Luck is not on my side

I got up this morning, and had some extra time, so I decided to modify the two scripts. Now the machine sleeps for a few seconds between loading the playlist and playing. I think the problem before was that it didn't like being told to play while the playlist was still loading. I'll post the scripts when I have the chance.

As soon as I got to school, I tested it again. Everything still worked. So I invited my officemate over to listen to my headphones, and ran the script. She said she heard only a buzz. I turned up the volume... still only a buzz.

I tried it myself. Definitely a buzzing. And faint in the background... some music. Deb checked things out when he returned. Status: bad sound card. Ugh. Not dead, but very ill.

So, in the next few days, I will be sending my machine to Dell... if I'm still under warranty, which I believe I am. I'll have to wait until after the beginning of the weekend, but after then I hopefully won't have to wait long to get it back.