Comments on: Destroy Your Computer in 7 Easy Steps http://www.pcmech.com/article/destroy-your-computer-in-7-easy-steps/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:17:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: dumb butt http://www.pcmech.com/article/destroy-your-computer-in-7-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-21486 dumb butt Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:07:18 +0000 1045503095#comment-21486 Ok so I'm really dumb..... I thought to clean out my computer with my vac but I DID NOT shut off my computer. I got it nice and clean and killed it in the process. It does nothing now. It's a big door stop. Can it be fixed? Can you help me plz? Do I have to get a new motherboard and the paste stuff? Ok so I’m really dumb….. I thought to clean out my computer with my vac but I DID NOT shut off my computer. I got it nice and clean and killed it in the process. It does nothing now. It’s a big door stop. Can it be fixed? Can you help me plz? Do I have to get a new motherboard and the paste stuff?

]]> By: Richard http://www.pcmech.com/article/destroy-your-computer-in-7-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-10876 Richard Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:10:22 +0000 1045503095#comment-10876 As stated in the static section ... Always ground yourself. Whether it be by touching the inside of your computer case or by wearing an anti-static wristband, you must do so. This will remove static electricity from your body, so you do not fry the computer. If you are touching the inside of your case to get rid of static make sure the mains is turned off but also that plug is still in socket as this will allow you to ground yourself by just touching inside of case As stated in the static section …

Always ground yourself. Whether it be by touching the inside of your computer case or by wearing an anti-static wristband, you must do so. This will remove static electricity from your body, so you do not fry the computer.

If you are touching the inside of your case to get rid of static make sure the mains is turned off but also that plug is still in socket as this will allow you to ground yourself by just touching inside of case

]]> By: Jake Poz http://www.pcmech.com/article/destroy-your-computer-in-7-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-8372 Jake Poz Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:53:35 +0000 1045503095#comment-8372 Yea, I know where you are coming from. To lazy to research stuff and I killed my PC with static. Thank god I learned about the thermal paste application before I turned on my PC when I replaced my motherboard. Another addition you should add is not having a powerful enough Power Supply to support all your components. Yea, I know where you are coming from. To lazy to research stuff and I killed my PC with static. Thank god I learned about the thermal paste application before I turned on my PC when I replaced my motherboard. Another addition you should add is not having a powerful enough Power Supply to support all your components.

]]> By: james http://www.pcmech.com/article/destroy-your-computer-in-7-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-5446 james Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:39:13 +0000 1045503095#comment-5446 you gotta add "not disconnecting all power sources of the computer before doing any physical hardware troubleshooting". i killed my laptop's backlight that way, forgot to take out the battery (though it was already unplugged) and the lcd flashed pink when i was taking out the inverter cables. it wouldn't have been so painful to my ego if i didn't know diddly squat about PCs. LOL! you gotta add “not disconnecting all power sources of the computer before doing any physical hardware troubleshooting”.

i killed my laptop’s backlight that way, forgot to take out the battery (though it was already unplugged) and the lcd flashed pink when i was taking out the inverter cables.

it wouldn’t have been so painful to my ego if i didn’t know diddly squat about PCs. LOL!

]]> By: Richard HsVegasRich@cox.netague http://www.pcmech.com/article/destroy-your-computer-in-7-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-2392 Richard HsVegasRich@cox.netague Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:30:48 +0000 1045503095#comment-2392 I'm a computer builder in the middle of a hardware problem, so I surfed to your site. Good info here, however I must say that I was disappointed by the appearance of the tribalfusion ad/cookie. Youze have more class than that. I’m a computer builder in the middle of a hardware problem, so I surfed to your site. Good info here, however I must say that I was disappointed by the appearance of the tribalfusion ad/cookie. Youze have more class than that.

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