MrWizard6600
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Ok well i was just thinking, that someone should start a thread about some funny storys of Man Vs Computer, or just some funny pics, ive got a couple. anything stupid, just for a laugh.
[i have the pic in a file, ill upload it to my site when i feel like it...]
Voltage alarms. Best invention ever. when the engineers designed them, they were thinking "we dont want to just alarm people to the fact that the voltages are wrong, we want their ears to bleed!". anywho someone in this forum, had a 6800U with onboard speaker, he installs it, boots it, and just after post he hears this alarm go off. turns computer off, searchs computer, finds that its coming from the graphics board, so he turns it on again, busts out the multimeter, checks current and voltages, everythings fine. so he turns it off, resets C-mos, turns it on, still the alarm. finally, removes the card, and bites the alarm off with his teeth. suprisingly it worked, just fine, no discolorization, nothing, card seems to be getting adaquate power.
the other personal fav of mine, is the dude who bought an AGP gfx card, and had a pci-e mobo. hmmmmmmmmm, doesnt quite fit, so he comes up with the wonderful idea of cutting the PCB, with siccors, to make it fit the pci-e slot..... upon realizing he was a dumbass, he came to me, told me to fix it. that was one job, the trusty saudering tool, couldnt fix...... he ended up buying a new card from me. so i made a couple bucks.
if you guys got something to add, please post.
edit: i spose, because i started this thread at 5AM means it really doesnt stand much of a chance to survive...
[i have the pic in a file, ill upload it to my site when i feel like it...]
Voltage alarms. Best invention ever. when the engineers designed them, they were thinking "we dont want to just alarm people to the fact that the voltages are wrong, we want their ears to bleed!". anywho someone in this forum, had a 6800U with onboard speaker, he installs it, boots it, and just after post he hears this alarm go off. turns computer off, searchs computer, finds that its coming from the graphics board, so he turns it on again, busts out the multimeter, checks current and voltages, everythings fine. so he turns it off, resets C-mos, turns it on, still the alarm. finally, removes the card, and bites the alarm off with his teeth. suprisingly it worked, just fine, no discolorization, nothing, card seems to be getting adaquate power.
the other personal fav of mine, is the dude who bought an AGP gfx card, and had a pci-e mobo. hmmmmmmmmm, doesnt quite fit, so he comes up with the wonderful idea of cutting the PCB, with siccors, to make it fit the pci-e slot..... upon realizing he was a dumbass, he came to me, told me to fix it. that was one job, the trusty saudering tool, couldnt fix...... he ended up buying a new card from me. so i made a couple bucks.
if you guys got something to add, please post.
edit: i spose, because i started this thread at 5AM means it really doesnt stand much of a chance to survive...