Back in the day, I struggled through learning LaTeX for several reasons, one of which was the superb Computer Modern fonts that it comes with. Was there a chance that one could use said fonts in other contexts--like, say, a word processor?
Enter Latin Modern, a slightly-edited version of CM for other contexts. Last week I downloaded and installed LM on my laptop and have set it up for my word processor, my terminal emulator, web browsers... The most random and pointless sites now look the very picture of dignity!
"Font" means "source". Beautiful fonts are a source of beauty, and it is only right that we make use of them.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Lenovo Thinkcentre: Odd BIOS beeps, hangs on boot
My desktop computer, a Lenovo Thinkcentre M52 9211, suddenly refused to boot the other day. Instead, it would give a series of beeps: three, then one, then three, then four. Then it would do nothing (except run the fan).
After digging around online, I found this gem:
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T61-and-prior-T-series-ThinkPad/Beep-code-3-1-4-3/td-p/44259
It's for a different line of Lenovos, but the basic idea was that by taking out the RAM and blowing away any dust, the computer could be restored to normal working order (after re-inserting the RAM, naturally). So that's what I tried.
And it worked. :)
I wonder if this holds true for all Lenovos? All IBM PCs?
After digging around online, I found this gem:
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T61-and-prior-T-series-ThinkPad/Beep-code-3-1-4-3/td-p/44259
It's for a different line of Lenovos, but the basic idea was that by taking out the RAM and blowing away any dust, the computer could be restored to normal working order (after re-inserting the RAM, naturally). So that's what I tried.
And it worked. :)
I wonder if this holds true for all Lenovos? All IBM PCs?
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