I opened up (yes, opened up. NOT turned on. Opened up...as in used a screwdriver, took out the shell, revealed the inards) my pc on Saturday night to take a look at the motherboard and stuff. Was so tempted to buy new items to install, just like what he did. But then again, why change it when it's still in perfect condition? However, I don't mind a new processor, new motherboard, more RAM...etc...argh...so tempting!

Anyway, I fiddled with the drivers and the installation of the scanners till 4am that night (!!) I just couldn't get the software to recognize and connect to my scanner. I installed, uninstalled and re-installed everything but it just did not work. Finally, guess how I solved the problem? As I was fiddling with the wires on my table, I accidently pressed the button on my external USB port. It was, apparently, NOT the "turbo" button that the manual said, but it was some kind of a "power-on" button. So thereafter, everything was hey-ok! Urgh!! Imagine my frustrations having realised that my 2-hour "problem" was solved by just one simple depression of a tiny button!! *pull hair*