Morons should not be allowed to touch computers

[Toastedlightly]

RANTING!!: I am building a computer for a friend of mine (he wants to learn, so i am semi-teaching him). First, he orders everything. Then a person he knows comes over and decides to do it for him. (he thinks he knows computers, but all he has done is spraypaint his e-machines). He SMEARS artic silver all over the processor, killling it by shorting. Alright, friend learned his lesson, orderend a new computer. I went over htere today to put it together and the mobo is dead. Aparently the person also tried to hook up a PATA to SATA converter to the PRIMARY IDE CHANNEL and to one of the SATA sockets. Just my rant on how stupid people can be when they claim to know what they are doing. It cost my friend 180 bucks, but he learned.

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[Zeeky Boogy Doog]

hahaha, sucks for him

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: PsychoticIdiot
hahaha, sucks for him

haha, thats great. I'd love a pic of that wiring in action hehehe

 

[spidey07]

everybody's gotta learn somehow.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: Toastedlightly
RANTING!!: I am building a computer for a friend of mine (he wants to learn, so i am semi-teaching him). First, he orders everything. Then a person he knows comes over and decides to do it for him. (he thinks he knows computers, but all he has done is spraypaint his e-machines). He SMEARS artic silver all over the processor, killling it by shorting. Alright, friend learned his lesson, orderend a new computer. I went over htere today to put it together and the mobo is dead. Aparently the person also tried to hook up a PATA to SATA converter to the PRIMARY IDE CHANNEL and to one of the SATA sockets. Just my rant on how stupid people can be when they claim to know what they are doing. It cost my friend 180 bucks, but he learned.

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"The fool doth think himself wise..."

$180 isn't bad for an education.

 

[Toastedlightly]

it is funny, because the kid who did it an I basically hate eachother. I confronted him asking him what he did, and that he should pay. He promptly walked away.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Toastedlightly
Aparently the person also tried to hook up a PATA to SATA converter to the PRIMARY IDE CHANNEL and to one of the SATA sockets. Just my rant on how stupid people can be when they claim to know what they are doing. It cost my friend 180 bucks, but he learned.

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I can understand using too much AS if you're a noob, but what did he think connecting the SATA to the PATA sockets would accomplish?

 

[amdskip]

Maybe I'm wrong but I don't believe artic silver can conduct any current.

 

[KoolDrew]

I know alot of people like this. They think they know what they are talking about but they really have no idea yet still try to help others.

 

[naruto1988]

yea, i hate fake computer nerds

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: amdskip
Maybe I'm wrong but I don't believe artic silver can conduct any current.

it's slightly capacitative IIRC.

 

[ItTheCow]

Originally posted by: amdskip
Maybe I'm wrong but I don't believe artic silver can conduct any current.

You're wrong. I know from experience from when experimented with my old Radeon 32MB DDR.

 

[sniperruff]

should have just bought a dell.

 

[jEnus]

He SMEARS artic silver all over the processor, killling it by shorting.

I didn't know that Artic Silver was a conductive compound.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: jEnus

He SMEARS artic silver all over the processor, killling it by shorting.

I didn't know that Artic Silver was a conductive compound.

It's mildly capacitive.
Cleaning it off will usually restore the CPU to a working condition.

 

[silverpig]

Um, only a capacitor can have a capacitance. You guys probably mean it's a weak dielectric.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: silverpig
Um, only a capacitor can have a capacitance. You guys probably mean it's a weak dielectric.

Tomato, tomahto

My bad.

 

[TwiceOver]

The other day a co worker of mine called me up to run over to her husband's store because she couldn't get her USB card reader to work. I walked in and plugged it into the usb port and it worked fine. She says "Wow, how did you do that!?" I showed her where to plug it in and that windows sees it as a drive. She says "I was completely wrong I was trying to plug it in there" as she points to the serial port. :roll:

 

[Darien]

One day a course on IT will be mandatory in public education.

Until then these tales will entertain us

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
The other day a co worker of mine called me up to run over to her husband's store because she couldn't get her USB card reader to work. I walked in and plugged it into the usb port and it worked fine. She says "Wow, how did you do that!?" I showed her where to plug it in and that windows sees it as a drive. She says "I was completely wrong I was trying to plug it in there" as she points to the serial port. :roll:

Shoulda brought along that toy all 2 year olds play with. The simple piece of wood with a circle, triangle, and square hole cut out and corresponding solid shapes. Put the round piece through the round hole.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

If morons were not allowed to touch computers, then the internet would cease to be. Not enough people left to support it

 

[StageLeft]

he thinks he knows computers, but all he has done is spraypaint his e-machines

LOLROFL!

 

[Abhi]

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
If morons were not allowed to touch computers, then the internet would cease to be. Not enough people left to support it

 

[mobobuff]

If morons weren't allowed to touch computers, I'd be out of a job.

 

[Mokmo418]

i'm the guy who solves network problems the girls next door have.
strangely this happens when another guy neighbour comes by and uses one of their computers...