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[lexluthermiester]

Right now I'm a little busy recuperating from recent office break-in

Hope it wasn't too serious.

 

[silentbogo]

Hope it wasn't too serious.

Just my ProBook and a beat-up old tablet. Nothing too critical. All of the customers devices were left intact, so at least I didn't have to cover any damages (few 8th/9th gen gaming laptops, which would definitely put me in a deep financial hole).

The only downside is that I have no working PC at the office ATM, which gave me an incentive to finish a bad-ass ghetto-server (extensive log is coming soon). It's based around HP Z620 board, but stuck inside my all-time favorite Lenovo S20 chassis (e.g. lots of tweaking and customization was required).
Just a little preview snapped two days ago:


Specs ATM, more parts on the way: E5-2660/HP Z620/ 16GB DDR3 RDIMM/GTX 1060 6GB/4TB HDD.

 

[Mussels]

Forgot to post, friends PC had issues - looked like it had eaten his dog

Front and bottom intakes clogged solid

 

[phill]

Forgot to post, friends PC had issues - looked like it had eaten his dog

Front and bottom intakes clogged solidView attachment 156970

Did his dog spend time in the case??!!

 

[Decryptor009]

 

[phill]

I had to zoom into that to see what the heck it was!!

 

[C1ff0]

Hi all, yesterday, after a request to move a collegue into another room at work, while moving the old MacPro 2008 i've heard a faint clink-clink from inside the case.

With a bit of suspicion, i've opened the case and found out what was doing the sound.
The south-bridge heatsink, had decided to launch itself across the case. The retaining sismem it's the old one, with the bracket doing the work of a spring anchoring itself to the motherboard.
One of the metal support desoldered himself... i don't even want to know how....

i had luck that the bastard didn't decide to land on a power-choke

Here are the photos of the motherboard outside the case.

Here the detailed photo. Notice the empty J4C1

I've managed to resolder the fugitive at his place, and repaired the old Mac.

 

[Mussels]

Oh god... my case was just as bad. On desk, away from carpet... just... ate a small animal?

Honestly cant explain the dust buildup in such a short time

 

[lexluthermiester]

Oh god... my case was just as bad. On desk, away from carpet... just... ate a small animal?

Honestly cant explain the dust buildup in such a short timeView attachment 157058

I keep a HEPA type vacuum in my computer room for times like that. I do my PC's every two months.

Hi all, yesterday, after a request to move a collegue into another room at work, while moving the old MacPro 2008 i've heard a faint clink-clink from inside the case.

With a bit of suspicion, i've opened the case and found out what was doing the sound.
The south-bridge heatsink, had decided to launch itself across the case. The retaining sismem it's the old one, with the bracket doing the work of a spring anchoring itself to the motherboard.
One of the metal support desoldered himself... i don't even want to know how....

i had luck that the bastard didn't decide to land on a power-choke

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Here are the photos of the motherboard outside the case.

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Here the detailed photo. Notice the empty J4C1

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I've managed to resolder the fugitive at his place, and repaired the old Mac.

That looks like it wasn't soldered in to begin with. No wonder it popped off.

 

[Chrispy_]

Typical Apple. Using brittle lead-free solder as a cheap solution instead of a mechanical spring-clip like everyone else who makes things properly.

That there is built-in obsolescence. I've probably spent too many hundreds of hours repairing and resoldering Apple motherboards to avoid cynicism at this point.

 

[Athlonite]

@Mussels that looks alot like the bottom of my RV02 case even though it sits on my desk right next to me it manages to suck up every bit of lint, dust & cat fur for miles

 

[lexluthermiester]

@Mussels that looks alot like the bottom of my RV02 case even though it sits on my desk right next to me it manages to suck up every bit of lint, dust & cat fur for miles

It's amazing what floats around in the air, isn't it?

 

[Chrispy_]

It's amazing what floats around in the air, isn't it?

I've found that having a Roomba (well, a Botvac, actually) doing daily cleans has a huge impact on how much dust is in my apartment.

Not only do my filters not seem to collect dust so much, but I don't have to dust my surfaces as much. A light dusting once a month now, compared to it being quite bad after a fortnight beforehand.

Sadly I still have to vacuum the corners and tight spots, the robot vacuums only do 80% of the job.

 

[E-curbi]

Awe Gawd!

That's no way to care for Hardware Labs multiport rads (in satin white) and BlackNoise Industrial fans.

How Embarrassing!

 

[Athlonite]

Looks like they are in a setting that has alot of free floating crap in the air though the fans and the grill behind it look to be fairly crap free

 

[E-curbi]

Looks like they are in a setting that has alot of free floating crap in the air though the fans and the grill behind it look to be fairly crap free

Yep, the water loop not in use - fans not spinning - just sitting in the corner collecting crap. Using a BlueAir air purifier in the office - but it doesn't do corners. lol

You know that corner desk in your office way back against the wall that you cannot reach because the L-shape desk is in the way - where all the dust settles?

Dimastech test bench did not arrive today, so I'm working on a silly bathroom towel. Awe Gawd.

It's only the secondary work PC parts, not the primary, still ho hum.

Hope the underside of the board doesn't overheat...

 

[freeagent]

Ill have to dig around, but I'm pretty sure I have a few pix from the very early 00's from when I used to smoke like a chimney and had my pc near the carpet, with a dog, and a couple of cats and a butt load of fans. The dander and nicotine made an almost silky fleshy grease type substance. It was pretty gross lol.. it would fill your finger print. I quit smoking ciggys about 8 years ago shortly after my first son was born. Parts of my computer are about 9 or 10 years old now and it still looks newish.. Datavac helps, but mostly not smoking

 

[phill]

Yep, the water loop not in use - fans not spinning - just sitting in the corner collecting crap. Using a BlueAir air purifier in the office - but it doesn't do corners. lol

You know that corner desk in your office way back against the wall that you cannot reach because the L-shape desk is in the way - where all the dust settles?

Dimastech test bench did not arrive today, so I'm working on a silly bathroom towel. Awe Gawd.

It's only the secondary work PC parts, not the primary, still ho hum.

Hope the underside of the board doesn't overheat...

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Grab some cheapy plastic stand off's mate Best thing ever!!

 

[Splinterdog]

I've seen some nasties come my way, but this one takes the biscuit!

 

[Valantar]

I've seen some nasties come my way, but this one takes the biscuit!
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...care to explain what that lump in the lower right is? Did a medium-sized rodent crawl in there, die, and mummify?

 

[hat]

That PCI-E slot is particularly interesting. Some of it is still blue...

 

[Lorec]

I've seen some nasties come my way, but this one takes the biscuit!
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Thats how I see PCs on the desert allright! Some stuff to decipher with a tricorder when You land on an unknown world in the delta quadrant!

 

[phill]

I've seen some nasties come my way, but this one takes the biscuit!
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Let me guess, it was brought in because it was crashing every so often and the owner didn't know why??.......

Man that is terrible!

 

[biffzinker]

Let me guess, it was brought in because it was crashing every so often and the owner didn't know why??.......

Before or after the DRAM sticks were taken out?

 

[phill]

Before or after the DRAM sticks were taken out?

Maybe they are in the bottom of the case somewhere under the dust?? To be honest I'd not even noticed the lack of RAM there fully! What can I say?? It's been a bloody long day!!