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Offline Thorn

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on: August 15, 2002, 04:31:23 pm
So there I was, installing my new Atlon 900..
I have it all set up. I press the power button, and away it goes, 10 seconds later.. it hangs....
I turn it off, then back on with the intent to change some bios settings. Before I can do this though, a huge bolt of electricity shoots out of my hard drive, hitting my leg, numbing it....
The hard drive is completely fried, everything on it gone, all my renders/scene files, everything for TAP that I had, among other things.....
So, for those of you who I was doing things for, its gonna be a while...
 

Offline Unknown Target

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Reply #1 on: August 15, 2002, 04:38:28 pm
:jaw: ****! Ouch, man!
 

Offline Thor

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Reply #2 on: August 15, 2002, 04:38:54 pm
You alright?  That is a [edited out for language].:(
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Offline aldo_14

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Reply #3 on: August 15, 2002, 04:38:57 pm
Well, look on the bright side.  At least your leg's ok. :)
 

Offline Alikchi

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Reply #4 on: August 15, 2002, 04:38:57 pm
Aww, crap..:mad:
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Reply #5 on: August 15, 2002, 04:39:34 pm
I don't usually swear, but... Damn! :(
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Offline Thorn

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Reply #6 on: August 15, 2002, 04:42:38 pm
You should have heard me cursing....
I think I just said every curse in the english language, twice, and a few other languages as well.. plus a few I made up...
Oh yeah.. if you have me on your ICQ list, msg me so I can get you back on mine.. thats if you want me there anyway...
 

Offline vadar_1

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Reply #7 on: August 15, 2002, 05:00:02 pm
hahaha.... I guess next time you'll

a) read the manual
b) ground yourself first
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Offline Thorn

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Reply #8 on: August 15, 2002, 05:05:33 pm
Quote
Originally posted by vadar_1
hahaha.... I guess next time you'll

a) read the manual
b) ground yourself first

hahaha.... I guess next time you'll

a) read my goddamn post
b) think about what you just read

First... I wasnt touching the computer... in fact, I was pretty far away from it.... what hit me was electrical.. not static... something blew...
Second... I know my way around the inside of a computer.... everything was connected properly...
Third... shut the hell up...
 

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Reply #9 on: August 15, 2002, 05:31:19 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Thorn

hahaha.... I guess next time you'll

a) read my goddamn post
b) think about what you just read

First... I wasnt touching the computer... in fact, I was pretty far away from it.... what hit me was electrical.. not static... something blew...
Second... I know my way around the inside of a computer.... everything was connected properly...
Third... shut the hell up...


You forgot #4: develop a sense of tact. :rolleyes:
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"The very essence of tolerance rests on the fact that we have to be intolerant of intolerance. Stretching right back to Kant, through the Frankfurt School and up to today, liberalism means that we can do anything we like as long as we don't hurt others. This means that if we are tolerant of others' intolerance - especially when that intolerance is a call for genocide - then all we are doing is allowing that intolerance to flourish, and allowing the violence that will spring from that intolerance to continue unabated." - Bren Carlill
 

Offline TheVirtu

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Reply #10 on: August 15, 2002, 06:49:57 pm
...note to self...when installing new processor this winter...back...up...hard drive..
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Offline Thor

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Reply #11 on: August 15, 2002, 08:12:01 pm
note to self...back...up...hard drive...NOW!
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Offline Bobboau

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Reply #12 on: August 15, 2002, 09:01:57 pm
actualy if you are grounded it will make you more of an atractive target for such an electrical arc
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Offline LtNarol

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Reply #13 on: August 15, 2002, 09:32:53 pm
true, electrical arcs seak to grounded things, percisely because the ground is where it wants to end up...sorry to hear about your hard drive man, that sucks the big one.
 

Offline demon442

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Reply #14 on: August 15, 2002, 10:08:10 pm
Sounds to me like you nudged a power cord out of place or if the processor is a ZIF style(i think thay all are nowadays) you might have not locked down the lever.  I'll ask my tech teacher about it tomarrow, she should have an answer...but that is the damnedest thing though...

And you didn't even touch the power supply box, right?
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Offline Thorn

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Reply #15 on: August 15, 2002, 10:51:44 pm
power cord was in good... so was the processor
 

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Reply #16 on: August 15, 2002, 11:53:13 pm
That sucks so bad :( im sorry to hear that :(
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Offline Gortef

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Reply #17 on: August 16, 2002, 04:26:58 am
Oh dear that sucks big time :( :shaking:
Habeeb it...
 

Offline Nico

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Reply #18 on: August 16, 2002, 04:45:15 am
wasn't that HD a IBM by any (bad) luck?
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Offline vyper

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Reply #19 on: August 16, 2002, 06:01:31 am
Holy sh**! *stares at Thorn's leg*
half life barney voice: I bet that stings a bit?
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