Author Topic: Advanced user (warning, pictures!) (Read 389 times)

Boroda · « **on:** November 27, 2005, 01:21:13 PM »

Advanced users are the most dangerous species.

The question from this one was "My mainboard doesn't start up at all, why?"

Fortunately - it's not my experience.

Delirium · « **Reply #1 on:** November 27, 2005, 01:25:28 PM »

ROFL! After all that damage, it doesn't even look like the fan and heat sink are centered on the chip anyway.

SOB · « **Reply #2 on:** November 27, 2005, 01:27:53 PM »

I think I see the problem. He used standard wood screws instead of self-tapping circuit board screws.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #3 on:** November 27, 2005, 01:29:34 PM »

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Originally posted by SOB
I think I see the problem. He used standard wood screws instead of self-tapping circuit board screws.

I think Lag Bolts would have worked better.

eagl · « **Reply #4 on:** November 27, 2005, 01:35:10 PM »

I really like how he took the time to use the heatsink tensioning bracket to make sure he didn't crush the cpu die... except it has a heatspreader which ought to protect it anyhow...

Wolfala · « **Reply #5 on:** November 27, 2005, 01:40:24 PM »

I love the last shot how the screw obliterated the circut paths to the lower right.

Boroda · « **Reply #6 on:** November 27, 2005, 01:55:32 PM »

90% of "computer companies" in Msk don't like AMD CPUs because their assembly people always chip AMD CPUs installing heat-sinks. Obvious problems in hands.sys driver.

Problem: some socket 478 MBs have heatsink brackets that break when you try to install Intel box CPU coolers. Believe me or not - I had to buy 2 or 3 burnt MBs only to take the brackets - this cheap piece of plastic is impossible to buy

I only wonder what an average "advanced user" will do in such circumstances... Reminds me of my Grandmother, when she ran out of vacuum-cleaner dust-bags she used a plastic bag instead...

texace · « **Reply #7 on:** November 27, 2005, 09:16:08 PM »

This is obviously another one of those ID-10T Errors.

Wolfala · « **Reply #8 on:** November 28, 2005, 12:01:15 AM »

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Originally posted by Boroda
90% of "computer companies" in Msk don't like AMD CPUs because their assembly people always chip AMD CPUs installing heat-sinks. Obvious problems in hands.sys driver.

Problem: some socket 478 MBs have heatsink brackets that break when you try to install Intel box CPU coolers. Believe me or not - I had to buy 2 or 3 burnt MBs only to take the brackets - this cheap piece of plastic is impossible to buy I only wonder what an average "advanced user" will do in such circumstances... Reminds me of my Grandmother, when she ran out of vacuum-cleaner dust-bags she used a plastic bag instead...

In college, I had a Slot 1 P-3 that ran about 800 mhz. I had the problem of having lost the locking bracket. So every so often, i'd get a nice sound which signaled the CPU was loose - crack the case, pop it back in.

Eventually the entire MB ended up nailed to my wall in a similar fashion as pictured here - except it worked. But it ran a lot cooler which was always nice.

Wolf