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That is a long range point-to-point antenna. They are designed for sending and receiving data at ranges of several miles at fairly high speeds (up to 150mbps). They are often used for decentralized wireless ISPs in rural areas or areas without an extensive cable/fiber infrastructure.

I hope so too. Thanks for your help!

ah well, with a little bit of photoshopping and some time with customer support I bet I can extend my warranty.

All of the outputs. I doubt the outputs are the issue despite their proximity, since the bios indicator light does not illuminate.

It certainly did, with all these sky high prices from crypto mining

This is the best photo I could get. I have experience with board level repair and own a soldering station, but I couldn't immediately spot any burned or damaged traces or components.

My 290x, which has been chugging along happily for almost 3 years now, has just bitten the dust. It went out with a bang, as it seems a bit of unusually conductive dust bridged two contacts on the back of the card near the hdmi port, causing a small set of sparks. The pc immediately shut down, and when it powered back on, the display no longer received an input. The status leds on the card do not illuminate, and none of the outputs work, although the fans do run. I had to swap in my 750ti, which is not vr ready, which brings me to my dilemma. I just spent all my money on a rift, so I cannot afford to replace the card. Does anyone have any suggestions for a course of action?

you should be fine until the fan completely fails

try building this package https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-mouse/1:1.7.1-1build3 to me this sounds like a mouse driver issue and nothing related to the gpu

My advice: get the 1070 and pop it in, then upgrade the rest later.

http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/ubuntu-desktop check out this list of similar packages, you might find a few that relate to the mouse drivers... also test the mouse in the bios if your board supports it

theres a somewhat limited selection of cases that support dual 360 rads, but I believe the thermaltake core x9 does.

if your board has a ps/2 port then try a ps/2 mouse if you can find one

you're sure that its the gpu fan thats doing this? you can test by disconnecting it and booting, should be fine if you dont run anything that strains the gpu. if it is the gpu fan for sure, I really wouldnt recommend trying to lubricate it. doing so can cause more damage. I hate so say it, but you might consider an upgrade. I hate for it to go from such a silly issue. if you do decide to lubricate it, then I would have a new card picked out.

not sure if this would help, but try running sudo apt-get install ubuntu desktop this installs unity, which sucks, but it also installs several other packages that handle other drivers and utilities. some dependencies come with ubuntu server but many of them are not preinstalled.

what gpu/monitor do you have. If you havent already, try a different input if it is supported by your monitor and gpu

by skipping do you mean the fan stops and then spins back up or what?

All Sync passwords have been reset. Opera blog article http://www.opera.com/blogs/security/2016/08/opera-server-breach-incident/

i did upload the pic, it just seems to have derped as far as the actual link

Users of opera sync are receiving emails suggesting they reset their passwords due to an attack. No further details available. Screenshot below.

Once again, Thanks to everyone who replied. I may or may not update this thread in the future.

believe me, i have the necessary knowledge as far as PC repair, and will soon be getting comptia A+ certified without ever even taking a class. My main issue is turning a profit so that i have money to spend and to save for college. My county has a lot of retirees who have computer issues and don't want to drive an hour. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks everyone, I will be sure to keep all of this in mind.

Because of the area i live in, I cant. The closest pc repair shop is almost an hour away.