I just performed major surgery on my PC - ask me anything!

billyskank

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Sat Oct-29-05 12:21 PM
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I just performed major surgery on my PC - ask me anything!

I replaced its PSU, and it still works! :bounce: :7

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Cyndee_Lou_Who

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Sat Oct-29-05 12:24 PM
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1. Nice work!

After having putzed with hardware with NO blow ups for 10+ years, this year I've blown a motherboard and a hard drive. I have officially 'resigned' from the hardware side of IT and assume my position as a developer/software/data geek.

:toast: to you!

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billyskank

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Sat Oct-29-05 12:30 PM
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4. I'm a software geek too

But I can also fiddle with tangible stuff without causing explosions! :rofl:

Stictly amateur though. :)

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Cyndee_Lou_Who

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Sat Oct-29-05 12:48 PM
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6. I did, too.. for a long time. Then... pop.... fry... gone.

:(

Now, I will leave the hardware to my hardware friends.

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billyskank

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Sat Oct-29-05 12:57 PM
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8. How do you know it was your fault?

Ten years and then one mishap does not sound catastrophic to me! :pals:

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southlandshari

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Sat Oct-29-05 12:26 PM
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2. Do you work on computers for a living

or is it just something you like to do?

:)

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billyskank

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Sat Oct-29-05 12:29 PM
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3. Yes I do, but I'm not a get-your-hands-dirty guy by trade

I'm a computer programmer by profession. But I assembled my home computer myself because I could get a better one that way. Plus when stuff breaks (like my power supply) I can replace it myself without needing to get a new computer!

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southlandshari

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Sat Oct-29-05 12:45 PM
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5. Can I really ask you anything?

:evilgrin:

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billyskank

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Sat Oct-29-05 12:56 PM
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7. Um...almost anything!

;)

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southlandshari

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Sat Oct-29-05 01:02 PM
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9. Ok...better not, then!

;)

I think I know the answer anyway...

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billyskank

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Sat Oct-29-05 01:04 PM
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10. I wouldn't be so sure

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southlandshari

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Sat Oct-29-05 01:08 PM
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11. Don't you dare

give a girl false hope!

:P

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billyskank

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Sat Oct-29-05 01:08 PM
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12. Yeah, I know what that feels like

:pals:

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Call Me Wesley

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Sat Oct-29-05 01:09 PM
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13. Hmmmm ...

Congrats. The last one I fried was when I just wanted to do a quick BIOS upgrade.

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billyskank

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Sat Oct-29-05 01:10 PM
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14. Thanks CMW!

:bounce: So far I haven't blown anything up yet! :rofl:

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Call Me Wesley

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Sat Oct-29-05 01:13 PM
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15. Good for you ...

I always think and act beyond my abilities. :argh:

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billyskank

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Sat Oct-29-05 02:34 PM
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16. Still working!

;) :bounce:

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no name no slogan

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Sat Oct-29-05 03:09 PM
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17. Programmer riddle for billyskank

Q: How many software engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: None. That's a hardware issue.

:hi:

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billyskank

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Sat Oct-29-05 03:10 PM
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18. And

Q. How many hardware engineers does it take to change a light bulb?

A. Two. One to change it, and the other to say, when it doesn't work:

"it must be a software problem."

:hi:

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Sat Oct-29-05 03:35 PM
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19. ....

:spray:

TOO TRUE!!!!

:rofl:

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