ElQuay
06-25-2005, 04:01 PM
So I wake up yesterday morning, happy as can be. Turn on my computer, fart around fora few minutes, get ready for work. I properly turn the computer off and head on out. 10 hours later i'm home, turn on the computer and Beeeeeeeeeeeep beep beep beep beep (Yes, 1 LONG beep, followed by 4-6 short beeps). So I figured I'm FUBARed. I take out the video card, plug the monitor into my on-board video, fires right up... once. reseated EVERYTHING, nothing works at all.
So, today I went to my local computer store to have them check some stuff out (I don't have a spare x800 or pci-express mobo to swap in to test). They take everything in, pop in a new mobo works great. I purchase said mobo (even though it's under warrenty, I WANT my computer. So i figure I can warrenty the old one, and sell it to my buddy so no loss.)
I get home, swap out new for old, and Beeeeeeeep beep beep beep. What the fuck? The only thing changed is the mobo, so i think it's not the mobo it's the video card.
I drive BACK to the computer store. We put my video card in a brand new computer he was building, same Beeps. So we get a little curious, he puts a video card from another computer into my OLD computer... doesn't work at all still.
So either my video card fried my mobo + videocard, or my mobo fried my mobo + videocard.
Either way, I'm short $120 for the mobo + possibly $250 for the video card. Thankfully the mobo has the on-board video so at least I got a computer. I'm attempting to contact the videocard manufacturer but of course, nobody is open on a Saturday.
To top everything off, while I was at work yesterday, my girly says we're not doing too well. THEN on the way home I see my brake light on my car turn on. THEN at the computer store today it seems my primary harddrive is starting to fail. THEN i went to the grocery store to pick up some lunch, says my card is denied (It's got at least $3k in it).
Someone quarantine me, please.
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Anyone else has this horrible of luck before (one part frying itself+another part)
So, today I went to my local computer store to have them check some stuff out (I don't have a spare x800 or pci-express mobo to swap in to test). They take everything in, pop in a new mobo works great. I purchase said mobo (even though it's under warrenty, I WANT my computer. So i figure I can warrenty the old one, and sell it to my buddy so no loss.)
I get home, swap out new for old, and Beeeeeeeep beep beep beep. What the fuck? The only thing changed is the mobo, so i think it's not the mobo it's the video card.
I drive BACK to the computer store. We put my video card in a brand new computer he was building, same Beeps. So we get a little curious, he puts a video card from another computer into my OLD computer... doesn't work at all still.
So either my video card fried my mobo + videocard, or my mobo fried my mobo + videocard.
Either way, I'm short $120 for the mobo + possibly $250 for the video card. Thankfully the mobo has the on-board video so at least I got a computer. I'm attempting to contact the videocard manufacturer but of course, nobody is open on a Saturday.
To top everything off, while I was at work yesterday, my girly says we're not doing too well. THEN on the way home I see my brake light on my car turn on. THEN at the computer store today it seems my primary harddrive is starting to fail. THEN i went to the grocery store to pick up some lunch, says my card is denied (It's got at least $3k in it).
Someone quarantine me, please.
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Anyone else has this horrible of luck before (one part frying itself+another part)