Re: [gentoo-user] motherboard died?

2009-01-15 Thread Paul Hartman
On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 4:30 PM, David Relson wrote: > On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:24:55 -0500 > Dan Cowsill wrote: > >> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Matt Harrison >> wrote: >> > Thanks for the detailed information. I have some news, but it >> > requires me to put on my embarrassed face. >> >> No

Re: [gentoo-user] motherboard died?

2009-01-15 Thread David Relson
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:24:55 -0500 Dan Cowsill wrote: > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Matt Harrison > wrote: > > Thanks for the detailed information. I have some news, but it > > requires me to put on my embarrassed face. > > No need to be embarrassed! I work in the repair industry and I can

Re: [gentoo-user] motherboard died?

2009-01-15 Thread Dan Cowsill
On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Matt Harrison wrote: > Thanks for the detailed information. I have some news, but it requires me to > put on my embarrassed face. No need to be embarrassed! I work in the repair industry and I can't tell you how many times I've run into the same thing. The worst

Re: [gentoo-user] motherboard died?

2009-01-15 Thread Matt Harrison
Dan Cowsill wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 4:32 AM, Matt Harrison wrote: Hi all, A few weeks ago there was a discussion about audio interference when running 3d applications. Well mine kept getting worse (it didn't to it at all a month ago) until I got fed up. I opened the side and (gently!)

Re: [gentoo-user] motherboard died?

2009-01-15 Thread Dan Cowsill
On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 4:32 AM, Matt Harrison wrote: > Hi all, > > A few weeks ago there was a discussion about audio interference when running > 3d applications. > > Well mine kept getting worse (it didn't to it at all a month ago) until I > got fed up. I opened the side and (gently!) moved some

Re: [gentoo-user] motherboard died?

2009-01-15 Thread Matt Harrison
Dale wrote: Matt Harrison wrote: Dale wrote: Matt Harrison wrote: Hi all, A few weeks ago there was a discussion about audio interference when running 3d applications. Well mine kept getting worse (it didn't to it at all a month ago) until I got fed up. I opened the side and (gently!) moved

Re: [gentoo-user] motherboard died?

2009-01-15 Thread Dale
Matt Harrison wrote: > Dale wrote: >> Matt Harrison wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> A few weeks ago there was a discussion about audio interference when >>> running 3d applications. >>> >>> Well mine kept getting worse (it didn't to it at all a month ago) >>> until I got fed up. I opened the side and (g

Re: [gentoo-user] motherboard died?

2009-01-15 Thread Matt Harrison
Dale wrote: Matt Harrison wrote: Hi all, A few weeks ago there was a discussion about audio interference when running 3d applications. Well mine kept getting worse (it didn't to it at all a month ago) until I got fed up. I opened the side and (gently!) moved some of the power cables away from

Re: [gentoo-user] motherboard died?

2009-01-15 Thread Dale
Matt Harrison wrote: > Hi all, > > A few weeks ago there was a discussion about audio interference when > running 3d applications. > > Well mine kept getting worse (it didn't to it at all a month ago) > until I got fed up. I opened the side and (gently!) moved some of the > power cables away from t

Re: [gentoo-user] motherboard died?

2009-01-15 Thread Matt Harrison
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:32:15 +, Matt Harrison wrote: I can't see how I could have properly killed some hardware just by moving a cable an inch to one side. Did you touch a grounded object before putting your hand inside the case. A static discharge could kill the moth

Re: [gentoo-user] motherboard died?

2009-01-15 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:32:15 +, Matt Harrison wrote: > I can't see how I could have properly killed some hardware just by > moving a cable an inch to one side. Did you touch a grounded object before putting your hand inside the case. A static discharge could kill the motherboard. -- Neil

[gentoo-user] motherboard died?

2009-01-15 Thread Matt Harrison
Hi all, A few weeks ago there was a discussion about audio interference when running 3d applications. Well mine kept getting worse (it didn't to it at all a month ago) until I got fed up. I opened the side and (gently!) moved some of the power cables away from the data cables to see if that