The PC Hardware Graveyard

Maximus_Detritus · 19th Sep 2004, 03:17 AM

In homage to the now-deceased 9800Se/Pro of Psykhotik, and with a little suggestion from Papercut, here's this thread!

My dead PC hardware :

Aside from all my old Pentium 3s and 2s, as well as 386s and 486s, there has been my LG CD-RW, my first Nvidia Riva TNT2 (those cost 500 bucks when they first came out, SIX years ago.

), and my Seagate 4GB harddrive.

The last one was especially saddening. All my old poems and stories from almost my entire time at high school were GONE.

zy · 19th Sep 2004, 04:11 AM

i see that many things died... LOL ...
hmmmmmmmm
my dead pc hardwares :
3 mice..... (wear and tear?)
Conner 200MB hard disk (typo bout another thread with 800mb)(i killed it)
Quantum ProDrive ,... 80MB ... yea. 80MB .. (i killed another one .. i swear .. it was an accident ..)
Maxtor 2gb hard disk (it died)
17" Packard Bell monitor .. it sux.. (it died too )
16x NEC cd-rom (i "cacated" it coz it refuse to work properly)

retired hardwares
a super old cd-rom (hmm time for an upgrade)
40x acer cd-rom (it refuse to work)
24x10x40 acer cd-rw (another lazy bum)
a 386 pc..

.. still working

(ermmm .. too old . have to retire and let the newer generation continue their duties )

resting hardwares

4.3gb quantum fireball
creative riva tnt 2
aztech soundcard with builtin modem + radio card (ISA)
creative soundblaster pro pnp (i think..) (ISA)
4x Creative / Matshita drive...

thats all i remembered

PsYkHoTiK · 19th Sep 2004, 04:30 AM

Hmmm.... My dead hardware....

I havent really killed anything. Coz I'm super careful. But sometimes it gets FUBAR and thats outta my control. The only dead thing I remember is my old GF2MX. That died coz it had a sucky fan and the fan died and no one knew about it until garbage came out...

Adrian Wong · 19th Sep 2004, 11:48 AM

Hmm.. My dead hardware...

So far only had a few ABIT motherboards that went nutty on me. The memory slots began acting up so I retired them.

Also had a Celeron 300A die on me. Plus a couple of memory modules (EDO, SDRAM, DDR SDRAM).

My ABIT NF7-S Rev. 1.2 and ABIT Siluro GeForce4 Ti 4200-8X died not so long ago. But got them RMAed.

More recently, my Toshiba M30 notebook's combo drive went to digital heaven/hell.

PsYkHoTiK · 19th Sep 2004, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

More recently, my Toshiba M30 notebook's combo drive went to digital heaven/hell.

I hope my Radeon is in digital heaven...

Its served me well in its short time and actually one of the only things that never actually gave me a hard time...

Papercut · 19th Sep 2004, 05:44 PM

RIP:

TDK Cyclone Internal CD-RW 48/24/48, September 2002 - February 2004

Asus CD-RW 52/32/52, February 2004 - July 2004

(both killed by a poor quality GTA:VC CD)

256MB DDR266, September 2002 - August 2004
(stopped working after I replaced it, no idea why

)

3.5" floppy drive, from my old Pentium MMX. 1994-2004

On the way to the graveyard:
Proview 17" CRT. Sometimes the colour becomes very strange,so I have to whack it on the side to get it to display properly.

My old MMX has a whole heap of antique parts inside because it's an upgraded 486 machine. 5.25" floppy, Creative Sound Blaster 16 (HUGE sound card). One day when my dad stops using it, I wll take them out and photograph.

Max_87 · 19th Sep 2004, 09:50 PM

My poor Celeron 600MHz

It's able to run itself at 1200MHz ROTFL and a dead motherboard short-circuited it.

Dashken · 20th Sep 2004, 09:57 PM

My precious 3.2GB Quantum hdd. It fell off a box, 5 cm above the ground when I was transfering files to my friend's pc. It died suddenly... I never had the chance to say goodbye...

Maximus_Detritus · 21st Sep 2004, 05:39 PM

More dead hardware :

LG Studioworks 17-inch CRT, MSI i845 P4 mobo, Nokia 8250 (does that count? (= ), Seagate 10GB harddrive, Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz A processor.

VelocityReviews · 21st Sep 2004, 06:00 PM

My new linksys wireless access point (ive had it two weeks) died

Luckily I'm getting it RMA'ed

19th Sep 2004, 03:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
Maximus_Detritus Moderator Join Date: 14 Sep 2004 Location: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Posts: 2,127 Reputation: 242 Rep Power: 9	The PC Hardware Graveyard In homage to the now-deceased 9800Se/Pro of Psykhotik, and with a little suggestion from Papercut, here's this thread! My dead PC hardware : Aside from all my old Pentium 3s and 2s, as well as 386s and 486s, there has been my LG CD-RW, my first Nvidia Riva TNT2 (those cost 500 bucks when they first came out, SIX years ago. ), and my Seagate 4GB harddrive. The last one was especially saddening. All my old poems and stories from almost my entire time at high school were GONE. __________________ Ceramic White PSP - 3.52M33-4, Metallic Blue PSP - 3.52M33-4 ARP Reviewer PlayStation Network : Maximus_Detritus

19th Sep 2004, 04:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Penang,Malaysia - Buffalo,New York Posts: 12,816 Reputation: 1998 Rep Power: 37	i see that many things died... LOL ... hmmmmmmmm my dead pc hardwares : 3 mice..... (wear and tear?) Conner 200MB hard disk (typo bout another thread with 800mb)(i killed it) Quantum ProDrive ,... 80MB ... yea. 80MB .. (i killed another one .. i swear .. it was an accident ..) Maxtor 2gb hard disk (it died) 17" Packard Bell monitor .. it sux.. (it died too ) 16x NEC cd-rom (i "cacated" it coz it refuse to work properly) retired hardwares a super old cd-rom (hmm time for an upgrade) 40x acer cd-rom (it refuse to work) 24x10x40 acer cd-rw (another lazy bum) a 386 pc.. .. still working (ermmm .. too old . have to retire and let the newer generation continue their duties ) resting hardwares 4.3gb quantum fireball creative riva tnt 2 aztech soundcard with builtin modem + radio card (ISA) creative soundblaster pro pnp (i think..) (ISA) 4x Creative / Matshita drive... thats all i remembered __________________ current: P4-3.2\|P4P800-Deluxe\|512x4-DDR\|NV6600 WD2500KS\|WD5000AAKS\|AD-7191A\|1860NX\|Z2300\|MP470 home (malaysia): P4C-2.6@3.1-StockHSF\|AI7\|256x2-BT-D43\|512x2-DT-D43\|A9600XT-VIVO WD1200JB\|2xWD2500KS\|DRU-800A\|DVD-E616P\|LTR-52327S\|152x\|V.S.4121\|iP1500 laptop: M1210\|T7200\|2GBDDR667\|160GB5K160\|GO7400

19th Sep 2004, 04:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,212 Reputation: 3938 Rep Power: 58	Hmmm.... My dead hardware.... I havent really killed anything. Coz I'm super careful. But sometimes it gets FUBAR and thats outta my control. The only dead thing I remember is my old GF2MX. That died coz it had a sucky fan and the fan died and no one knew about it until garbage came out... __________________ Intel SLAPL 4.3GHz @ 1.35v : 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 : Asus P5K Premium : WD Raptor X : G92 8800GTS 512mb 800MHz Core WIP : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Vista Ultimate Edition : Dtek FuZion CPU : Swiftech MCW60 : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze : Tygon R3603 1/2" ID 3/4" OD CPU-Z: SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com

19th Sep 2004, 11:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my BenQ Joybook 7000 notebook! Posts: 29,678 Reputation: 2878 Rep Power: 64	Hmm.. My dead hardware... So far only had a few ABIT motherboards that went nutty on me. The memory slots began acting up so I retired them. Also had a Celeron 300A die on me. Plus a couple of memory modules (EDO, SDRAM, DDR SDRAM). My ABIT NF7-S Rev. 1.2 and ABIT Siluro GeForce4 Ti 4200-8X died not so long ago. But got them RMAed. More recently, my Toshiba M30 notebook's combo drive went to digital heaven/hell. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

19th Sep 2004, 05:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
Papercut Hyperactive Join Date: 14 Jul 2004 Location: Singapore! Posts: 4,957 Reputation: 2428 Rep Power: 33	RIP: TDK Cyclone Internal CD-RW 48/24/48, September 2002 - February 2004 Asus CD-RW 52/32/52, February 2004 - July 2004 (both killed by a poor quality GTA:VC CD) 256MB DDR266, September 2002 - August 2004 (stopped working after I replaced it, no idea why ) 3.5" floppy drive, from my old Pentium MMX. 1994-2004 On the way to the graveyard: Proview 17" CRT. Sometimes the colour becomes very strange,so I have to whack it on the side to get it to display properly. My old MMX has a whole heap of antique parts inside because it's an upgraded 486 machine. 5.25" floppy, Creative Sound Blaster 16 (HUGE sound card). One day when my dad stops using it, I wll take them out and photograph. __________________ PC Specs "Use in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight. Keep out of reach of n00bs. Overclock within 24 hours of opening. Do not read instructions before proceeding, do not use only as directed. May cause frustration, late nights and empty wallets. If symptoms persist please consult your hardware professional."

19th Sep 2004, 09:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Max_87 h@x! Join Date: 11 Aug 2003 Location: Sarawak, Malaysia. Posts: 11,010 Reputation: 1809 Rep Power: 35	My poor Celeron 600MHz It's able to run itself at 1200MHz ROTFL and a dead motherboard short-circuited it. __________________ Max_87 Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com Intel E8400 @ 4.2GHz / Abit IP35 Pro / G.Skill F2-8000CL5-4GBPQ / Radeon X1800 / Seagate 7200.9 120GB / 7200.10 320GBx2 / WD5000AAKS / Silverstone ST56F

20th Sep 2004, 09:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 29,604 Reputation: 2162 Rep Power: 56	My precious 3.2GB Quantum hdd. It fell off a box, 5 cm above the ground when I was transfering files to my friend's pc. It died suddenly... I never had the chance to say goodbye... __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

21st Sep 2004, 05:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
Maximus_Detritus Moderator Join Date: 14 Sep 2004 Location: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Posts: 2,127 Reputation: 242 Rep Power: 9	More dead hardware : LG Studioworks 17-inch CRT, MSI i845 P4 mobo, Nokia 8250 (does that count? (= ), Seagate 10GB harddrive, Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz A processor. __________________ Ceramic White PSP - 3.52M33-4, Metallic Blue PSP - 3.52M33-4 ARP Reviewer PlayStation Network : Maximus_Detritus

21st Sep 2004, 06:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
VelocityReviews Newbie Join Date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 22 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	My new linksys wireless access point (ive had it two weeks) died Luckily I'm getting it RMA'ed __________________ {::- VelocityReviews -::- VelocityReviews Computing Forum -::}