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Worst Tech mistake you have ever made?

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3 minutes ago, daveholland86 said:

Watching Linus Tech Tips, now I am water looping a laptop...

RIP sanity!

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12 hours ago, TehDwonz said:

RIP sanity!

Right!  I held off for about a month but I am just so curious what kind of results I can get and if I can get it to work.  I stress tested it and got my numbers last night.  Now I am just waiting for my Amazon package to show Thursday to begin.  

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On my first ever build, I used SATA drive screws instead of the mobo ones to mount the motherboard. Really forced them into the standoffs, too, for good measure. When I finally realized my mistake, I tried to remove them, but they started taking out the standoffs with them. I had to balance the mobo on it's side with a screwdriver in one hand and a pair of pliers gripping the standoff in the other to get them loose. Really stressful.

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3 hours ago, Chris Pratt said:

On my first ever build, I used SATA drive screws instead of the mobo ones to mount the motherboard. Really forced them into the standoffs, too, for good measure. When I finally realized my mistake, I tried to remove them, but they started taking out the standoffs with them. I had to balance the mobo on it's side with a screwdriver in one hand and a pair of pliers gripping the standoff in the other to get them loose. Really stressful.

haha, been there - also happens if you don't tighten the standoffs enough. Now I tend to use a socket driver to get the standoffs in tight, then the motherboard screws can just be turned until they bite.

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  • 2 weeks later...

In sorry if this fourm is anti swear, but I have to share this. My PC died months ago. I turned it off and it never turned back on again. I've tested everything. Nothing looks wrong. I assume it's internal traces melted. No. I checked the power button. It's fine. ITS FINE. ITS FUCKING FINE!!! It was the power button! After months. I never. Checked. The. Fucking. Power. Button.

 

 

 

 

I hate myself.

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haha you'll check the power button every time now. we all learned the hard way. 

 

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Just now, AntiTrust said:

 

haha you'll check the power button every time now. we all learned the hard way. 

 

Yep. God damn it I hate myself.

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3 minutes ago, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

In sorry if this fourm is anti swear, but I have to share this. My PC died months ago. I turned it off and it never turned back on again. I've tested everything. Nothing looks wrong. I assume it's internal traces melted. No. I checked the power button. It's fine. ITS FINE. ITS FUCKING FINE!!! It was the power button! After months. I never. Checked. The. Fucking. Power. Button.

 

 

 

 

I hate myself.

happens a lot, its for the best. lucky you didnt go sicko mode and kick it into a scrapbox

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1 minute ago, PoopThatTookAPee said:

happens a lot, its for the best. lucky you didnt go sicko mode and kick it into a scrapbox

Yes. I am glad. I was reading through the troubleshooting tab, but I saw check the power button. Then I hated my self untill I was able to check it. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOD FUCKING DAMNIT.

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prior build:

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17 minutes ago, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

In sorry if this fourm is anti swear, but I have to share this. My PC died months ago. I turned it off and it never turned back on again. I've tested everything. Nothing looks wrong. I assume it's internal traces melted. No. I checked the power button. It's fine. ITS FINE. ITS FUCKING FINE!!! It was the power button! After months. I never. Checked. The. Fucking. Power. Button.

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50 minutes ago, straight_stewie said:

Do you use the power button an awful lot?

Yes. I tend to press it at least twice a day. 

I could use some help with this!

please, pm me if you would like to contribute to my gpu bios database (includes overclocking bios, stock bios, and upgrades to gpus via modding)

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prior build:

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37 minutes ago, NZKshatriya said:

 

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Yes.

I could use some help with this!

please, pm me if you would like to contribute to my gpu bios database (includes overclocking bios, stock bios, and upgrades to gpus via modding)

Bios database

My beautiful, but not that powerful, main PC:

prior build:

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4 minutes ago, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

Yes. I tend to press it at least twice a day. 

You can cut it down to once a day by not using the power button to shut the computer down. Should make your power buttons last twice as long since apparently that is an issue now.

I'll have to remember this issue. As you've, pointed out, it can be a tough one to diagnose.

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Pro tip, jump the motherboard pins with a coin or screw driver next time.

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Cut the button some slack. It's a sleeper that was originally a matx Pentium 4 board from a Dell. The darn power button was over 15 years old. I'll post a link to the rebuild later. But yes always check the power button. I will be posting that on every no power on post i see untill the end of time.

 

 

Edit: it is from a Dell dimention 2400.

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please, pm me if you would like to contribute to my gpu bios database (includes overclocking bios, stock bios, and upgrades to gpus via modding)

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prior build:

Spoiler

 

 

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3 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

screw driver

Exactly what I used

I could use some help with this!

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prior build:

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I had a power button failing on me twice, but since the button was already sketchy to begin with I fortunately figured that out quite quickly

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Just now, NeuesTestament said:

fortunately

No suck luck for me

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