I must be..... TECH GOD! (mini rant)

[jonnyGURU]

All day I get calls from people that have problems with PC parts.

Some are end users.

Some are resellers.

The other day, I got a board back where the reason for return was "something fell off of the board and now it won't boot".

I received the board, looked at it and said, "oh look! The voltage regulator overheated, desoldered itself and fell off the board."

I then pictured myself calling in for an RMA and saying just that to the guy on the other side of the call instead of just "something fell off of my board".

Then I realized that I NEVER get anyone that calls in that knows EXACTLY what's happened! Just, "I dunno. It's dead."

Usually if a board doesn't POST, the "I've been doing this for 40 years" people say "the BIOS is bad". WTF?!?!

Umm.... Sorry. If it doesn't even POST, how do you know it's the BIOS that's bad?! :Q

Sorry folks... I went to an Intel spiel today and the only thing I gained from it was the free ham sandwich at the lunch break.

 

[Killbat]

It did SO fall off, please just send me a new board. :|

 

[ltk007]

I'm telling you, I've been doing this since I was -25 and the BIOS is bad!!!!!!

 

[zippy]

End-user: Hello, I'm having a problem with one of your parts.
Techie: Okay, what seems to be the problem.
EU: Something fell of the board and I've been doing this for 31.42x10^312 years, so I know what I am talking about, so you just listen to me you piddling techie!
T: Okay sir, why don't you explain to me what happened.
EU: Something fell of and...and...just put a new BIOS majiggy in there and put a fresh coat of laquer on the board and it will work! I HAVE been doing this for 31.42x10^312 years.
T: Yep, I'll look into that Mr...what did you say your name was? Jass, first name Hugh?...No? Not you? Okay, maybe a Tinklenou, first name Ivana?...still not you? How about this one, Dumb, last name Ass.

Sorry, I got a lil carried away.

 

[jonnyGURU]

You guys are TOO funny.

Keeps me coming back!

 

[Fathom4]

Johnny I've had boards go bad before and I can honestly say I've only had one bad BIOS and that's because I f*cked up flashing the BIOS and I tossed the board, ordered a new one and chalked it up to experience.

That BS of a "bad BIOS" is lame.

Keep up the rants.

 

[jonnyGURU]

I'm so glad more and more boards come with redundant BIOSes today.

Makes my job easy, and if someone says "I've got a bad BIOS" and I know what board they have, I can just say, "Well, the FLASH IT!".

 

[AMDJunkie]

I bet you that ham sandwich was as crappy as their processors.

 

[jonnyGURU]

Actually, the mustard was DAMN GOOD and that means a lot coming from a guy that uses St. Augustine's own Dat'l Do It Minorcan Mustard on a daily basis!

 

[Viperoni]

Naw, Intel's reasonable.
But don't expect ketchup from them.
Tomato's are pricey today :Q