Posted October 1, 2020 So, I was using my Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 Laptop some days ago, when I was playing a round of War Thunder of it, I started to see these figures running about the open spaces between my keys and started going inside the keys. they were Marauder Ants. I didn't think too much of it that time because they were just 2 or 3 of them at the time. Today, I noticed a huge flock of them hiding under my "W" key.. and when I pressed it. Hooooooo, Boy. It was a huge mess, Ants were just coming out of that key and then hiding under the different keys. My god, you can't believe how many were in that one single key, I'd estimate probably around 15 to 20. I tried removing as many as I could when they were still on the surface of the laptop keyboard before they went and hid inside the other keys. I managed to get a good number of them before they made themselves silent and stop popping their heads out to scan for my Finger of Death. Ever had one of these experiences? What did you do to get rid of them? and what methods can you recommend to others who got this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 1, 2020 better get rid of them before the larvae start developing. I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B Primary PC: i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me. Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference. How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 1, 2020 Clean your laptop out. Compressed air, open it up and make sure the inside is clean/dust free as well. The less stuff collected in your laptop, the less reason an ant has to live there. Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread Main PC CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block Storage: 1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM OS: Windows 11 Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel) Mouse: EVGA X17 Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3 Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 1, 2020 "You guys won't believe what happened next!" - Over enthusiast Antscanada Voice Recent builds: Meshify C (Zero Tolerance!) & View 37 (Breathable Quad 2080Ti + 2990WX) Best documented PC coolants Older Builds Spoiler Full-custom loop builds: Meshify C (Full custom loop SLI), Ncase M1(8700K + 1080Ti Full custom loop) Obsidian 900D (1950X + Quad 1080Ti) & Fractal Define C (1080 in SLI) Air-cooled builds Air 740D (1920X + Quad 980Ti) & Fractal Define C (Version Air!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 1, 2020 FIRE IS THE ONLY WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could use some help with this! Spoiler Need help updating a phone from w8.1 to w10 - Windows - Linus Tech Tips 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: Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 1, 2020 1 minute ago, HelpfulTechWizard said: FIRE IS THE ONLY WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Prime95 + Furmark it is then Recent builds: Meshify C (Zero Tolerance!) & View 37 (Breathable Quad 2080Ti + 2990WX) Best documented PC coolants Older Builds Spoiler Full-custom loop builds: Meshify C (Full custom loop SLI), Ncase M1(8700K + 1080Ti Full custom loop) Obsidian 900D (1950X + Quad 1080Ti) & Fractal Define C (1080 in SLI) Air-cooled builds Air 740D (1920X + Quad 980Ti) & Fractal Define C (Version Air!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 1, 2020 1 minute ago, For Science! said: Prime95 + Furmark it is then Prime95+Furmark+Memtest+stove* I could use some help with this! Spoiler Need help updating a phone from w8.1 to w10 - Windows - Linus Tech Tips 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: Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 1, 2020 Earth wind fire and water but yes, compressed air is the best element in this case. I edit my posts more often than not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, For Science! said: Prime95 + Furmark it is then Be sure to use AVX2 small FFT Main PC [The Rig of Theseus]: CPU: i5-8600K @ 5.0 GHz | GPU: GTX 1660 | RAM: 16 GB DDR4 3000 MHz | Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic | PSU: Corsair RM 650i | SSD: Corsair MP510 480 GB | HDD: 2x 6 TB WD Red| Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro | OS: Windows 11 Pro for Workstations Secondary PC [Why did I bother]: CPU: AMD Athlon 3000G | GPU: Vega 3 iGPU | RAM: 8 GB DDR4 3000 MHz | Case: Corsair 88R | PSU: Corsair VS 650 | SSD: WD Green M.2 SATA 120 GB | Motherboard: MSI A320M-A PRO MAX | OS: Windows 11 Pro for Workstations Server [Solution in search of a problem]: Model: HP DL360e Gen8 | CPU: 1x Xeon E5-2430L v1 | RAM: 12 GB DDR3 1066 MHz | SSD: Kingston A400 120 GB | OS: VMware ESXi 7 Server 2 electric boogaloo [A waste of electricity]: Model: intel NUC NUC5CPYH | CPU: Celeron N3050 | RAM: 2GB DDR3L 1600 MHz | SSD: Kingston UV400 120 GB | OS: Debian Bullseye Laptop: Model: ThinkBook 14 Gen 2 AMD | CPU: Ryzen 7 4700U | RAM: 16 GB DDR4 3200 MHz | OS: Windows 11 Pro Photography: Cameras: Full Frame digital: Sony α7 APS-C digital: Sony α100 Medium Format Film: Kodak Junior SIX-20 35mm Film: Lenses: Sony SAL-1870 18-70mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 Sony SAL-75300 75-300mm ƒ/4.5-5.6 Meike MK-50mm ƒ/1.7 PSA: No, I didn't waste all that money on computers, (except the main one) my server cost $40, the intel NUC was my old PC (although then it had 8GB of ram, I gave the bigger stick of ram to a person who really needed it), my laptop is used and the second PC is really cheap. I like tinkering with computers and have a personal hatred towards phones and everything they represent (I daily drive an iPhone 7, or a 6, depends on which one works that day) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, Not Wills said: A ifixit kit, some gloves and a bin should do it. GOT ANTS IN YOUR PC?!?!?!??!?! FIX IT WITH IFIXIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could use some help with this! Spoiler Need help updating a phone from w8.1 to w10 - Windows - Linus Tech Tips 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: Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 1, 2020 Author Decided to do a quick drawing on my Nitro 5 Laptop to scare them off. Maybe this will help... sorta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 1, 2020 42 minutes ago, Krypanzer said: they were Marauder Ants. I didn't think too much of it that time because they were just 2 or 3 of them at the time. I'll be spraying insecticide all over the laptop already 42 minutes ago, Krypanzer said: oday, I noticed a huge flock of them hiding under my "W" key.. and when I pressed it. Hooooooo, Boy. It was a huge mess, Ants were just coming out of that key and then hiding under the different keys. My god, you can't believe how many were in that one single key, I'd estimate probably around 15 to 20. I tried removing as many as I could when they were still on the surface of the laptop keyboard before they went and hid inside the other keys. I managed to get a good number of them before they made themselves silent and stop popping their heads out to scan for my Finger of Death. Time to take out the real weapon Megumin_Big_Explosion-1.mp4 Megumin_Big_Explosion-1.mp4 Megumin_Big_Explosion-1.mp4 CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1 Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync Desktop benching: Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 1, 2020 Author 8 minutes ago, Jurrunio said: I'll be spraying insecticide all over the laptop already Time to take out the real weapon Megumin_Big_Explosion-1.mp4 Megumin_Big_Explosion-1.mp4 Megumin_Big_Explosion-1.mp4 I see you're also a man of culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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