rang in with a BSOD saying ‘inaccessible boot device’.
Oh dear, HDD failure 
They decided to replace the whole server as it was getting quite old…
This, IMHO was the right thing to do – it will save TONS of hassle and future grief.
We like informed clients! Makes the job sooooo much easier!
It’s 02:12 now – probably bedtime 
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Today we (Tor and I) finished the server install – several very happy clients!
Everything went fine – even the data transfer for the accounts, wages and bespoke database software 
As expected or course 
Got back to the office, tidied up the paper work and ended my day around 18:00 ish
Went down stairs to cook the evening meal (dinner or tea? you decide!) at around 19:00
Just ‘browning’ the meat balls a la the recipe and the phone rings…
It’s a client with whom we work quite closely.
They can’t VPN into the office to backup the accounts data and the accountant is working on them as we spoke.
#Turns off the meatballs# They’ll just have to wait…
VPN in,
Backup accounts data,
Mail to accountant.
Phone to say finished
Job done and a VERY relieved and happy client :)
AND the meatballs were very nice too!! (eventually!!)
Glad to have been of service Sam
Some days it never ends
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Today was indeed a good day…
…Apart from the lifting bits.
Installed a new client – server network into a new clients premises.
Taking them from an old “PC pretending to be a server” solution – you know the one where the ‘technical expert’ installs a client PC into a peer-to-peer network and claims it is the server.
Now they have a proper Windows 2003 SBS server system.
AND 5 shiny new PCs to play with (these are upgrades form PIII systems – whoosh ;))
All went well, just a bit of a tidy up due tomorrow.
Nightie night…
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Back at work properly now (though I still feel kinda off)
Spent the first day back at a clients ALL afternoon and into the evening
I left at 19:20
Nothing like taking it easy on the first day back then
Today I spent rebuilding and finalising pre-built systems from a supplier.
The motherboards in these PCs do not support optical boot devices on the secondary IDE channel.
Put simply, the usual way to install a CD-ROM was to place it onto the secondary channel and use it to install an operating system.
These systems have a newer system as (and I quote) “SATA is replacing IDE”
It seems the ‘new improved’ way of building a system is to use a SATA hard disc and use the primary IDE for the CD-ROM (thus allowing you to boot from it)
Huge apologies for getting a little technical there :)
I had to get it off my chest – thanks for the therapy !
Tomorrow it’s another of my favourites, a new server install – this one with 5 client PCs
(yup – recently rebuilt and finalised ;))
Now I’m off to bed with a book…
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