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Post by nodwyck on Jan 23, 2004 4:23:08 GMT -5
(((((LBD))))) oh yes, it's worth it all.
1) it doesn't increase room temperature 2) I can hear my own thoughts (If I only had any) 3) I love new cadgets! 4) I can play any game in max options 5) my brother-in-law goes green every time he visits
These things should come with either baby smell or new car smell ;D
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Post by nodwyck on Jan 21, 2004 20:17:30 GMT -5
Gotta rant. This is my typical luck.
So, I got all this spiffy new hardware - everything except CD burner, power supply and case. All the bells and whistles - wireless, firewire, you name it. I'm overly excited about that mobo layout sticker, and use it immediately - to a very stupid, but well visible place in the case.
Day 1: Mobo won't work, no matter what I connet (or disconnect). All I get is this stupid "Standby" led. And it's green. My voltage meter's batteries quit on me.
Day 2: Call the supplier, they say: send it back. We'll replace it. Send in a description about what doesn't work. I write:" Dear Compusirs, the green led works. Dunno 'bout nothin else. Hope this finds You in good health. I arrive at the post office too late, and can't send it.
Days 3-4: weekend. Can't send the pretty, but useless mobo back.
Day 5: Mobo takes a trip. The wait begins. By this time my old trusty AMD's back in working order. The friend I sold it to complains a little (he hadn't paid for it, so I told him to bugger off).
Days 6-18: I wait, frustrated.
Day 19: I get a call from the compu-guys. They tell me there's nothing wrong with the mobo, and the trip will cost me € 30 (USD 36).
Day 20: Mail guys at my door, 8.30 am. I freak out. They tell me it's €30. Can't find my wallet. They go away. 2 mins later I find my wallet, am awake and Really Madtm. I throw some clothes on, run to the post office and back in a record time. I didn't take my home keys with me. Classic. I'm freezing. The building super comes an hour later. Hardware works, Windows doesn't, until the 4th go. Everything is fine again.
Day 21: no problemo. I get worried.
Day 22: I unplug the chassis fans (they loud. me dislike loud.) and sell them. Say goodbye to my old comp.
Day 23: Order new chassis fans. happy to get more new cadgets (life is so good). no problems. Overclock a bit, get bored and reset to factory defaults. no problem. Nagging bad feeling in the back of my head.
Day 24: No new fans in mail. Find out it was PSU making the weird noise all along. dismiss it as cooling problem.
Day 25: No cooling problem. Everything fine heatwise. nothing's running at over 100F except the power. DVD/CD-RW combo not working due void warranty (as of 2 mo), as excpected. Order another DVD. Happy to get new cadgets.
Day 26: PSU making noise like a 20 yrs old fridge. That can't be good. Try to patch this with an old power. Not a good idea, as it is just as LOUD. Lose hearing from right ear. Problem fixed.
Days 27-29: Waiting. Neighbors think I'm renovating due the excessive noise. I yell "What!?" a couple times and they back off.
Day 30: DVD-drive and fans arrive. PSU sounds like a Stuka divebomber, and Asusprobe doesn't like it a bit. Switch powers. No alarming noises, just an occasional rattle.
Day 31: fine.
Day 32: A great MOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNN (PSU at it again) at 7 am. I take PC offline, power out, dismantled. Reassembled. Everything works again. A ghost of a SCSI DVD drive appears at list of drives. Removing ir causes everything in IDE-1 die. Reinstalling windows, just in case.
Day 33: Ordered another power supply. Old one gives me the silent treatment (as in not making noise), working as per Doctor's Orderstm.
Today, about a week later: New power. Old one still working perfectly. Friend still owes me money. I think I heard a faint rattle (case sides. I bet my life on it).
This is the clean version. Foul language available on PM request.
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Post by nodwyck on Feb 4, 2004 9:39:20 GMT -5
*drools* mmm...cheesecake.
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Post by nodwyck on Jan 29, 2004 4:08:55 GMT -5
not well (had one mail surprise with a pie), unless you use DHL, FedEx or such. And that's too much trouble.
*sulks* the stalking guy had no mystery to it. it was the Mozilla build. I woulda liked it more if it was magic.
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Post by nodwyck on Jan 16, 2004 19:52:23 GMT -5
*blows a kiss at Sharess before fluttering away*
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Post by nodwyck on Jan 16, 2004 20:35:30 GMT -5
True words, dearie. I'm spending too much time here. Should sleep more. Should remember my medication. Should see more people. Blah blah blah. A bucket of good, old fashioned, tried and true CRAZY is much more fun!
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Post by nodwyck on Jan 16, 2004 20:26:57 GMT -5
tee hee hee.
The tin man does that just to annoy me (paranoia on the left, folks), or else he stops running when he thinks I'm not looking (just opened the box, more paranoia, anybody?)
It just seems that If I reload the page a couple times inna row, he fails to animate. pthyi! pthyi! pthyi! I CURSE THEE, NIGHTLY BUILD OF MOZILLA!
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Post by nodwyck on Jan 14, 2004 21:28:52 GMT -5
tastes like rubbing alcohol
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Post by nodwyck on Jan 14, 2004 21:05:02 GMT -5
hmmh... He seems to dislike refreshing the page. this time.
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Post by nodwyck on Jan 14, 2004 20:08:37 GMT -5
Oh, he was just catching his breath (I guess), and is running again.
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Post by nodwyck on Jan 14, 2004 19:44:59 GMT -5
I guess he got where he wanted, because he's stopped.
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Post by nodwyck on Jan 14, 2004 7:57:00 GMT -5
I mean, that warrior fellow near the bottom of the forum index page. Until yesterday evening, he just just kept moving like in gelatine.
Now he seems to be running like a rabbit on speed.
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Post by nodwyck on Jan 11, 2004 19:47:54 GMT -5
no smileys huh? take THIS!
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Post by nodwyck on Jan 16, 2004 20:48:37 GMT -5
- Look gal, I tole you. There are no Astral plains anywhere near this place. You daft?
(Oswaldo "Oz the Bastard" D'Amato, planehopping and a bit confused, to a deva)
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Post by nodwyck on Feb 4, 2004 6:24:16 GMT -5
Wesker.
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