although somewhat distasteful, I assume this has been done?


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( The Great Architect, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 15:53, archived)

Sorry, it has.

( Mr Gear - the only black guy on B3ta, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 15:54, archived)

I shall go away again then,
/first proper look in on b3ta in 2 days
( The Great Architect, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 15:54, archived)

YOU'LL STAY PUT, YOUNG MAN.
/authoritarian de-lurking blog.
( grey kid is breakdancing to save a community centre, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 15:56, archived)

leave those kids alone!

( gravytrain, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 15:56, archived)

Leave 419 scammers alone!


hahaha, i've spent all afternoon laughing at about two thousand of these over on 419eater.com! :D

L0LZ0RDZ!
( grey kid is breakdancing to save a community centre, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 15:58, archived)

hahaha, that's great

( The Great Architect, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:00, archived)

The 'trophy room' on that site
has nearly got me fired for excessive 'office lols' about five times today. :)

edit: HAHAHAHAHAHAH

( grey kid is breakdancing to save a community centre, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:00, archived)

hahaha, you can't beat it!
*much needed roflage*
( The Great Architect, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:08, archived)

hahahaha

( Just Flange Eiwit, the mighty ENDOSPERM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:22, archived)

criminal masterminds, man
:)
( Discomeats fish fingers are READY!, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:00, archived)

I still can't believe so many of them fall for it

( pzyko is a whaler on the moon and carries a harpoon, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:09, archived)

i'm just gleefully happy that they do!
*roffles self to death*
( grey kid is breakdancing to save a community centre, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:12, archived)

KID!
How you doing? Haven't seen you for a bit.
I bet you're all gone away again now...
( Geoff the Clownfish MADAMA butterfly and the NAGASAKI MUSHROOM!, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:57, archived)

*obeys with the terror of a rabbit caught in the headlights*

( The Great Architect, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 15:57, archived)

hello wabbit!

( ivesb Assistant Clinical Physiologist extraordinary, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 15:59, archived)

'ello sir

( The Great Architect, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:00, archived)

don't worry,
i saw that gourmet programme last night..
*breaks neck*
( ivesb Assistant Clinical Physiologist extraordinary, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:02, archived)

dinbun
+ he's not an actor
TJ : how'd you test for dead motherboards anyone?
i just tested PSU (black to green) and that whirls up fine... its either the motherboard or the switch (which according to the ye-olde book is in correctly)
Cheers
( SkUG is glad to be out of hospital (stupid lungs), Thu 11 Oct 2007, 15:57, archived)

+you're too much of a pedant
he has appeard on tv as himself, thus he is 'near enough' an actor for me

test motherboards easily by dousing them in boiling hot soapy water and them test it
by scrubbing it clean with a wire brush
( The Great Architect, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 15:59, archived)

ahah
do i need a bucket or will a sink surfice? and should it be plugged in first?
edit : my mates been on tv (well two of em actually - one singing "i've got a brand new combine harvester" and the other was in lads army - the first series) and i don't call them actors...
( SkUG is glad to be out of hospital (stupid lungs), Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:00, archived)

don't forget the iron filings too
:)
( Discomeats fish fingers are READY!, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:00, archived)

no serieously
it was working ealier in the week...
( SkUG is glad to be out of hospital (stupid lungs), Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:07, archived)

sometimes they just go kaput
manufacturing quality sometimes isn't
( Discomeats fish fingers are READY!, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:08, archived)

on average my pc's tend to last about 5-6 years (normally)
this one is only about 4 years old so should have a few more years left in it before it starts to deteriate (in theory)
( SkUG is glad to be out of hospital (stupid lungs), Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:11, archived)

unfortunately that's not really a guarantee
I have a board from 1997, hell I've got a machine from 1991, both work perfectly

board bought in 2003 lasted about 2 years before losing it

another board giving signs of badness after a few months, pretty random unless you go for a very high end manufacturer
( Discomeats fish fingers are READY!, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:33, archived)

which i normally do...

( SkUG is glad to be out of hospital (stupid lungs), Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:36, archived)

tyan? supermicro?

( Discomeats fish fingers are READY!, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:39, archived)

erm...
lemme go check its downstairs
edit : k7 Triton 400 (KT400)
GA-&VA
VIA KT400 chipset
or something just as shiney :D
( SkUG is glad to be out of hospital (stupid lungs), Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:46, archived)

so.. shite then
gigabyte?

not the highest quality, despite the wailing bullshit from some folks, I've had 100% failure with that brand
( Discomeats fish fingers are READY!, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 17:09, archived)

motherboards?
thats parentist!!
where's the fatherboards?!
( ivesb Assistant Clinical Physiologist extraordinary, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:01, archived)

CIIJASIIE

( idonthaveafunnynickname Drink-Aware? Sure. I'm aware I want another drink., Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:01, archived)

who?
www.b3ta.com/users/profile.php?id=50770
*goes to find some jam*
( SkUG is glad to be out of hospital (stupid lungs), Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:03, archived)

If it's ATX
(which it probably is) then you can disconnect the switch from where all the jumper pins are and connect the two pins it was plugged into with something metal. This closes the contact and will power the PC.
Of course, your PSU might be dead, which is probably liklier.
( wheelybird Paul's out of toilet paper - send donations, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:06, archived)

i've double checked the PSU that whirls around fine - black to green method
what switch? the soft power switch?
ATX sounds right... its downstairs and im upstairs atm...

don't suppose you got a diagram? :D
edit : do you mean the "open case" bit? or am i confused?
( SkUG is glad to be out of hospital (stupid lungs), Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:10, archived)

ok i've just put a jumper (not too wooly) over the switch to bypass that
and still nothing (infact i did that earlier too) hmmm whats next? (i've got another mo-board but i don't think it'll support the RAM i've got :()
( SkUG is glad to be out of hospital (stupid lungs), Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:31, archived)

"I'm an engineer, Jim, not a doctor!"

( pzyko is a whaler on the moon and carries a harpoon, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:07, archived)

dammit him i'm hungry, bake me a cake!

( SkUG is glad to be out of hospital (stupid lungs), Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:17, archived)

short out the power on pins
with a screw driver with it all hooked up to a known good PSU
( Debbilgrrrrl is kinda back, Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:22, archived)

i've already done that....
and i used a bit of wire to test the PSU :p
( SkUG is glad to be out of hospital (stupid lungs), Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:28, archived)