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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 2217/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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So there I was with my laptop in about 15 pieces scattered about. I had been trying to fix the floppy/CD drives, since it's really pretty useless without them. (No way to get data in or out, besides downloading from free AOL dialup or printing, or I could record and play back a WAV file. ) The CD drive seemed to just have a motor problem, so I figured I could probably fix it if I just started up DOS/windows and tried some stuff until it worked. So I turned it on with the hard disk removed, hoping that I could get into DOS from the BIOS alone. (Hey, it has a Win3.1-style interface, why not? ) It wouldn't do it though, just typical 'no operating system, try again, you fail' stuff. So I figured I'd have to actually put the HD back in. Of course, it'd probably be best to shut it off first. I hit the power button... nothing happens. I hit it a few more times, the light blinks but the system keeps running. So I yanked out the AC cord. (The battery was still inside.) I figured that might do it. It's always had problems running on AC. As soon as I did that, the screen started tripping out and going nuts. Pfft, typical 15-year-old laptop. That's when I noticed the smoke. After a bit of brief panicking, I ripped the battery out. That stopped it. I couldn't find any evidence of damage, strangely enough. I haven't tried it since then. I just hope the screen and IR port survived, they were like the only useful parts. (Well that and the hard disk, but it wasn't connected.) So now I have a box full of laptop parts and an HD with files I want on it and nothing to read it with. It looks like a standard IDE drive (but smaller), except there's no power connector. It would sit in this little holder which adapted the plug to a smaller one... Weird. So yeah, that was fun. |
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Zem You can be civil without being flowery, dipshits. Level: 49 Posts: 398/1107 EXP: 829398 For next: 54485 Since: 06-13-04 Since last post: 131 days Last activity: 131 days |
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This one time, I was haphazardly assembling a computer out of some old bullshit. When I turned it on the power supply caught on fire. It sucked. I died. | |||
DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 2693/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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Seemed fun. I Wan't to try too . . . Wait! I've got two laptops which are alittle too old! |
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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143 Posts: 5522/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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That reminds me of when my cousin told me that his net aggregate caught fire. The harddrive didn |
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101 Posts: 3112/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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This one time, a computer killed my dad. :/ I got it back though. I put it in the microwave. >=D Now we are even, for we follow the path of honor. |
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MathOnNapkins Math n' Hacks Level: 67 Posts: 1093/2189 EXP: 2495887 For next: 96985 Since: 03-18-04 From: Base Tourian Since last post: 1 hour Last activity: 32 min. |
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Zem: yeah when I was buliding my new comp I bought a power supply for like 40 bucks or something, but it wasn't working for whatever reason so I flipped a switch and low and behold it smoked like a mother. I somehow managed to air it out enough so that I could return it without them thinking I did anything to it. | |||
Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco. Level: 114 Posts: 2860/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by |+Legion+|I used to do that to CDs. Seriously put a CD in the microwave and wait for it to spark, then immediately turn it off. It's coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool. |
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