[identity profile] mooja.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] techrecovery
Well, as one of the resident tech minds in the house, I am often called upon for technical issues. Most issues though, my Dad can handle as he used to be a tech support agent himself. Which makes this even better.

Now my Dad was using canned air to dust out my younger brothers computer. When he happened to find a spare jumper lying on the ground nearby. Assuming it came from the computer, he did not try to check the motherboard manual to see what went where as far as jumpers go. He just stuck it "somewhere".

He was also very surprised to find out that the computer will now no longer function.

My brother also tells me that there was smoke. And as I am fond of telling people who don't know anything about computers "the smoke is what makes the computer work, and once you let it out, you cant put it back in"

Date: 2008-04-26 03:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nem0.livejournal.com
Hah, yeah, magic smoke. The Microstation guy at work and I use that a lot.

"I hear Bob's computer is dead. Did he let the smoke out?"
"He let the smoke out."
"You gotta tell them to stop doing that."
"I do, but they just look at me funny until I leave the room."
"Well, it's own their damn fault they let the smoke out."

Date: 2008-04-26 06:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] the-reda.livejournal.com
I have the dumb today...

/When he happened to find a spare jumper lying on the ground/

and my brain went, so what, pick it up and put it into the cloth hamper...

Date: 2008-04-26 12:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] phrogg.livejournal.com
Wow, you mean you can't do that? Just stick the jumper anywhere? You don't mean to tell me that electronics are so complex that one teensy piece of plastic and metal can wreck a computer!

...he used to be a tech support agent...
"Don't worry, i'm from tech support."
"..that's what i'm afraid of.."

Smoke out? We re-install !

Date: 2008-04-28 04:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dropmedic.livejournal.com
You folks may enjoy the humor our private shop enjoys. Yes, we do computers, generally, all electronics, and (more). But, I get bored with customers, though I DO listen to their complaints. Now, I am a diver, so,(some of you saw this cumming)...I hooked-up five,5-foot oxygen tanks, into a cascade system. This sits on the deck leading to our entry door,laced&hooped together, looking official (much as possible)All, having an official custom Stick-on, saying "SMOKE". Yes, folks, you let it out? Hells, our humor keeps customers, if not by humor, alone. I'll have to tell you about my wall postings, sometime. Cynically Priceless...

Re: Smoke out? We re-install !

Date: 2008-04-28 02:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mattcaron.livejournal.com
That is awesome.

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