ONE MORE TIME

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." ~Thomas Edison


This quote poked me. I just wrote it as my status on Facebook.  It was related to a certain circumstances that I was about to give up. It was about computer errors that I wasn't able to figure out what causes the errors. Normally, when I am fixing computer, one day is too much. Reformatting computer would only take 2 hours, including the software installations. But for two days spent on fixing the errors? I came to a conclusion that I may not able to fix it. I've already explained to the owner that it would take time. The errors were hardware-related problems. I kept on trying to do trial and errors many times but I did not notice any progress. I was installing software that time. I have changed the BIOS configuration, thinking that maybe it would work. It worked, but it took one day to install an operating system while it would only take less than two hours. Strange thing. I thought the computer was in great trouble. That was on the first day. On the second day, I tried to change again the BIOS configuration. I have also googled the problem. Most results, they said, were RAM related problem, if not, the CPU. I have tried using different RAM - working RAM but still it led me to BSOD - Blue Screen of Death. So, it was not about the RAM. I thought it was the BIOS, maybe  the BIOS need to be updated. I haven't tried doing that before. Until now, I don't have enough confidence of doing so. Most people said that it would harm the system - the motherboard specifically if not successful. First of all, it was not my own computer. So, I didn't  try updating the BIOS because I really don't know if it'd be successful. For two days, I didn't see any progress on the efforts that I've exerted. I came to the point that it'd be the BIOS. So, I cleaned up the mess - I disassembled some parts of the computer and I mounted them back. I was about to give up. But before I have disconnected the different devices attached to it, I turned it on. I got a clean boot process  for the last time. It gave me life again. But, when the system tried to load the operating system, there the BSOD again. For the last time, I logged in to BIOS set-up and changed the CPU frequency, and restarted the computer. There, strange thing happened. The computer started normally, as in no errors. I was not sure yet. So, I restarted the computer a couple of times and it booted normally. That was the first that I've encountered such problem. Another thing that I've learned. 

The quote written above have given me inspiration. It would not only refer to a certain problems or circumstances but in all aspects of life. As I have said earlier, I put it as my status on facebook. Some commented on it and I thought they are thinking that it was all about relationship. Yes, it'd be, but the quote itself is not limited for relationship only for different aspects of life.