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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 09:27 AM
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Default YAY!I fried my computer

Yep I did it...well kinda
my wife spilled coffee on keyboard, and I didnt unplug it right away, next thing I notice is nice smell coming from my pc, and thats the end of its life....
Its been good to me for all this years
Time for a new build now.
This is what it was:
p4 3.0 HT
asus p4c800 deluxe mobo
1 gb ram corsair pro
Ati radeon 800xt
SB audigy 2
2 x 74 gb raptor in raid 0
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 09:29 AM
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Uhh.... spilling coffee on your keyboard wrecked the computer? WTF!
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 09:32 AM
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[QUOTE=WestSideBilly,Mar 6 2006, 01:29 PM] Uhh.... spilling coffee on your keyboard wrecked the computer?
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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No more than 5v through the keyboard.
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ruexp67,Mar 6 2006, 02:19 PM


No more than 5v through the keyboard.
maybe it was something else, it just happened at the same time
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 11:09 AM
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Mabey, but doublecheck the other components. Or make sure the coffee didn't drip into the surge supressor and fry more than the 'puter
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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I think Brad's looking for a "good" excuse to get a new computer.
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 01:09 PM
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by VAD,Mar 6 2006, 04:51 PM
I think Brad's looking for a "good" excuse to get a new computer.
haha not really, the one that I want will cost me around 4k....and that would have to go from my subaru fund......so no Im not, unless Ill have to.
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 05:08 AM
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$4k

Do you run NORAD from your house?
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