S2 minus 5...

[patentdragon]

The laptop started making a very unpleasant noise last night/this morning. Switching off and restarting did not seem to fix things - cue a second straight early night, plagued by the fear that my gaming machine was about to fail on me.

Perfect sodding timing, right?.

So far tonight, following a trip to the local repair shop that revealed nothing (and thankfully cost nothing), things have been fine. No industrial-type fan noises, Kerbal Space Program still hates me - at least there's new Family Guy... awww, it's finished... (and followed by many-time repeats of American Dad)