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

lexluthermiester · Nov 23, 2018

Frick said:
An old Qtek 9100 I found in my closet, aquired from god knows where. I miss the days when you could repair phones with screwdrivers, but OTOH modern phones don't look like that on the inside.

I fix an old Nintendo DS lite that looked that bad. Imagine that picture above but with some kind of slimey goo inside as well. The owner was shocked. They were even more amazed when I handed it back to them cleaned up and fully functional.

micropage7 · Dec 6, 2018

i bought 2ndhand bluetooth speaker and as usual after arrived i opened it and bunch of dust there
and luckily there's no nasty thing

micropage7 · Dec 24, 2018

my friend asked me to check his hard disk and this is what i found
looks like after years just using and just don't care as long as it run

lexluthermiester · Dec 26, 2018

micropage7 said:
my friend asked me to check his hard disk and this is what i found
looks like after years just using and just don't care as long as it run
View attachment 113293

Horrifying..

Boatvan · Dec 26, 2018

Man I wish I took pictures of this, but I used to work IT in a food processing facility. One of our remote sites was essentially a herb and spice mixing facility for the main site. You could literally smell the spices from the street. It's one thing to have dust and particulate in computer equipment, but a whole new beast when it is pungent spice dust clogging up every piece of equipment you have there. These poor fellows that worked there came out of the main floor caked in spices with no breathing or eye protection. Just hairnets lol. I also found a gallon milk jug full of "Natural Flavor" which consisted of a mystery copper colored liquid one time. I didn't ask why that what part was considered natural.

I also had a switch cabinet at the main facility called the "Slaw Mezzanine" IDF. Sounds fancy right? Actually, it was a cabinet up above the main factory floor inside the crawlspace above the drop ceiling. You had to climb up a two story ladder straight up above the very hard concrete floor to a platform.

Our WAP's were also fun to get to. Either wooden planks with no rails above the drop ceiling 2 stories up, or a scissor lift (that I sucked at driving due to getting NO TRAINING on it). We had cameras and AP's in the Blast Freezer too. It was only safe to be in there for like 10 mins at a time. So we drove the lift in for 10 minutes, terminating a cable 2 stories up in -30F temps, drive out and warm up, drive back in and mount the WAP lol.

For our outdoor security cameras, instead of hiring/renting a bucket lift, our genius maintenance chained a scissor lift to a flatbed truck. I plain old refused to go up in that because it was such a clear OSHA violation. Bonus round for my boss dealing with a wasps nest in that McGuyver lift when he got up to the camera.

That place was terrible and unsafe to work at. I'm glad I work in a School District now lol.

E-Bear · Dec 26, 2018

Boatvan said:
Man I wish I took pictures of this, but I used to work IT in a food processing facility. One of our remote sites was essentially a herb and spice mixing facility for the main site. You could literally smell the spices from the street. It's one thing to have dust and particulate in computer equipment, but a whole new beast when it is pungent spice dust clogging up every piece of equipment you have there. These poor fellows that worked there came out of the main floor caked in spices with no breathing or eye protection. Just hairnets lol. I also found a gallon milk jug full of "Natural Flavor" which consisted of a mystery copper colored liquid one time. I didn't ask why that what part was considered natural.

I also had a switch cabinet at the main facility called the "Slaw Mezzanine" IDF. Sounds fancy right? Actually, it was a cabinet up above the main factory floor inside the crawlspace above the drop ceiling. You had to climb up a two story ladder straight up above the very hard concrete floor to a platform.

Our WAP's were also fun to get to. Either wooden planks with no rails above the drop ceiling 2 stories up, or a scissor lift (that I sucked at driving due to getting NO TRAINING on it). We had cameras and AP's in the Blast Freezer too. It was only safe to be in there for like 10 mins at a time. So we drove the lift in for 10 minutes, terminating a cable 2 stories up in -30F temps, drive out and warm up, drive back in and mount the WAP lol.

For our outdoor security cameras, instead of hiring/renting a bucket lift, our genius maintenance chained a scissor lift to a flatbed truck. I plain old refused to go up in that because it was such a clear OSHA violation. Bonus round for my boss dealing with a wasps nest in that McGuyver lift when he got up to the camera.

That place was terrible and unsafe to work at. I'm glad I work in a School District now lol.

What country is lacking work safety like that?

Komshija · Dec 26, 2018

micropage7 said:
my friend asked me to check his hard disk and this is what i found
looks like after years just using and just don't care as long as it run
View attachment 113293

I've seen worse. Besides, you can bet that >80% of users never cleaned or opened their laptop or PC. Some are willing to ask how to clean, upgrade or fix simple problems, but many don't even bother cleaning the dust, especially women. Wiping the exterior surfaces and screen doesn't count as cleaning.

Boatvan · Dec 26, 2018

E-Bear said:
What country is lacking work safety like that?

Lol it is Ohio, USA. That place was plain scary, I should have reported them when I found my current job, but I was afraid of burning bridges just in case.

micropage7 · Jan 6, 2019

Just bought 2ndhand logitech M170
The seller said the previous user was his wife and it works pretty good

Yeah it works pretty good but it looks nasty, i wash it and brush it several times before rechecking everything

Splinterdog · Jan 6, 2019

Someone posted this in a PC enthusiasts group on Facebook, wondering if the PSU may be faulty.
It's difficult to know where to start, really.

stinger608 · Jan 6, 2019

Splinterdog said:
Someone posted this in a PC enthusiasts group on Facebook, wondering if the PSU may be faulty.
It's difficult to know where to start, really.

View attachment 114102

Holy crap, that's frigging nasty!!!!!

PLAfiller · Jan 6, 2019

Splinterdog said:
Someone posted this in a PC enthusiasts group on Facebook, wondering if the PSU may be faulty.
It's difficult to know where to start, really.

View attachment 114102

Hold my beer and pass me the leaf blower, it's time for DA PURGE

The thumb-screws are a nice touch though.

lexluthermiester · Jan 6, 2019

Splinterdog said:
Someone posted this in a PC enthusiasts group on Facebook, wondering if the PSU may be faulty.
It's difficult to know where to start, really.

View attachment 114102

How that hell does that even happen? This is literal PC neglect.

Vayra86 · Jan 6, 2019

Splinterdog said:
Someone posted this in a PC enthusiasts group on Facebook, wondering if the PSU may be faulty.
It's difficult to know where to start, really.

View attachment 114102

I guess we're witnessing the way it looks when dust and rust get babies. Damn

lexluthermiester · Jan 6, 2019

Vayra86 said:
I guess we're witnessing the way it looks when dust and rust get babies. Damn

LOLOLOLOL!! That's just wrong on so many levels.

Jetster · Jan 6, 2019

My guess it was a busness that has huge refrigerators they work in. Like a meat packing plant. Things tend to rust that are not stainless

_JP_ · Jan 6, 2019

micropage7 said:
my friend asked me to check his hard disk and this is what i found
looks like after years just using and just don't care as long as it run
View attachment 113293

Not to brag, but I've seen way worse fron computers returning from trips to Africa...so many I forget to take pictures

But let's say that's the usual for a month.
Anyway, this caught me by surprise:

This is my old board, stored as it should, for a year....and thaaaat's mold. :wtf:

Which is curious since I used all 4 sata ports, only those have mold. I haven't inspected the cables...

micropage7 · Jan 9, 2019

what about keyboard from 1900s

that hadn't been cleaned

E-Bear · Jan 9, 2019

micropage7 said:
what about keyboard from 1900s that hadn't been cleaned
View attachment 114255
View attachment 114256

Strong cleaner and aoak in water but as I can see it does not worth it.

micropage7 · Jan 14, 2019

Another bites the dust

E-Bear · Jan 14, 2019

micropage7 said:
Another bites the dust
View attachment 114528

Also that cpu connector that is really stretched out to the max.

lexluthermiester · Jan 15, 2019

micropage7 said:
Another bites the dust

Oh goodness, that's groady..

E-Bear said:
Also that cpu connector that is really stretched out to the max.

I noticed that too. It's probably alright.

micropage7 · Jan 18, 2019

I dunno what it is? Thermal paste, chalk or gypsum :confused:

lexluthermiester · Jan 18, 2019

micropage7 said:
I dunno what it is? Thermal paste, chalk or gypsum

Dried out thermal paste.

Ferrum Master · Jan 18, 2019

micropage7 said:
I dunno what it is? Thermal paste, chalk or gypsum

I know what it will be afterwards tho

The mummy returns - curse of Netburst.

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Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
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Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
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Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
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Power Supply	Thermaltake TR2 430w
Mouse	Razer Abyssus Mirror Special Edition Blue LED
Keyboard	Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Commander Red LED Backlighting Mechanical Keycaps Membrane Gaming Keyboard
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Processor	Intel Xeon X3470
Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
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Mouse	Corsair Ironclaw wireless
Keyboard	Logitech G213
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Case	Corsair Air 540
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	Seasonic modular 850 watt Platinum/EVGA T2-850 Titanium
Software	Windows 10 Pro/Windows 10 Pro

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Mouse	Steelseries Aerox 5
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VR HMD	HD 420 - Green Edition ;)
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Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
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Power Supply	Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow V3 - Yellow Switch
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