Recent content by BooYoung

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    Blood

    I was dusting around the back of my PC, where everything plugs into the surge protector. I finished up, turned on the PC & power strip, and started typing away when I looked down and noticed that I had somehow cut my hand while working in behind the PC. I turned it off for a few minutes, wiped...
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    Vacuuming out keyboard/mouse?

    Is it safe to vacuum out a USB keyboard and mouse with a regular vacuum cleaner? I heard vacuums generate a lot of static electricity; do I need to ground anything?
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    Regular pliers to tighten standoffs?

    Thanks everyone. Regarding the metal filings/chips/flakes/bits, has anyone else seen these things in their case? Or am I the only one paranoid enough to actually notice these things? :)
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    How many screws included in an Antec Three Hundred

    This may seem like a strange question, but do you know how many screws are included in an Antec Three Hundred? The box with screws was open in my case and so I am trying to count them to make sure there are no loose ones. The bag with thumbscrews was not open so I'm not counting those. I...
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    Regular pliers to tighten standoffs?

    I had a few instances where I didn't tighten them with a screwdriver, and then when I tried to remove the screws later, the standoffs would come off with the screws. Trying to get pliers or fingers underneath the motherboard to hold the standoffs in place was a real pain.
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    Regular pliers to tighten standoffs?

    Thanks mnewsham. I was just thinking that it is almost impossible to avoid generating these types of metal particles while working on the PC. Just screwing in slot covers generates a few of them from where the screwdriver contacts the screwhead.
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    Regular pliers to tighten standoffs?

    I have been using a pair of needlenose pliers to tighten the motherboard standoffs in my case, and I noticed a few times that the teeth of the pliers would scrape off these miniscule particles of metal from the standoffs (or if they accidentally scratched the inside of the case). I tried to...
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    Tried to plug in a USB keyboard into an eSATA port...

    Mine is one of the regular eSATA ports, not a combo USB/eSATA (eSATAp?) port. Sorry if my original post sounds overly paranoid, I am a worryhead. :(
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    Tried to plug in a USB keyboard into an eSATA port...

    Found an old eSATA drive and plugged it into the eSATA port, and verified that it was working. Am I good to go?
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    Tried to plug in a USB keyboard into an eSATA port...

    I was half asleep this morning and tried to plug in a USB keyboard into an eSATA port. I didn't force the plug in, but would this have caused any issues? I think the only parts that could have touched were the housing of the USB cable and the housing of the eSATA port--it looks like they were...
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit MD5?

    It's the full version. I noticed the links you posted were for X15-..... versions, but the COA on my DVD case shows X16-..... I think MSFT must have issued more than one version of the discs.
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit MD5?

    I recently purchased a legitimate copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, OEM. However, when I received the DVD, it was scratched (I think it got damaged in the case since it was flopping around loose inside, and not attached to the case posts). I was wondering if someone had the MD5 or SHA1 of...
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    Power supply failed, damaged HDs?

    Thanks everyone. I have backups of everything, so I wasn't afraid of losing existing data; just concerned about corruption of new data going forward. But it looks like the WD tools and HDTune ran with no errors, so I should be good to go.
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    Power supply failed, damaged HDs?

    Hello, I think my Corsair AX850 power supply is in the process of failing. Basically what happened when I booted up one day was I heard a tuttuttuttutut stuttering (almost like an out of tune motorcycle or lawnmower) and it seemed like the power was oscillating on and off. I powered cycled the...
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    Glitter/sparkles and PC

    Hi folks. I was assembling my PC the other day, and after I finished I noticed that I had some glitter/sparkles on my hands. These must have come off from a greeting card, and I even saw a few of them inside the PC. Do you think there is a risk that of these things shorting out something...