Eeeeeek!!!

Paindriver · Post by **Paindriver** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 1:51 am

was pulling my albatron TI 4200 out of my mobo and one of the transistor/node things that stick out of the card got pulled off.
The card is still running just fine, hopefully it won't just die out

Faust · Post by **Faust** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:26 am

ooooooh.... drama.

well, i guess at some point you will find out why that was on there in the first place.

. may not amount to much other than a shortened lifespan of the card, depending on exactly what it was that came off. wouldn;t hurt to look up an electronics suppy store or even a TV/stereo/electronics repair shop to see if someone can solder it back on.

believe me when i say i can relate. i have had many an "oh, NO!" moment. many of which involved a screwdriver and a HSF (did manage to find the perfect tool for that, though).

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:31 am

Eeeeeeek! Moment:

Finish a setup, tower case open, lying on its side right by the desk, everything up and running. The screws are on the desk, I feel something run over my foot, my leg jerks upward, knee hits the desk, a screw falls right onto the mobo.....SOMEHOW, hits the Northbridge heatsink and sticks there.

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 7:35 pm

Originally posted by Paindriver
was pulling my albatron TI 4200 out of my mobo and one of the transistor/node things that stick out of the card got pulled off.
The card is still running just fine, hopefully it won't just die out

sorry to laugh but thats just oo ****in funny! definitely and 'Eeeeeek!' moment, had a few of those myself. Glad to see the card is still working for you though!

THREADPOOPER · Post by **THREADPOOPER** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 8:37 pm

ooh, ouch,

i once was tryin to install a volcano 5 in a k7s5a and the screw driver was too small...need i say more?

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:15 pm

My big " Oh )(*^_*^%$#" moment was when I fogot to plug the fan in on my athlon 800 heatsink. the pc shut down from heat and i went into bios to check the settings, can you say "CPU operating at 211 F" Well stupid me decided to turn the computer off and not thinking "hot heatsink" got a third degree burn plugging the fan back in. When I get my camera ill take a picture of my hand. it sucked. big scar.

Hopeful · Post by **Hopeful** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:36 pm

Originally posted by Burke
Eeeeeeek! Moment:

Finish a setup, tower case open, lying on its side right by the desk, everything up and running. The screws are on the desk, I feel something run over my foot, my leg jerks upward, knee hits the desk, a screw falls right onto the mobo.....SOMEHOW, hits the Northbridge heatsink and sticks there.

man you live life on the edge!!

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