Your Stupidest Hardware Mistakes Ever. - Page 5

Player-X · May 30th, 2003, 13:37

I just remembered something I forgot a long time ago:Forgot to set the FSB to 133 and accidently kept it at 100MHZ

KillerShots · May 30th, 2003, 13:56

149F is a good temp, nothing bad is going to happen there

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Viperx25 · May 30th, 2003, 17:47

Heres a fairly unique situation for you: I was working on this machine for a guy one day. it was a slot one P2 and i was having trouble getting the processor out. I finally was able to get the proc out but in the process, i cut my finger on the heat sink and didn't know it and bled all over the processor contacts and slot one slot. heh it din't work.... luckily the guy was nice and was looking to upgrade at the time neway

lol.

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GKort · May 30th, 2003, 22:15

150 degrees F...holy ****ing ****!!!!!!!!1 mines at ~100 all the time that ive checked it, and my room is always really warm

though my comp has a nice ventalation system, and a 3 foot wide and 6 foot deep cabinet to itself....

Violineb · May 30th, 2003, 22:24

my damn 2800+ is running at 43c

oh well,

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KillerShots · May 31st, 2003, 15:15

My CPU keeps a steady 140 F (60C)

and my MB keeps a steady 96 F (36C) (It's ALIVE!!!)

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Violineb · May 31st, 2003, 15:24

woot I'm running at 38 C now. I hope it continues to drop.

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Chinoz · May 31st, 2003, 16:41

63C after 2 hrs of prime95

JAZ · May 31st, 2003, 16:44

45c after a week of not stop 100% cpu usage (running folding@home) using an xp1800 @ xp2600 @ 1.8v

Zeke_D · May 31st, 2003, 16:59

Well, to get back on topic...

I once showed a flat movie on an anamorphic (scope) lens.

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chp · May 31st, 2003, 20:11

I just burnt my MSI KT4 Ultra.... 30 mn after updating my Bios. But strangely all the other components are OK (CPU, Mem, HDD and my AIW 9700 pro)...
I can't figure what was wrong with that new BIOS.

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**Kurbster** · May 31st, 2003, 20:37

I just ripped out my Vortex 2 out of my computer, helt it at ransom with a blowtorch, and sat on it. Whatever you do, do not trust 3rd party drivers......

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D.D. · June 1st, 2003, 01:01

>I just burnt my MSI KT4 Ultra.... 30 mn after updating my Bios. But strangely all the other components are OK (CPU, Mem, HDD and my AIW 9700 pro)...
I can't figure what was wrong with that new BIOS.

Man...that sucks. What are you gonna do? Is the thing still under warranty?

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chp · June 1st, 2003, 01:38

Nope.... I'm bad.... I have to buy a new one....

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Player-X · June 1st, 2003, 05:46

Installed a second CD drive and forgot to set one as the slave drive

BTW.56.5C at load

Gamer1 · June 1st, 2003, 07:38

prolly the stupidest thing i have ever done is tried to jump start a computer using a pair of metal scissors. it worked every time i tried it. except that one time when the a huge spark totally fried the mobo's pins (the pins that makes it turn on) now i can't turn on that mobo... i'm still wondering if i could do a Wake On Lan feature...

moral of the story is... don't try to jump start the computer to turn it on... get an actuall case with a power button w/o any way to turn it on but to jump start it yourself...

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roxor · June 3rd, 2003, 04:14

> moral of the story is... don't try to jump start the computer to turn it on... get an actuall case with a power button w/o any way to turn it on but to jump start it yourself...

Sounds like sound advice. You could get the power button out of an old case and hook that up to the power contacts if you're working on the computer out of the case a lot. That would work, and you would be less likely to accidently fry something.

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D.D. · June 3rd, 2003, 22:57

> huge spark

PS. I wish I was there to see the spark...I'm sure it was a startling thing to see.

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Gamer1 · June 4th, 2003, 00:06

it was scary... it made a loud pop sound also... i'm going to take pictures of that comp soon for you guys to see what it looks like...

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roxor · June 4th, 2003, 01:55

>> huge spark
> PS. I wish I was there to see the spark...I'm sure it was a startling thing to see.

I bet it would have been.

Off topic, I once got a huge spark when I put a mug of soup in the microwave to heat it up again, and forgot to take the spoon out first. It looked like a mini lighning bolt going from the roof of the microwave to the spoon.

Another big spark of mine was one that I got when I got off the trampoline one day, The spark was about a cenimetre long and burnt the skin on my finger. I had a little brown spot on my finger for several weeks afterwards. I sure am glad that spark didn't end up hitting the computer!

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May 30th, 2003, 13:37	#81
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,111	I just remembered something I forgot a long time ago:Forgot to set the FSB to 133 and accidently kept it at 100MHZ

May 30th, 2003, 13:56	#82
KillerShots War Games coder Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,927	149F is a good temp, nothing bad is going to happen there __________________ Primary CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Mobo: Biostar N4SLI-A9 RAM: 2G Crucial (DDR400) Video: eVGA GeForce 7900 GTX (512M) Audio: HDA X-Mystique HD(s): Maxtor 300G SATA2, Samsung 400G SATA2 OS(s): WinXP x64 Pro, Vista x32 Ultimate, Gentoo x64 Monitor(s): Primary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Secondary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Tertiary - Zenith 42" Plasma TV (1024x768 res) Many other machines... sig too short

May 30th, 2003, 17:47	#83
Viperx25 Technology Guru Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 285	Heres a fairly unique situation for you: I was working on this machine for a guy one day. it was a slot one P2 and i was having trouble getting the processor out. I finally was able to get the proc out but in the process, i cut my finger on the heat sink and didn't know it and bled all over the processor contacts and slot one slot. heh it din't work.... luckily the guy was nice and was looking to upgrade at the time neway lol. __________________ My System Specs: Viewsonic E790B 19" Monitor MSI 865PE Neo2 - FIS2R P4 3.2Ghz HTT Thermaltake Spark 7 HSF 2x512mb Kingston HyperX DDR400Mhz Leadtek A350 TDH Ultra (FX 5900 Ultra) (480Mhz core, 930Mhz memory) 35GB Maxtor/Quantum Ultra160 SCSI Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Antec Performance Plus 660B case 400 Watt PSU WinXP Pro

May 30th, 2003, 22:15	#84
GKort Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 766	150 degrees F...holy **ing **!!!!!!!!1 mines at ~100 all the time that ive checked it, and my room is always really warm though my comp has a nice ventalation system, and a 3 foot wide and 6 foot deep cabinet to itself....

May 30th, 2003, 22:24	#85
Violineb Study>Bton/Live>Bmore Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Bloomington, IN/Baltimore MD Posts: 1,353	my damn 2800+ is running at 43c oh well, __________________ PC1: CPU: Pentium 4 3.06 ghz - GeForce 4200 ti - 2x 256MB PC 1066 RDRAM - 120+160GB Western Digital JB PC2: Abit NF7-S -AMD Athlon XP 1700+- 2x 256MB PC2700 Kingston HyperX BH-5 chips!!!! Western Digital 120GB JB GeForce3 Laptop: Sony Vaio VGN-S360 :guitar: 3DFX Voodoo 5500 PCI-Sega Dreamcast May 1999

May 31st, 2003, 15:15	#86
KillerShots War Games coder Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,927	My CPU keeps a steady 140 F (60C) and my MB keeps a steady 96 F (36C) (It's ALIVE!!!) __________________ Primary CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Mobo: Biostar N4SLI-A9 RAM: 2G Crucial (DDR400) Video: eVGA GeForce 7900 GTX (512M) Audio: HDA X-Mystique HD(s): Maxtor 300G SATA2, Samsung 400G SATA2 OS(s): WinXP x64 Pro, Vista x32 Ultimate, Gentoo x64 Monitor(s): Primary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Secondary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Tertiary - Zenith 42" Plasma TV (1024x768 res) Many other machines... sig too short

May 31st, 2003, 15:24	#87
Violineb Study>Bton/Live>Bmore Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Bloomington, IN/Baltimore MD Posts: 1,353	woot I'm running at 38 C now. I hope it continues to drop. __________________ PC1: CPU: Pentium 4 3.06 ghz - GeForce 4200 ti - 2x 256MB PC 1066 RDRAM - 120+160GB Western Digital JB PC2: Abit NF7-S -AMD Athlon XP 1700+- 2x 256MB PC2700 Kingston HyperX BH-5 chips!!!! Western Digital 120GB JB GeForce3 Laptop: Sony Vaio VGN-S360 :guitar: 3DFX Voodoo 5500 PCI-Sega Dreamcast May 1999

May 31st, 2003, 16:41	#88
Chinoz ... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Desa Park, Key Ell, Malaysia Posts: 2,307	63C after 2 hrs of prime95 __________________ System specs P4 2.6c \| Abit AI7 \| Radeon 9800pro \| 1024mb kingston ddr400 \| 120gb seagate sata \| 40mb wd \| And all the minor bits and pieces 3dMark2001SE

May 31st, 2003, 16:44	#89
JAZ Nintendo Zealot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,425	45c after a week of not stop 100% cpu usage (running folding@home) using an xp1800 @ xp2600 @ 1.8v

May 31st, 2003, 16:59	#90
Zeke_D 100% emulated freak Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Ari-fu ckin-zona Posts: 1,028	Well, to get back on topic... I once showed a flat movie on an anamorphic (scope) lens. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ \| 2.0GB PC3200 \| Maxtor 120GB sATA\| GeForce 6800 GS 256MB Insignia IS-CM100751 19" \| XP Pro SP2 \| LG 16x Lightscribe DVD+/-RW \| Realtek Audio

May 31st, 2003, 20:11	#91
chp Bip...Bip... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: on Earth Posts: 968	I just burnt my MSI KT4 Ultra.... 30 mn after updating my Bios. But strangely all the other components are OK (CPU, Mem, HDD and my AIW 9700 pro)... I can't figure what was wrong with that new BIOS. __________________ If god doesn't exist in our world, then...I will create god with my own hands!

May 31st, 2003, 20:37	#92
Kurbster Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9,440	I just ripped out my Vortex 2 out of my computer, helt it at ransom with a blowtorch, and sat on it. Whatever you do, do not trust 3rd party drivers...... __________________

June 1st, 2003, 01:01	#93
D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,912	>I just burnt my MSI KT4 Ultra.... 30 mn after updating my Bios. But strangely all the other components are OK (CPU, Mem, HDD and my AIW 9700 pro)... I can't figure what was wrong with that new BIOS. Man...that sucks. What are you gonna do? Is the thing still under warranty? __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

June 1st, 2003, 01:38	#94
chp Bip...Bip... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: on Earth Posts: 968	Nope.... I'm bad.... I have to buy a new one.... __________________ If god doesn't exist in our world, then...I will create god with my own hands!

June 1st, 2003, 05:46	#95
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,111	Installed a second CD drive and forgot to set one as the slave drive BTW.56.5C at load

June 1st, 2003, 07:38	#96
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,241	prolly the stupidest thing i have ever done is tried to jump start a computer using a pair of metal scissors. it worked every time i tried it. except that one time when the a huge spark totally fried the mobo's pins (the pins that makes it turn on) now i can't turn on that mobo... i'm still wondering if i could do a Wake On Lan feature... moral of the story is... don't try to jump start the computer to turn it on... get an actuall case with a power button w/o any way to turn it on but to jump start it yourself... __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

June 3rd, 2003, 04:14	#97
roxor Nutcase Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Great Southern Land Posts: 703	> moral of the story is... don't try to jump start the computer to turn it on... get an actuall case with a power button w/o any way to turn it on but to jump start it yourself... Sounds like sound advice. You could get the power button out of an old case and hook that up to the power contacts if you're working on the computer out of the case a lot. That would work, and you would be less likely to accidently fry something. __________________ "I feel that if a person can't communicate, the very least he can do is to shut up!" - Tom Lehrer

June 3rd, 2003, 22:57	#98
D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,912	> huge spark PS. I wish I was there to see the spark...I'm sure it was a startling thing to see. __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

June 4th, 2003, 00:06	#99
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,241	it was scary... it made a loud pop sound also... i'm going to take pictures of that comp soon for you guys to see what it looks like... __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

June 4th, 2003, 01:55	#100
roxor Nutcase Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Great Southern Land Posts: 703	>> huge spark > PS. I wish I was there to see the spark...I'm sure it was a startling thing to see. I bet it would have been. Off topic, I once got a huge spark when I put a mug of soup in the microwave to heat it up again, and forgot to take the spoon out first. It looked like a mini lighning bolt going from the roof of the microwave to the spoon. Another big spark of mine was one that I got when I got off the trampoline one day, The spark was about a cenimetre long and burnt the skin on my finger. I had a little brown spot on my finger for several weeks afterwards. I sure am glad that spark didn't end up hitting the computer! __________________ "I feel that if a person can't communicate, the very least he can do is to shut up!" - Tom Lehrer