The Filthy, Rotten, Nasty, Helpdesk-Nightmare picture clubhouse

[droopyRO]

Actually, a Socket 775 EVGA nForce 680i

Yes google it after i made that statement. Wish i had one of those with or without the mud

 

[peche]

OMG! I literally slapped my forehead when I saw the label! I mean, what the hell?!

well, it just made my monday start with a smile, big smile cuz is amazing to see that,

i guess thats a @Toothless facepalm !

 

[Jetster]

This is what a hair dryer will do to a laptop

 

[dorsetknob]

This is what a hair dryer will do to a laptop

question is Does it still work ?

 

[Jetster]

question is Does it still work ?

Probably not, but I think its dry

 

[rtwjunkie]

This is what a hair dryer will do to a laptop

Holy cr&p, that’s not a hair dryer, it’s a jet engine on afterburners!

 

[jboydgolfer]

Definitely a Dryer......you could have NEVER gotten hold like that Without a Hairdryer.

 

[_JP_]

This is what a hair dryer will do to a laptop

Oh man, yeah. Is it becoming common? Two weeks ago had the very same enlightened kind of client with a spanking new T570...well, new no more

question is Does it still work ?

It does. In my case, it just dried the stock TIM as well...

Holy cr&p, that’s not a hair dryer, it’s a jet engine on afterburners!

Hairdryer on max heat can become very hot, enough to do that.

Definitely a Dryer......you could have NEVER gotten hold like that Without a Hairdryer.

These new lenovo keyboards are made with a different, very thin plastic that can and will turn like that with a bit of heat, so a hairdryer can do that to it.

 

[Bones]

A hairdryer can actually burn a PCB, did that while using one many years ago to desolder caps from a dead board.

Yes - I said desolder and it did the job at least but the board was Nice-N-Brown in that area. If one can do that plastic in general doesn't stand a chance.

 

[Ferrum Master]

A hairdryer can actually burn a PCB

DAFUQ I just read... a hairdryer????? Did you mistake it for a heat gun? Imagine what it does to someones hair and skin... that's 200C

 

[Nuckles56]

I think I'll stick to a soldering iron for desoldering, I like my components still working and not roasted by a hot air gun hair drier

 

[Bones]

DAFUQ I just read... a hairdryer????? Did you mistake it for a heat gun? Imagine what it does to someones hair and skin... that's 200C

Nope - I knew exactly what I was doing when I did it.
Nowadays I own proper equipment but back then I didn't and was a case of using whatever I could find for the job - Do note the donor board was already dead so no harm done anyway.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Just spent the last little bit going through this whole thread and GOOD FRICKEN GRIEF! I've seen some dirty PC's in the last 35 years but never as bad as some of the ones display over the lifetime of this thread! And the video card with the fungus growing in it? How the hell does that even happen?
Vomit inducing, but great fun!

 

[Jetster]

Just spent the last little bit going through this whole thread and GOOD FRICKEN GRIEF! I've seen some dirty PC's in the last 35 years but never as bad as some of the ones display over the lifetime of this thread! And the video card with the fungus growing in it? How the hell does that even happen?
Vomit inducing, but great fun!

Here in Oregon its very humid. Moss grows on the sidewalk, so you do find it inside a PC now and then, it can be a bitch

 

[Ferrum Master]

Nope - I knew exactly what I was doing when I did it.
Nowadays I own proper equipment but back then I didn't and was a case of using whatever I could find for the job - Do note the donor board was already dead so no harm done anyway.

Sweet Alabama hairdryers?

 

[Bones]

I can only wish.......

 

[jboydgolfer]

And the video card with the fungus growing in it? How the hell does that even happen?

Or the pc with the mumified mouse carcass

It certainly is pretty appalling what level of filth some electronics can reach. When you've got a keyboard and mouse , that looks more like a crime scene ,than a peripheral, your a messy person. Or an office desk with more DNA on it than on a morticians exam table.

Years ago I had a contract at the University of Massachusetts, & I had work to do in one of the dormitory's during Summer break. I was working in a dorm room ,and the tenant had all their stuff there still, because they were coming back after summer break. Their keyboard looked like it was a loaner from a sperm bank. the keys were almost fused,, like someone Took a spoon and flung yogurt at it for a few minutes.

 

[Bones]

Or the pc with the mumified mouse carcass

It certainly is pretty appalling what level of filth some electronics can reach. When you've got a keyboard and mouse , that looks more like a crime scene ,than a peripheral, your a messy person. Or an office desk with more DNA on it than on a morticians exam table.

Years ago I had a contract at the University of Massachusetts, & I had work to do in one of the dormitory's during Summer break. I was working in a dorm room ,and the tenant had all their stuff there still, because they were coming back after summer break. Their keyboard looked like it was a loaner from a sperm bank. the keys were almost fused,, like someone Took a spoon and flung yogurt at it for a few minutes.

This sounds like a job for Servpro........

 

[jboydgolfer]

This sounds like a job for Servpro........

More like a fire

 

[Bones]

More like a fire

Woudn't want to be around the fire..... Or the smoke...... And THAT smell either.......

 

[manofthem]

I should have taken a better interest in my wife's pc

 

[silkstone]

I should have taken a better interest in my wife's pc

It is good to see that the dust filters on that work. The inside looks pretty clean.
That's what my radiator looks like 2 weeks after cleaning it, only browner

 

[manofthem]

It is good to see that the dust filters on that work. The inside looks pretty clean.
That's what my radiator looks like 2 weeks after cleaning it, only browner

Yes indeed, some dust but not too bad at all. Needless to say, I'll be paying more attention to it now, especially since that case now houses my cruncher.

But 2 weeks for you? That seems pretty crazy!

 

[silkstone]

Yes indeed, some dust but not too bad at all. Needless to say, I'll be paying more attention to it now, especially since that case now houses my cruncher.

But 2 weeks for you? That seems pretty crazy!

I keep the windows of my apartment open and live in a big dusty city. It doesn't help that there is a main road going past the rear of my apartment. I give it all a clean every few months and have learned to live with the dust. It's not quite as bad as your pic after 2 weeks, but there is a good caking of dust over it blocking most of the fins.

 

[phill]

Having not long started in IT at the bottom on the service desk, it's been amazing to see the state of systems and data centers etc and just what passes for PC's in this neck of the woods!! My word is it a whole new ball game!!

7 months in and I'm not looking back