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Which Screw Goes Where?
Anonymous Coward writes "I saw this link over at HardOCP. Finally, a definitive (well, they hedge a bit at the end) guide that explains
where to use each one of those little screws that come packed with new PC cases. All that and a 'test your knowledge' quiz in the bargain. Definitely bookmark-worthy."
So that some crazy Loonix zealot can't screw up your computer.
They go where they fit and they don't go where they don't fit (unless you are in a hurry.)
I saw this headline and figured it had something to do with pornography
To make a pun demonstrates the highest understanding of a language
If they can tell me where the one I always have left over is from, I'll be happy...
If it's Microsoft we're talking about, you always screw the little guy. ;)
Looks like their webserver is about to receive the biggest scew of all.
...I'll procrastinate tomorrow...
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I'm an expert at screwing!
This story will get more than 500 replies because it has the word "screw" in it and geeks are intrigued by experiences they haven't had yet!
...except the last one! And it's that last one that's always left over and never fits anywhere. I would like to know where that one goes!
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Their server is screwed.
Ba da da bum....it had to be said...
Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
When it comes to screwing, if you don't know where it goes HardOCP is not the place to do your research.
I'll wager there are a lot of guys out there who have asked themselves on more than one occasion which screw are you REALLY supposed to use where,
Hey, if she doesn't complain...
The coolest voice ever.
Here's the recipe to simplify your life with computer case screws (no I'm not kidding):
- Go to your local computer hardware shop and beg them for a bag of screws. I say beg them, because they usually hold on to them like Ted Kennedy on a bottle of bourbon.
- Whenever you screw something in your case, use the biggest screw that'll fit. In the case of hard-disks, you'll have to use the right fit, with the flush head probably. With the cases' sheet-metal holes, and with most CDROM and diskette drives, if the screw is too big, just force it in real hard until it gives way.
- After a little while, and especially if you tinker in your case often, you'll notice that all the screws you need are the big ones. No need to remember what goes where. Voila!
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
Who the hell uses 6-32 UNC screws these days, M4's are the way to go, vive la system internationale.
i would like to see some clip-on/slid-in cases and parts.
many furnitures can be assembled without screws, and they're pretty solid and stable, i'm sure one can achieve that in computers.
the lack of screws will also eliminate newbie mistakes of "make sure your motherboard is not in any contact with the case because of screws".
...Push hard enough and they will fit in any hole. (mod me down)
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Real geeks thread their own screws. =D
"There is an purpose for every screw, and a screw for every purpose."
Yeah it was a great poster until your English teacher busted in and tore it down.
it's all in the wrist!
If you come over and clean my office, you can keep whatever you find. Sad but true. I'm sure there is easily 5000+/- scattered in every nook
and cranny of this place.
I'm in serious need of a visit from the "Obsessive Complusive Eye for the Geek Guy" folks.
PS. If you find my voltmeter, let me know.
Push hard enough and they will fit in any hole.
And exactly what sort of holes does one stuff whole women into?
The coolest voice ever.
Thank you, no. I've already bookmarked a 404.
Ignorance is the root of all evil.
The second one let the smoke out.
I seal the case with duct tape to keep the smoke in.
What?
o god, please someone mod this thing up! :)
I think i will make a parallel slash page with this idea, instead of slashcode, i will use phpnuke, the graphics will be smileys stolen from M$N, and it will have a "Better displayed with Internet E$plorer 2.1 for Mac OS 6" banner
WTF am I doing replying to an AC at 5 A.M on a Friday night?
If it feels wrong, it's wrong, don't force it.
Naw. Just keep a 6-32 and an 8-24 tap on hand. Any screw is either going to be a 6-32, or bigger or smaller. If it's a 6-32, put in your 6-32 screw. If it's smaller retap the hole with the 6-32 tap. If it's larger, retap the hole with the 8-24 tap.
Or use pop rivets.
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If I had mod points I'd mod you up.
Mod him up? What for-- +1, Slob?
Yeah, here goes the obvious:
With screwing in the title, of *course* it's for your mom.
1st: scoring an invite to Orkut and subsequently having almost all of the invitations I send out being rejected.
2nd: realising I'm still an INTJ personality type despite my best effort to change.
3rd: scoring 5/5 on the 'name the screw test'.
Things aren't looking up for me in the get-a-life-dept. are they?
-Brad
Slashdotter hands a spare screw to a woman:
"hey, wanna screw?"
Thank you, I'll be here all night!
Yea, I used "Still no patch for IE", but apparently I missed that story...
CAn'T CompreHend SARcaSm?
...when you've got duct tape?
-- Alastair
You know what your next case mod is then: the PC bong.
Or as we like to call them, freedom screws
Dude, I just use an old sock and some bubble wrap and kinda wedge the suckers in wherever I can fit 'em.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
Those who sacrifice security to condemn liberty deserve to repeat history or something. - Benjamin Santayana
...but which screw goes in the Beaver?
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MCSE == Minesweeper Consultant / Solitaire Expert...
Never mind Spamassassin. When's Spammerassassin coming out?
No, the metric screws are the easy ones, you can get them everywhere, the whole civilized world is using them. The hard one are those weird screws using that imperial measurement. Usually they come in some strange dimension like 13/59.
And here I thought the standard was hanging out the side being held in place by ribbon cables...
Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day, but teach a man to phish...
It won't work, since XT's only had 8-bit screws.
Smoke is a vital ingredient in all chips. You only have to lose a minute portion of it and your chip will no longer work. Duct tape is not sufficient to keep it in.
However, I have a magical formula of liquid smoke. If you carefully remove the smoked chip and soak it in the liquid smoke, you can make the chip work again, guaranteed! I can sell you a bottle for just $149, shipping included!
disclaimer -- removal of chips from a board is a sensitive process, and prone to cause unrepairable problems. The warranty for the liquid smoke does not cover damage cause by removal and reinsertion of the chip.
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Michael, who once let the smoke out of a fujitsu drive by using a non-keyed cable.
I thought it was "Must Consult Someone Else"