Well, it HAS happened.

[PCservices]

Hello,

Never thought anyone would be stupid enough to do this....but I was in a computer shop, and some one was trying to get a replacement for a fried ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe MB - they did NOT use stand-offs....the store person laughed at them....served them right!

Regards,


Brian
http://brians-pc.pcfire.net

 

[FastEddie]

Had one here a couple of weeks back that plugged his 20-pin ATX power connector into the 24-pin motherboard connector wrong. I can still smell the smoke.

 

[BentValve]

the store person laughed at them....served them right!

Perhaps , but some of us have $hit that stinks.


You'll find many that have done the very same thing , myself included:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...77252&highlight_key=y&keyword1=mistake