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Title: Fun with hardware replacement
Post by: Zakath on September 08, 2003, 05:10 PM
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Here we are making sure my roommate's computer works after replacing his power supply. :)
Title: Re:Fun with hardware replacement
Post by: iago on September 08, 2003, 05:18 PM
I don't see the humour, although I had a friend who used to have a computer without much of a case, so it pretty much looked like that anyway :)
Title: Re:Fun with hardware replacement
Post by: Yoni on September 08, 2003, 06:14 PM
Bah, not as many wires as there should be.

I once had an eviler situation - connecting a HD of one computer to another computer. I was only going to copy whatever data to the host computer before reformatting the HD in question, and preferred to not transfer it over the LAN for reasons I can't now recall.

So instead of removing the HD (which would mean unscrewing some screws, etc.) I just opened both computers and connected the power and IDE cable from the host computer to the HD in the second computer. I wish I had a camera, it looked like a 21st century heart transplant :)
Title: Re:Fun with hardware replacement
Post by: iago on September 08, 2003, 08:38 PM
Why cross the power over?  Should just use comp1's power and comp2's IDE cable, then turn them both on :)
Title: Re:Fun with hardware replacement
Post by: Soul Taker on September 09, 2003, 03:34 AM
Everyone should have thumbscrews for their computer so they don't need to use a screwdriver to unscrew things!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/cables/5b70/
Title: Re:Fun with hardware replacement
Post by: j0k3r on September 09, 2003, 06:07 AM
Quote from: iago on September 08, 2003, 08:38 PM
Why cross the power over?  Should just use comp1's power and comp2's IDE cable, then turn them both on :)

I'd guess that the second computer doesn't have power for whatever reason...
Title: Re:Fun with hardware replacement
Post by: iago on September 09, 2003, 08:12 AM
All you need to do is plug it in and turn it on, nothing would actually have to be working.  Unless the powersupply is shot :-/
Title: Re:Fun with hardware replacement
Post by: Adron on September 09, 2003, 11:14 AM
Is that funny?
Title: Re:Fun with hardware replacement
Post by: Yoni on September 09, 2003, 03:34 PM
Don't remember... Didn't have enough free power outlets to plug in the second computer, I think.