soo.... my computer was running for 2.5 weeks and than it died, i thought it was the psu since it didn;t start up, so i drove all the way to microcenter, crossed border, bought a psu, brought it back home , pluggd it and it still didn't start, i went again 2 days later and i brought my tower with me, i asked the tech to take a look and he looks for 5 seconds not saying a word, than he says "you mounted the mobo on the chasis", i was like "o" than i was like "should i get another mobo since this ones bad", hes like "its a good mobo, if you hooked it up right", he basically made me look like a shitstick, i was gonna troll him and say something gay like "would the computer still run if i took a shit on the motherboard?" but i just said thanks and left.
so yea... i didnt use the brass pellets to mount the board...
whats something dum u did on your first build (or later builds even tho you know how to build a pc), or something dum u did recently?
soo.... my computer was running for 2.5 weeks and than it died, i thought it was the psu since it didn;t start up, so i drove all the way to microcenter, crossed border, bought a psu, brought it back home , pluggd it and it still didn't start, i went again 2 days later and i brought my tower with me, i asked the tech to take a look and he looks for 5 seconds not saying a word, than he says "you mounted the mobo on the chasis", i was like "o" than i was like "should i get another mobo since this ones bad", hes like "its a good mobo, if you hooked it up right", he basically made me look like a shitstick, i was gonna troll him and say something gay like "would the computer still run if i took a shit on the motherboard?" but i just said thanks and left.
so yea... i didnt use the brass pellets to mount the board...
whats something dum u did on your first build (or later builds even tho you know how to build a pc), or something dum u did recently?
Not mounting your motherboard properly is a really common mistake, especially on your first build. You shouldn't feel dumb about it.
Not mounting your motherboard properly is a really common mistake, especially on your first build. You shouldn't feel dumb about it.
should have probably consulted someone before having bought that new PSU
should have probably consulted someone before having bought that new PSU
I did the same thing and its one of the dumbest thing I've ever done, moreso considering I didn't fix it.
I did the same thing and its one of the dumbest thing I've ever done, moreso considering I didn't fix it.
One of the legs of my stock heat sink is currently glue gunned to the motherboard. It's holding up pretty well right now. More incentive to keep cool!
One of the legs of my stock heat sink is currently glue gunned to the motherboard. It's holding up pretty well right now. More incentive to keep cool!
i cant believe he was so cruel, i sure hope nothing that awful ever happens to you again.
i cant believe he was so cruel, i sure hope nothing that awful ever happens to you again.
I feel like I'm reading a text.
I feel like I'm reading a text.
When I first got an Antec 900 case for my old computer there was an andio in/out on the front of the case. I plugged them into what I thought was the correct connector on my mobo, plugged in my old headset, and turned on my computer. I hear a big POP and the computer goes off.
So I decided to build a new computer at that point since I just managed to fry my ancient mobo. I sent the case back, got an Antec 1200 case and all new parts. Hooked everything up, made sure the front audio hookups were in the correct spot, plugged in my headset and started the computer. POP.
Sent the motherboard back for an RMA, got a new one and gave up entirely on using any case audio. Now I have the Antec DF-85 case and I still have the front audio hookups tucked away behind the back panel without ever plugging them in. All they ever seem to do is fry my mobo.
When I first got an Antec 900 case for my old computer there was an andio in/out on the front of the case. I plugged them into what I thought was the correct connector on my mobo, plugged in my old headset, and turned on my computer. I hear a big POP and the computer goes off.
So I decided to build a new computer at that point since I just managed to fry my ancient mobo. I sent the case back, got an Antec 1200 case and all new parts. Hooked everything up, made sure the front audio hookups were in the correct spot, plugged in my headset and started the computer. POP.
Sent the motherboard back for an RMA, got a new one and gave up entirely on using any case audio. Now I have the Antec DF-85 case and I still have the front audio hookups tucked away behind the back panel without ever plugging them in. All they ever seem to do is fry my mobo.
run-on sentences are pretty rad, man
run-on sentences are pretty rad, man
I paid like $10 to get my computer put together for me.
Figured it was worth evading the chance of fucking something up.
I paid like $10 to get my computer put together for me.
Figured it was worth evading the chance of fucking something up.
Not_MatlockWhen I first got an Antec 900 case for my old computer there was an andio in/out on the front of the case. I plugged them into what I thought was the correct connector on my mobo, plugged in my old headset, and turned on my computer. I hear a big POP and the computer goes off.
So I decided to build a new computer at that point since I just managed to fry my ancient mobo. I sent the case back, got an Antec 1200 case and all new parts. Hooked everything up, made sure the front audio hookups were in the correct spot, plugged in my headset and started the computer. POP.
Sent the motherboard back for an RMA, got a new one and gave up entirely on using any case audio. Now I have the Antec DF-85 case and I still have the front audio hookups tucked away behind the back panel without ever plugging them in. All they ever seem to do is fry my mobo.
This is completely off topic but anyway... you can't fry your motherboard by plugging you're front panel I/O to the case. Even if you hooked it up in the most incorrect configuration possible the only thing would happen is your power button wouldn't work.
[quote=Not_Matlock]When I first got an Antec 900 case for my old computer there was an andio in/out on the front of the case. I plugged them into what I thought was the correct connector on my mobo, plugged in my old headset, and turned on my computer. I hear a big POP and the computer goes off.
So I decided to build a new computer at that point since I just managed to fry my ancient mobo. I sent the case back, got an Antec 1200 case and all new parts. Hooked everything up, made sure the front audio hookups were in the correct spot, plugged in my headset and started the computer. POP.
Sent the motherboard back for an RMA, got a new one and gave up entirely on using any case audio. Now I have the Antec DF-85 case and I still have the front audio hookups tucked away behind the back panel without ever plugging them in. All they ever seem to do is fry my mobo.[/quote]
This is completely off topic but anyway... you can't fry your motherboard by plugging you're front panel I/O to the case. Even if you hooked it up in the most incorrect configuration possible the only thing would happen is your power button wouldn't work.
it took me like 45 minutes to put the i/o plate on the case with the mobo on my first build
fuck that thing
it took me like 45 minutes to put the i/o plate on the case with the mobo on my first build
fuck that thing
kevit took me like 45 minutes to put the i/o plate on the case with the mobo on my first build
fuck that thing
half of the time i just get frustrated and bend that fucker in half and throw it in the trash
[quote=kev]it took me like 45 minutes to put the i/o plate on the case with the mobo on my first build
fuck that thing[/quote]
half of the time i just get frustrated and bend that fucker in half and throw it in the trash
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I got cut 3 times, twice by the IO plate. Another by a heatsink fin.
Fried a PSU by plugging the PCI-E power to the 8pin V12 mobo port.. I also happened to have my head next to the machine as sparks few out (SCARY).
leaned over my aluminum case to access the rear ports...it got bent.
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I got cut 3 times, twice by the IO plate. Another by a heatsink fin.
Fried a PSU by plugging the PCI-E power to the 8pin V12 mobo port.. I also happened to have my head next to the machine as sparks few out (SCARY).
leaned over my aluminum case to access the rear ports...it got bent.
DrewThis is completely off topic but anyway...
a_riverwhats something dum u did on your first build (or later builds even tho you know how to build a pc), or something dum u did recently?
Drewyou can't fry your motherboard by plugging you're front panel I/O to the case. Even if you hooked it up in the most incorrect configuration possible the only thing would happen is your power button wouldn't work.
Well I know what happened. Every time I plugged my headset into the front inputs I would hear a pop and my computer would turn off. I took the motherboards to a repair place and they told me they were both shot. I sent them to Intel, and they said they were shot.
[quote=Drew]This is completely off topic but anyway...[/quote]
[quote=a_river]whats something dum u did on your first build (or later builds even tho you know how to build a pc), or something dum u did recently?[/quote]
[quote=Drew]you can't fry your motherboard by plugging you're front panel I/O to the case. Even if you hooked it up in the most incorrect configuration possible the only thing would happen is your power button wouldn't work.[/quote]
Well I know what happened. Every time I plugged my headset into the front inputs I would hear a pop and my computer would turn off. I took the motherboards to a repair place and they told me they were both shot. I sent them to Intel, and they said they were shot.
The only thing I can think of off the top of my head that fries motherboards like that is plugging the firewire into the usb connector.
The only thing I can think of off the top of my head that fries motherboards like that is plugging the firewire into the usb connector.
I bought a high end graphics card and I was all happy about it and shit, then after around 2.5 months of using the computer I realized that the connection from the PSU to the card was loose. So basically I spent a while without the actual graphics card hooked up.
I bought a high end graphics card and I was all happy about it and shit, then after around 2.5 months of using the computer I realized that the connection from the PSU to the card was loose. So basically I spent a while without the actual graphics card hooked up.
BathtubI bought a high end graphics card and I was all happy about it and shit, then after around 2.5 months of using the computer I realized that the connection from the PSU to the card was loose. So basically I spent a while without the actual graphics card hooked up.
Wouldn't that mean you had the monitor plug (DVI prob) into the onboard video?
Man this is a great technical embarrassment thread.
[quote=Bathtub]I bought a high end graphics card and I was all happy about it and shit, then after around 2.5 months of using the computer I realized that the connection from the PSU to the card was loose. So basically I spent a while without the actual graphics card hooked up.[/quote]
Wouldn't that mean you had the monitor plug (DVI prob) into the onboard video?
Man this is a great technical embarrassment thread.
brownymasterBathtubI bought a high end graphics card and I was all happy about it and shit, then after around 2.5 months of using the computer I realized that the connection from the PSU to the card was loose. So basically I spent a while without the actual graphics card hooked up.
Wouldn't that mean you had the monitor plug (DVI prob) into the onboard video?
Man this is a great technical embarrassment thread.
most modern video cards have a low power operational state, they can still run without a pci-e power cable plugged. But usually the driver should throw a message that you haven't plugged it in.
at least that was the case with my nvidia 7900gt
[quote=brownymaster][quote=Bathtub]I bought a high end graphics card and I was all happy about it and shit, then after around 2.5 months of using the computer I realized that the connection from the PSU to the card was loose. So basically I spent a while without the actual graphics card hooked up.[/quote]
Wouldn't that mean you had the monitor plug (DVI prob) into the onboard video?
Man this is a great technical embarrassment thread.[/quote]
most modern video cards have a low power operational state, they can still run without a pci-e power cable plugged. But usually the driver should throw a message that you haven't plugged it in.
at least that was the case with my nvidia 7900gt
The first build I did, I got everything done properly, but for some reason the computer would not boot. I spent 12 hours trying everything.
In the end, it was because a cable was stuck under the motherboard, impaled on a soldered end and was shorting the whole thing.
The first build I did, I got everything done properly, but for some reason the computer would not boot. I spent 12 hours trying everything.
In the end, it was because a cable was stuck under the motherboard, impaled on a soldered end and was shorting the whole thing.
a_riveri was gonna troll him and say something gay like "would the computer still run if i took a shit on the motherboard?"
http://i.minus.com/iqAMGYgMugWVZ.png
Don't be that guy.
[quote=a_river]i was gonna troll him and say something gay like "would the computer still run if i took a shit on the motherboard?"[/quote]
[img]http://i.minus.com/iqAMGYgMugWVZ.png[/img]
Don't be that guy.