Requiem For A Motherboard 502
JimLynch writes "In my last DIY column, I discussed what it was like to build my first system. As time went by, unfortunately, my DIY system wasn't all wine and roses. This column tells the story of how I destroyed my motherboard through a series of ill-planned and stupid actions. It should stand as a shining example of What Not to Do for DIYers everywhere."
imacs don't hold beer.. (Score:5, Funny)
at least it had a use for something..
Summary of article: (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wow (Score:5, Funny)
Thank You. (Score:5, Funny)
My guess (Score:5, Funny)
In other news (Score:3, Funny)
On behalf of many /. ers (Score:4, Funny)
[Nelson voice]
Ha ha!
New heights for masochism (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wow (Score:4, Funny)
Re:so lame (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wow (Score:4, Funny)
Best use for an AMD CPU. EVER.
Like most of you, when I need a question answered, (Score:5, Funny)
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welll, it might shock you but if the question is "what's burning??" I DON'T CHECK INTO THE FORUMS as the first thing, I'm kind of old fashioned in the sense that in a case like that I turn off the computer and see wtf is wrong with it..
This guy is a dumbass. (Score:5, Funny)
1. jammed a DIMM in backwards (this is hard -- the slot is asymmetric to avoid this very thing), turned the machine on, and quickly smelled the sweet smell of burning plastic as the DIMM holder melted, then tried to turn the machine off but forgot that you have to hold the power button down for several seconds, and stinking up the entire house before just pulling the damn plug...
2. vacuumed the dust out of the inside of the case while the machine was running, accidentally tapping the spinning CPU fan with the tip of the vacuum attachment, and snapping one of the fan blades off, making it spin out of control like a unbalanced centrifuge and making a horrible loud noise...
3. speculated that random machine crashes were being caused by a poorly-mounted heat sink, so removed the sink and turned the machine on, heard a loud "BEEEEEEP" and no start-up, then put his finger on the exposed die of the CPU to feel what was going on--OHDAMNIT'SHOTHOTHOTHOT, and enjoying the sweet smell of burning fingertip flesh...
Re:no doubt.. (Score:2, Funny)
Works for computers AND intercourse.
Watch for a next Slashdot story (Score:5, Funny)
In my last radio address I discussed how it was like to rule USA for the first time. As time went by, unfortunately, my country wasn't all wine and roses...
Re:The outlet is the key (Score:4, Funny)
What the?! (Score:5, Funny)
No user serviceable parts inside your head (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What a twit. (Score:2, Funny)
Think thats a good story?
Re:This guy is a dumbass. (Score:1, Funny)
Picture = 1000 Words (Score:3, Funny)
Re:This guy is a dumbass. (Score:5, Funny)
3. speculated that random machine crashes were being caused by a poorly-mounted heat sink, so removed the sink and turned the machine on, heard a loud "BEEEEEEP" and no start-up, then put his finger on the exposed die of the CPU to feel what was going on--OHDAMNIT'SHOTHOTHOTHOT, and enjoying the sweet smell of burning fingertip flesh...
I'm guilty of that last one, but my excuse is it was my very first computer job. Had a '386-SX40 (8MB memory and 120MB hard drive .... wooooo!) running with the case off, and suddenly wondered ... "I wonder how hot these things are?" Touched it with the tip of my finger - and immediately realized how hot a CPU can get.
A good way to get a 2nd degree burn on the end of your index finger, BTW. :-)
Re:Boy (Score:5, Funny)
Well, the next day at work, he's got the mb box under one arm, and an RMA in the other.
"What happened?"
"Well, I put the motherboard in the case like you said. I was a little hard getting it in, but I got it in and screwed it down. You were right, it was obvious where the screws went.... But they woudln't screw into anything so I just went ahead and plugged in all the cables like you said, and the power, etc.... But when I turned on the power it made a loud buzzing sound and there was a little smoke."
"Holy shit." I said.
He didn't use the little brass posts. The motherboard was flat-out grounded against the case.
I thought it was common sense.... I was wrong. Some people should stick to playing games.
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Re:Boy (Score:2, Funny)
Good thing you have
Re:Summary of article: (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Jeez. (Score:4, Funny)
1. Wore wool socks and held a cat while inserting a PCI card. Worked fine
2. Hot swaped video cards until the damn game worked right. I don't recommend this one but nothing broke.
3. Beat the living shit out of a stuck hard drive. It spun up and worked for a few more months, even if it did look a little odd with all the dents.
4. Placed a hard drive in the freezer overnight to see if that could get the bastard to spin up again - and it did. Worked for years after.
5. Stored used components in a frik'n box under other used components. The only ones that havn't worked are the one's with missing resistors.
6. Once I had a particulary difficult processor intall. The heat sink clip was extremely tight and in a poor location with regard to the power supply (sorry, too lazy to take it out). The screwdriver I was using to push the clip down was just a tad too big. Using all my arm streangh I was un able to get the clip down. Now I was getting pissed off and sweaty and started using my full weight to push down on the screwdriver. I wieght 225 lbs. So, of course the srewdirver sliped and I sent green chips dancing about the inside of the case. I got a smaller screwdriver and had little problem manuvering the clip into place. It POST'd just fine and I still use it to this day as a Halo server.
That being said I have a brother who can break a component by thinking about it too often. One of those poor bastards that have had more then one power supply go "up in flames" (not I smell something kinda of funny "up in flames" but full on oh-sweet-jesus-do-we-have-a-fire-extinguisher-up-
Stupidity is its own punishment (Score:2, Funny)
Gee, did you guys know that you shouldn't stick a lit cigarette in your eye?
Don't use hot sauce for you 'roids!
NTITE
Good List (Score:4, Funny)
Re:so lame (Score:5, Funny)
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> "On the way back, I accidentally ran over the bag of limes with my car, but figured it probably wouldn't matter. A little gravel never hurt anything, after all.
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> "I finally got back to my house, dumped all the limes in the blender, hit on -- nothing happened! I eventually figured out you have to plug it in, or something like that."
Turns out the power was out from the storms we've had lately. I'd forgotten about that in all the excitement over dumping the limes in the blender.
So I went to Home Depot and got a portable generator, plugged it into the mains without isolating anything, and *BAM*, nearly killed the lineman fixing the downed wire three houses down the street.
I offered him a gravelly margarita for his trouble. He seemed annoyed at me. Strange.
Re:so lame (Score:3, Funny)
Re:worst article post in a while (Score:3, Funny)
It worked though. And thats all that counts. Never managed to mess up an installation yet.
Switch? (Score:5, Funny)
One night, I was upgrading my PC, when all of a sudden it went berserk. The screen started flashing and it was like beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.
And then, like half my motherboard was gone. And I was, like, Nnng?. It was a really good motherboard too. And then I had to do it again and I had to do it fast and so it wasn't as good. It was kind of a bummer..
Ask and ye shall receive.... (Score:2, Funny)
Finger Tatooing.... (Score:5, Funny)
The ink almost made him have to have his finger amputated; It is very toxic, injected under the skin like that.
You could clearly read "The quick brow" backwards, fairly distorted, across the tip of his index finger, afew days later, after all the swelling went down.
Re:The outlet is the key (Score:3, Funny)
Turning of a switched outlet is no worse, and often better, that a random outage.
I've been through lots of outages, and even had my comp connected to switched outlet someone (ok,ok, me somtimes) would turn off without making shure the comp was powered down. NEVER have I had that dammage anything more than data on the hd.
Mycroft
Re:imacs don't hold beer.. (Score:2, Funny)
But how do you hold it, and where do you drink from?
Case Window? Naah... (Score:2, Funny)
Not my own stupidity, but nonetheless... (Score:2, Funny)
One day I am sitting at my computer, minding my own business trying desperately to finish a contract job that I have to deliver in about 12 hours. I haven't showered for two days, slept in about three or really had a meal that didn't involve junk food or cup o' noodles at the computer all week. I am almost done, I can feel it, so I stand up and go into the other room to call into the office and make sure nothing else has gone wrong while I have been dealing with this.
As I stand up, my cat assumes that I am going to pet him, and I have to gently remind him (read: shove him away) that there are other things that I have to do. So, I go into the other room and make a phone call. I am on the phone for about five minutes and everything is grand. I walk back into the room and go to sit down at my computer and notice several things wrong, listed in the order in which I noticed them:
1) My computer was off.
2) My computer was smoking
3) My computer smelled like cat urine
4) My cat was angry
Apparently when I refused to pet my cat, he decided to get back at my by marking the object that I was ignoring him in favor of: my computer. I, like the tower of intellect that I can be, had that side off of my case and a big house fan blowing in the side due to air flow problems at my, then, over-clocked system.
Well, enough to say that the computer didn't work, the job didn't get finished that day and the cat has never been the same. He won't go near computers anymore.
(I do have to say that this experience is the reason that I don't mind hearing the 'Jesus Saves' joke anymore because if it wasn't for that lame-ass joke I wouldn't have remembered to save my work and I would have been out a contract and not just 14 hours late with a great story to tell.)