Am I Safe?

[rymaster]

Ok, I am home from college for winter break, I don't go back until the 23rd. I am in the proccess of building a pc but don't yet have all the parts. Is it ok to install the power supply, hard drive, optical drive right now and leave it in until I go back?

I ask this because there are so many boxes I have and I just want to get the preccess going.

 

[JBDan]

Yes

 

[Mrvile]

I don't see why not.

 

[Brian23]

NO! Optical drives should never be installed before the motherboard. It can cause an ID ten T error.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: Brian23
NO! Optical drives should never be installed before the motherboard. It can cause an ID ten T error.

Oh noes! That error can melt the whole mobo!

 

[lkm]

Originally posted by: Brian23
NO! Optical drives should never be installed before the motherboard. It can cause an ID ten T error.

how is it possible to install the drives if he doesn't have a mobo to connect them to?

 

[rymaster]

wtf is that error? Anyway, lkm is right its just sitting in the bay not connected to anything.

 

[ts3433]

It's a joke (note the sarcasm and "oh noes!" above). ID10T can be leetspeak for "idiot." It's fine just sitting in there like that.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: rymaster
wtf is that error? Anyway, lkm is right its just sitting in the bay not connected to anything.

Tech support gets more calls with this error than any other error ever, and you've never heard of it?

 

[rymaster]

wow do I feel like a dumbass. I thought there might be some sarcasm but all the !!!s scared me

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
I don't see why not.

 

[bluewall21]

This thread made me laugh.

 

[joecool]

Originally posted by: bluewall21
This thread made me laugh.

what he said