Well, just days into my trip the unimaginable happened. My trusted laptop suddenly popped out a warning message telling me that the hard disk has encountered hardware failure and it is going to die soon. I am told to backup the computer as soon as possible.
I have not seen this message for at least 10 years. Not on my computers for sure.
Before that, I have seen it once or twice happening on someone else laptops.
I have dealt with hardware failures many times. Hence the recommendation I always make to others that they should backup their computers regularly. And I backup my computers religiously all the time.
But having this trouble in the middle of a trip where I needed the computer most is a first time.
I have already backup the computer completely over the past 10 hours. It took that long to backup everything I have on the laptop. I am taking no chances.
But now what?
I could not find a computer store nearby that is open. I am not sure if I can buy a replacement hard disk in coming few days.
The wait and see is getting me slowly.
