My computer is dead

ComproxComprox *chortle*Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
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<div class="IPBDescription">Flayra that hacker...</div>Well, during this weekends playtest, my computer crapped out again <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo--> I was playing away just fine, when Flayra attacks me and killed me. Less than a second later, my computer just shuts down (Flayra hacked me cause he thought I was going to kill him <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> ). Anyways, I can turn it on, but only the fan spins up and the hard drive makes a few noises before becoming silent. I spent the last 2 hours fiddling with it, checking every connection, and totally rebuilding it to no avail. I am having it taken in tomorrow for "professional" work and I hope that can save it. I think something has crapped out on me though, and I have no cash right now to replace any of it. I locked up most of money in an account for the servers. I can nmot take this money out for another 2 weeks (insurance I would not touch it). So unless some miracle happens, I might not be around much for the next month. I am going away all next week camping anyways, so I guess it is not a huge loss.

Wish me luck, adios till later guys! (Damn library computer this is).
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  • Sgt_XSgt_X Join Date: 2002-03-01 Member: 261Members
    That suck. I wish u the best of luck. I happen to have the good fortune of having many servicible comps in my house but there was a time when I wasn't in such a situtation and I fell for u. And have fun on ur camping trip.
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  • pielemuispielemuis Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 72Members, NS1 Playtester
    What? Nooooooooooo! IRc without the beloved idler Comprox? Nooooo! Hope you get it fixed tho, and hf camping d:)
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  • Silver_FoxSilver_Fox Spammer Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 34Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    I think something almost exactly like that happened to me, I replaced the powersupply, and all worked out fine ...
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  • SmokeMastaSmokeMasta Join Date: 2002-04-13 Member: 430Members
    it's prolly the mainboard. somthing burned and then it wend dead <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • JedisarJedisar Join Date: 2002-03-03 Member: 264Awaiting Authorization
    d00d! Flayra R0xx0rz3d J00 B0xx0r! He, Like, Totally Hacked you, dood! Like, For Sure.


    =op


    We'll miss ya compy..hope everything works out.
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  • Hida_TsuzuaHida_Tsuzua Lamarck&#39;s Heir Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 79Members, NS1 Playtester
    Hmm...a similar thing (but not fatal like Comprox's) happened to me right before I get into a game with Flayra.  Everyone went to start and then BAM my computer goes to Zell.  Took me quite some time to get to back working.  Maybe Flayra is up to something....
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  • ChromeAngelChromeAngel Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 14Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Something similar has happend to me in the past.  If I emember correctly I had to flick the power switch on the back of my powersupply to get it working (having dismantled the whole thing, tested each compomnent in another PC and found them all working).  Stupid thing I can't see how it effected the rest of the PC, but it did...

    Have a nice camping trip.
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  • FamFam Diaper-Wearing Dog On A Ball Join Date: 2002-02-17 Member: 222Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    I managed to stack my rig under a table at a small LAN party, right along side 2 other computers. None of them had overly great fans, and it was raining outside, so we couldnt open any of the windows. One of the HDD's fried shortly before the end of the LAN, mine died a few weeks later, the other one had a few problems with data corruption.

    Ive learnt my lesson, I now strap a desk fan to the side of my computer at any LAN. Sure, its noisy, and overkill, but I love my data. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • BiomechanoidBiomechanoid Join Date: 2002-02-12 Member: 203Members
    BIOS chip fried? if a bud will let you, you can test your stuff out on their motherboard and see if that is the problem.
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  • Sgt_XSgt_X Join Date: 2002-03-01 Member: 261Members
    Yea, if u can get access to another comp with a compaitible mother board try a component by component test. Can save u a lot of headache if it's just something simple like- well if it's just one thing then it's cheaper than having some <i>expert</i> computer shop look at it.
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    <!--QuoteBegin--ChromeAngel+June 24 2002,23:30--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (ChromeAngel @ June 24 2002,23:30)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Something similar has happend to me in the past.  If I emember correctly I had to flick the power switch on the back of my powersupply to get it working (having dismantled the whole thing, tested each compomnent in another PC and found them all working).  Stupid thing I can't see how it effected the rest of the PC, but it did...

    Have a nice camping trip.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    DO NOT DO THAT!!!

    Unless you want a very shortlived smoke and disco light machine. I was under the desk with a computer and I flicked the little red switch.. BANG! FSSHSHSSHHSH!!

    You get the idea.

    Sucks to be you comp.

    --Scythe--
    the_only_scythe@subdimension.com
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  • greyfox5greyfox5 Join Date: 2002-02-14 Member: 217Members
    acctually, i had to flick the power upper/downer thingy red switch some time ago to get my computer to turn on, then it worked fine, comp, i suggest you try this..instead of my dumb ### friend (WHO I WARNED OVER AND OVER) who took his power supply out, was fiddleing with it.....and ZAAAAPPP, he was ok tho...
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  • CrematorCremator Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 27Members
    of everyone i know, i have good luck with computers.  i rarely find great deals on stuff, like everyone else, but i have yet to have a system crap out on me.  been through 5 computers now and had some ups and downs, but no real hardware trouble...
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  • GencideGencide Join Date: 2002-05-30 Member: 698Members
    Same kind of thing happend to my trusty ol 350 mhz machine i've had for years. She was a good ol comp, and had tons of stuff like mp3's short stories, homework (when I was still in school) etc. One day it just shuts off. Next thing i know, smoke is coming out of the powersupply, it smells of burning death and a zap crackle suddenly happens.

    Unexplained, and unfortunate. I bought a 1.6 ghz With Xp the next day  <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
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