The Easiest Ways To Ruin Your Pc

MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
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<div class="IPBDescription">A decent article from PCSTATS.COM</div> <a href='http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1720' target='_blank'>http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1720</a>

<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->PCstats guides you through the list of the most popular ways by which you will eventually kill your PC, despite your good intentions. This is a good primer for "what not to do" folks. - Version 1.0.0 <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Not listed: pouring half-empty coke cans into the exhaust vents, like MonsE's brother did routinely...
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    edited February 2005
    MonsieurGood only did that to thwart your evil plans, O dastardly one.
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    MonsieurGood. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> That's awesome...
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    It's amusing how many of these are no-brainers. Hot-swapping harddrives inside your case? I say a little holiday barbeque is in order to knock some sense into your brain.

    This one was gold though:
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->And cats... cats are walking static death bombs. Keep them away from your system. I once found my cat sleeping inside my old computer. Needless to say, it was never quite the same afterwards (and the computer didn't work too well either).<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> So cute. ^_^
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    Arr, I had the very first one happen to me. I tried a Dell power supply in a regular computer. Boom. Or rather, lack of a boom, or any noise at all.

    Strangely enough, a regular power supply will work in a dell, just don't try a Dell PSU in a regular computer if you value it X(
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  • antifreezeantifreeze The guy with the goods&#33; Join Date: 2003-05-12 Member: 16232Members, Constellation
    This happened today...

    Today is the day i come back from uni for the weekend, yey! So i jump on the train without a care in the world and return to my home town, then get a phone call.
    <!--QuoteBegin-Housemate+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Housemate)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Erm, hello. I'v had a bit of an accident<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    To this i just sighed as that particular housemate happened to be using my laptop last time it broke.
    <!--QuoteBegin-Housemate+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Housemate)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Is your laptop insured<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Oh no, what this time. Last time it only cost £50 to fix, this time he wants to know if it's insured. Has he used it as a frisbee? has it caught fire? has there been a power surge?
    <!--QuoteBegin-Housemate+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Housemate)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Well, you know you said if i wasn't careful i would end up droping it, well it fell off my bed and landed on the screen and now it's cracked and doesn't work<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    *Sigh* I'll sort it when i get back
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    And THATs why my Uni PC is just that, a PC.

    NOT a Laptop.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    80% of computer failures can be attributed to careless (mis)use. And yes, I made that up on the spot.
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  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-lolfighter+Feb 12 2005, 09:59 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (lolfighter @ Feb 12 2005, 09:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 80% of computer failures can be attributed to careless (mis)use. And yes, I made that up on the spot. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No, 80% of computer failures can be attributed to people over 30(40?).
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    Uh... just curious but did everyone else get words linked with 'contextclick' on that webby or have I managed to somehow gain an annoying piece of adware on firefox that neither spybot or adaware can spot? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Never seen it on any other website than that but I'm already annoyed and worried lol.
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  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-lolfighter+Feb 11 2005, 11:24 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (lolfighter @ Feb 11 2005, 11:24 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It's amusing how many of these are no-brainers. Hot-swapping harddrives inside your case? I say a little holiday barbeque is in order to knock some sense into your brain.

    This one was gold though:
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->And cats... cats are walking static death bombs. Keep them away from your system. I once found my cat sleeping inside my old computer. Needless to say, it was never quite the same afterwards (and the computer didn't work too well either).<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> So cute. ^_^ <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    My cat lays on top of my computer. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I think shes trying to destroy it with her .. static deathbombness so I pay more attention to her than it.
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited February 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-Geminosity+Feb 12 2005, 10:18 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Geminosity @ Feb 12 2005, 10:18 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Uh... just curious but did everyone else get words linked with 'contextclick' on that webby or have I managed to somehow gain an annoying piece of adware on firefox that neither spybot or adaware can spot? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Never seen it on any other website than that but I'm already annoyed and worried lol. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I'ts part of the webpage. =[
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