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Author Topic: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O  (Read 13006002 times)

SimRobert2001

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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #87150 on: October 05, 2015, 03:02:27 pm »

Some part of my PC just took a shit. For a short while, it just started crashing within about 10 minutes of startup. Now it doesn't even POST. It powers up, but the two-digit LED indicator on the motherboard stops at 41. Looking that code up hasn't been fruitful so far, I just keep seeing that the 40-4F range is "reserved for future use".


It might either be the RAM or graphics card. Probably the latter, since what I could see from the BSOD it looked like the graphics driver was clusterfucking itself to death.

The fact that the code on the motherboard is "reserved for future use" probably means that its not a code for the motherboard at all. Its in the case of "Oh, we didn't realize it could have this error, so we assigned it to function 40." Sounds like the graphics card, honestly. Can you actually see it? Mine had rounded capacitors, from where they exploded.
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« Reply #87151 on: October 05, 2015, 03:07:23 pm »

Currently managed to restart it. Running virus scan. So far hasn't crashed again, but I'm not doing any of the things it did before it crashed - namely watching Youtube or playing Dawn of War.
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« Reply #87152 on: October 05, 2015, 03:08:09 pm »

Currently managed to restart it. Running virus scan. So far hasn't crashed again, but I'm not doing any of the things it did before it crashed - namely watching Youtube or playing Dawn of War.

Try reinstalling your video drivers, see what happens.
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« Reply #87153 on: October 05, 2015, 03:14:06 pm »

Problem with that: my graphics card is so old that it's no longer supported.

I did find what code 41 was though: "Initialize extended memory for RomPilot"
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #87154 on: October 05, 2015, 03:55:12 pm »

Bake it, it could be some bad welding point. I managed to extend the life of an old video card that way a few years ago. After baked it lasted another couple of months (around 5 months) by then I already saved to buy another. That was years ago, I think is time for another upgrade, or it would be it it wouldn't take years of income now.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #87155 on: October 05, 2015, 04:04:33 pm »

Sweet zeus, save me from the computer illiterate. Family member was wanting me to reformat their computer because someone misplaced a shortcut, and they were clicking on the wrong thing. I... I understand these things can be confusing, and people often don't realize exactly what they're asking, but... still. Still.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #87156 on: October 05, 2015, 04:13:28 pm »

In the future we will judge people based not off of literacy but computer literacy

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« Reply #87157 on: October 05, 2015, 04:14:10 pm »

"If I print out this file, do I have to feed it back through the printer to edit it again on the computer?"

"Hello? I think WordStar has run out of paper. Do I have to open the computer case to add some?"

"The coffee tray broke when I placed my cup on it. I want a refund!"

"If the computers keep crashing, you have prop them up with bookends or something."
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« Reply #87158 on: October 05, 2015, 04:15:48 pm »

In the future we will write javascripts for theatre productions

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« Reply #87159 on: October 05, 2015, 04:22:35 pm »

Does that mean our future plays will accept any audience, but will be slow and ponderous? :v
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« Reply #87160 on: October 05, 2015, 04:40:25 pm »

"If I print out this file, do I have to feed it back through the printer to edit it again on the computer?"

"Hello? I think WordStar has run out of paper. Do I have to open the computer case to add some?"

"The coffee tray broke when I placed my cup on it. I want a refund!"

"If the computers keep crashing, you have prop them up with bookends or something."
You laugh, but I worked tech support for 15 years, starting in the mid 90's. I have actually *heard* most of these. The worst was doing residential ISP support.

"Ok, what model of computer do you have?"

"Winders." (Note: Not "Windows", but Winders. This is the South, after all.)

"No, that's the operating system. Is it a Dell, Gateway, HP....?"

"Oh! Uh....AOL?"

"No....that's an ISP. And not the one you use, incidentally, that would be us."

"Umm...I got it at the Wal-mart."

*headdesk*

"Okay....does it have a logo on it somewhere? A name? A word?"

"Oh! Yeah, it's got Word 96."

"No, that's an application. And there is no Word 96."

"Oh...Look, is the Innernet down or not?"

"Yes. Yes, it is. The Internet people forgot to pay their power bill this month, so the whole thing's down. Sorry. Have a good day."
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« Reply #87161 on: October 05, 2015, 05:01:25 pm »

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« Reply #87162 on: October 05, 2015, 05:03:44 pm »

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"And there is no Word 96."
Geez :o

At least they weren't belligerent.
Oh, they frequently were. I just left those snippets of memory out.
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« Reply #87163 on: October 05, 2015, 05:04:49 pm »

Maybe you should give the Bastard Operator from Hell stories a read.


Also, what did they mistake for a coffee tray?
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« Reply #87164 on: October 05, 2015, 05:06:35 pm »

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