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Requiem For A Motherboard

Posted by timothy on from the ill-planned-and-stupid-rock dept.

JimLynch writes "In my last DIY column, I discussed what it was like to build my first system. As time went by, unfortunately, my DIY system wasn't all wine and roses. This column tells the story of how I destroyed my motherboard through a series of ill-planned and stupid actions. It should stand as a shining example of What Not to Do for DIYers everywhere."

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  1. worst article post in a while by XMichael · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This has to be by far one of the worst things i've seen posted on slashdot. Really, the fact that someone even took the time to write this article amazing me.

    How many ways can I destroy a computer... yahh

    Maybe if there were good gory pictures or something

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  2. Let's see... by geeber · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Knocks parts off the motherboard, wasn't grounded, refused to measure fan sizes before buying them. And I am still only halfway through the article. Can be summed up in one sentence:

    Feckin' eejits shouldn't mess around inside the computer!

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  3. I'll agree with the poster by Weaselmancer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It should stand as a shining example of What Not to Do for DIYers everywhere.

    You betcha. Here are some gems:

    When I returned, I smelled the distinct odor of something burning. -snip- Just for the heck of it, I checked the temperature of my motherboard with SiSoft Sandra.

    Mistake number 1. If you smell smoke, go for the plug, not Sandra!!

    You knocked off a "white doohickey" and didn't check to see if it was something that was soldered to the board?

    Yeah, that could be a problem. Learn the names of your doohickeys, at least. Then post here - we could use the giggles.

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  4. Re:Damnedest thing I have ever seen. by demonbug · · Score: 5, Insightful
    If you don't know a resistor or a capacitor when you see one, you probably don't need to build your own pc


    That is a load of crap. There is no need whatsoever to know the difference between a capacitor and resistor to put together your own computer. You just plug the pieces in - it doesn't really matter what the things on the MB or any other component are unless you actually have to plug them into something. The fact that I know ecxactly what each chip, resistor, jumper, capacitor, etc. is has never once helped me put together a computer (okay, knowing the jumpers used to help, but now you pretty much never have to touch them, except maybe on hard drives).
    I mean realy, unless you go around knocking pieces off your motherboard, how does it help to know that "that thing is a resistor" and "that thing is a capacitor"? It doesn't. Just be a good monkey and plug tab A into slot B.