The Stupidest Thing I have done

wyz135 · 09-06-2007, 02:13 AM

When I got my ASUS P5B-MX MotherBoard back from the warranty, I went home happily to built up my PC back again. After finish building up, I happily on the power switch and there's no display , absolutely nothing and the MotherBoard remain very silent, then I stare at my PC for moment because the processor will produce sound when switch on. Then I thought my processor has spoilt. Then when I dismantle my PC, almost crying, I realise I forgot to connect the 4-pin power connector...

-RK · 11-19-2007, 10:00 PM

At the risk of reviving this thread... Every tech forum should have one of these because when techies screw up big, we screw up REALLY big.

OC'd a 233mhz slot1 P2 to 733 for about 10 seconds just to see if it would. Used way too much voltage (I got a minor burn when I tried to take it out).

Sunny · 11-21-2007, 07:35 PM

A lady at work was having computer issues. I looked on the inside to check what was wrong the PC wasn't booting. Somebody who had made the computer put one of the Memory sticks backwords and it obviously didn't click in all the way

. The PC was on and I turned the stick around and plugged it in without thinking

. A few seconds after smoke started to rise out of the socket and the Dimm was burning as well. So I attempted to take the burning stick out. Burnt my thumb removed the Dimm and I had a burnt socket on the motherboard and a burnt memory stick

. PC still worked after that since there was 2 Dimm's installed. Is currently running off of one Dimm. Oh man I will never do that again. Always Always turn off your computer when ever you work on the inside of it.

Doh!!!!

wyz135 · 01-31-2008, 12:36 PM

Another stupid I've done. When I've bought my CoolerMaster Hyper TX2, it's ridiculously huge. I spent 3 hours trying to stuff the thing in to no avail, got fustrated, took out my whole motherboard and installed it properly. To find out that I should take out the Fan first so I can install it without taking out the MotherBoard. After realising it, I'm almost punching myself

-RK · 02-14-2008, 03:51 AM

I've got issues with the elevated heat pipe design...

They're plenty effective, but too big.

wyz135 · 02-14-2008, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -RK

I've got issues with the elevated heat pipe design...

They're plenty effective, but too big.

Maybe because your casing a little too small, my advice for you all is don't get heat sinks with such heat pipe designs...

-RK · 02-15-2008, 04:24 AM

My case is large enough to fit one, but I'd have to take out the side fan that is doing wonders for the rest of my components.

The majority of PCs use smaller cases, so that design is innefective for the mainstream company's desktop lines. Thats why I don't like them.

09-06-2007, 02:13 AM	#1
wyz135 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 613 Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD3850 512MB GDDR3 Professional Cooling	The Stupidest Thing I have done When I got my ASUS P5B-MX MotherBoard back from the warranty, I went home happily to built up my PC back again. After finish building up, I happily on the power switch and there's no display , absolutely nothing and the MotherBoard remain very silent, then I stare at my PC for moment because the processor will produce sound when switch on. Then I thought my processor has spoilt. Then when I dismantle my PC, almost crying, I realise I forgot to connect the 4-pin power connector...

11-19-2007, 10:00 PM	#2
-RK Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 891 Video Card: MSI 9600gt @ 780 core/2000 shader/1000(2000) RAM	At the risk of reviving this thread... Every tech forum should have one of these because when techies screw up big, we screw up REALLY big. OC'd a 233mhz slot1 P2 to 733 for about 10 seconds just to see if it would. Used way too much voltage (I got a minor burn when I tried to take it out). __________________ Opteron 175 @ 2.83ghz 2GB DDR 400 @ 333 CAS 2-2-2 2x80gb sata2 drives RAID0 for audio editing and OS 1x120gb IDE drive storage MSI k8n Diamond Plus M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 19" flat CRT (Monstrously heavy monitor) XP Pro I use Blender, Ableton Live, GIMP, AND play games on this thing. Shove your resource intensive operating systems.

11-21-2007, 07:35 PM	#3
Sunny Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 217 Video Card: 2X EVGA GTX 280	A really Stupid thing I have done A lady at work was having computer issues. I looked on the inside to check what was wrong the PC wasn't booting. Somebody who had made the computer put one of the Memory sticks backwords and it obviously didn't click in all the way. The PC was on and I turned the stick around and plugged it in without thinking. A few seconds after smoke started to rise out of the socket and the Dimm was burning as well. So I attempted to take the burning stick out. Burnt my thumb removed the Dimm and I had a burnt socket on the motherboard and a burnt memory stick. PC still worked after that since there was 2 Dimm's installed. Is currently running off of one Dimm. Oh man I will never do that again. Always Always turn off your computer when ever you work on the inside of it. Doh!!!! __________________ EVGA 780i FTW XP MCE/Vista 64 Bit QX9650 @3.6 Ghz FSB 1600 4 GB OCZ @1066Mhz WC 5-5-4-15 v1.9 2 X 300 GB 10,000RPM VelociRaptors(Raid 0) 2 X 300 GB 10,000RPM VelociRaptors(Raid 0) 2 x EVGA GTX 280 @700mhz Core/ 2450 Mem X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion Series

01-31-2008, 12:36 PM	#4
wyz135 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 613 Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD3850 512MB GDDR3 Professional Cooling	Another stupid I've done. When I've bought my CoolerMaster Hyper TX2, it's ridiculously huge. I spent 3 hours trying to stuff the thing in to no avail, got fustrated, took out my whole motherboard and installed it properly. To find out that I should take out the Fan first so I can install it without taking out the MotherBoard. After realising it, I'm almost punching myself Attached Images __________________ Status: mostly inactive Gigabyte EP35-DS3P intel P35 Express Chipset CrossfireX-ready Motherboard Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz (Yorkfield) cooled by CoolerMaster Hyper TX2 4GB (2X2) DDR2 RAM @ 800MHz Dual-Channel PowerColor Radeon HD3850 512MB GDDR3 Hitachi 320GB Hard Disk S-ATAII 3.0GB/s Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Razor Krait 1600DPi Gaming Mouse

02-14-2008, 03:51 AM	#5
-RK Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 891 Video Card: MSI 9600gt @ 780 core/2000 shader/1000(2000) RAM	I've got issues with the elevated heat pipe design... They're plenty effective, but too big. __________________ Opteron 175 @ 2.83ghz 2GB DDR 400 @ 333 CAS 2-2-2 2x80gb sata2 drives RAID0 for audio editing and OS 1x120gb IDE drive storage MSI k8n Diamond Plus M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 19" flat CRT (Monstrously heavy monitor) XP Pro I use Blender, Ableton Live, GIMP, AND play games on this thing. Shove your resource intensive operating systems.

02-15-2008, 04:24 AM	#7
-RK Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 891 Video Card: MSI 9600gt @ 780 core/2000 shader/1000(2000) RAM	My case is large enough to fit one, but I'd have to take out the side fan that is doing wonders for the rest of my components. The majority of PCs use smaller cases, so that design is innefective for the mainstream company's desktop lines. Thats why I don't like them. __________________ Opteron 175 @ 2.83ghz 2GB DDR 400 @ 333 CAS 2-2-2 2x80gb sata2 drives RAID0 for audio editing and OS 1x120gb IDE drive storage MSI k8n Diamond Plus M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 19" flat CRT (Monstrously heavy monitor) XP Pro I use Blender, Ableton Live, GIMP, AND play games on this thing. Shove your resource intensive operating systems.

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