Computer illiterate people who think they know things V5 = I FLICK PSU VOLTAGE SWITCH - Hardware & Software

how do you google something when your computer is broken?

[QUOTE=Sparkwire;23891018]how do you google something when your computer is broken?[/QUOTE] Library's generally have public internet, Laptop, Friends, tons of ways. [editline]06:38PM[/editline] [QUOTE=codenamecueball;23890913]The ones that charge old people £150 for a £20 hard drive and then add the rest for a new install of windows.... :doh:[/QUOTE] Those people are asshats.

I think I said it before, but it doesn't hurt for reiteration. I forgot the standoffs.

[QUOTE=Sparkwire;23891018]how do you google something when your computer is broken?[/QUOTE] When my computer stops doing what it's supposed to then I usually figure out how to fix it.

Oh I remember one from today. There was a man that was around, Oh Id say 25-30 years old. He was looking at cases, He eventually bought a nice HTPC that came with a 300w PSU that barely had 18a on the 12v+ Rail. Let me be clear. As well as those psu's being very unstable and likely to die easily You need at least 25a+ on the 12v+ rail (you can add up if there are multiple 12v+ rails) for at least p4 pc. I found out that he bought the case because it was a combo (psu and case) and it looked stylish. He was building a gaming PC with an i7 (For Games? Pfft) 6gb of ram or so and the cream, 2 GTX 480's in SLI. Yep, I'm sure it's gonna end well.

[QUOTE=Sparkwire;23891018]how do you google something when your computer is broken?[/QUOTE] Library.

[QUOTE=wingless;23892831]Oh I remember one from today. There was a man that was around, Oh Id say 25-30 years old. He was looking at cases, He eventually bought a nice HTPC that came with a 300w PSU that barely had 18a on the 12v+ Rail. Let me be clear. As well as those psu's being very unstable and likely to die easily You need at least 25a+ on the 12v+ rail (you can add up if there are multiple 12v+ rails) for at least p4 pc. I found out that he bought the case because it was a combo (psu and case) and it looked stylish. He was building a gaming PC with an i7 (For Games? Pfft) 6gb of ram or so and the cream, 2 GTX 480's in SLI. Yep, I'm sure it's gonna end well.[/QUOTE] An HTPC case and 300W PSU for that? hahahaha I can't wait for his reaction.

[QUOTE=ADT;23893287]An HTPC case and 300W PSU for that? hahahaha I can't wait for his reaction.[/QUOTE] Sadly, we'll never see it.

[QUOTE=Sparkwire;23891018]how do you google something when your computer is broken?[/QUOTE] You should have a parent that has a computer

I recently got one from my college orientation. They use F-secure on campus and that is the anti-virus they offer everybody. That is the one that blocks half of your steam games and slows your internet down.

[QUOTE=Waffle99;23893675]I recently got one from my college orientation. They use F-secure on campus and that is the anti-virus they offer everybody. That is the one that blocks half of your steam games and slows your internet down.[/QUOTE] Can't you delete it off your computer?

"But Wikipedia can be edited by anyone!:downs:"

[QUOTE=ADT;23893287]An HTPC case and 300W PSU for that? hahahaha I can't wait for his reaction.[/QUOTE] Don't forget the psu's gonna burn out and maybe kill something

Friend: My GPU was only slightly worse than yours. Me: Yeah? What card do you have? Friend: I have a GeForce 7600 Me: I had a GeForce 8600 Friend: See, it's only slightly worse. Me: No it's not, first of all, I'm one series higher, and second, there was a big performance leap between 8400 and 8600. Friend: Oh... ok.

[QUOTE=RedSauce;23893830]"But Wikipedia can be edited by anyone!:downs:"[/QUOTE] That's why my school can't use Wikipedia.

[QUOTE=Slithersoul;23893698]Can't you delete it off your computer?[/QUOTE] I use avast, but I was just saying that is what the college uses.

Does it hurt the computer if the power button is hold down?

[QUOTE=Tovleman;23895407]Does it hurt the computer if the power button is hold down?[/QUOTE] Yeah you'll make it cry

[QUOTE=Chris220;23895487]Yeah you'll make it cry[/QUOTE] Thanks!

[img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZD%2BaZt80L.jpg[/img] Perfect for games like Hylo, World of Norcraft and Very Fast/Pretty Furious [sp]probably been mentioned before but eh[/sp]

A few days I got a call from my rescue squad captain that two of our computers had a virus and he needed me to go to the station and fix them. Our payed staff supervisor somehow managed to install "antivri solutions pro" on one of our laptops we use for filling out charts and our office computer.

A friend of mine bought a new desktop computer but couldn't get it to turn on. This was our conversation: Me: Did you plug it in? Him: Well.... it's supposed to have a battery. Me: Desktops don't have batteries, it requires too much power. Him: But my last one had a battery. Me: No it didn't. Him: Well f**k that I don't want to plug it in. Me: Just plug it in. Him: Fine. It works now. Me: See? Him: Yeah the battery must be dead. Me: Ugh. *Sarcastically* Yeah it must have, they obviously don't charge the battery in desktop towers anymore. And your probably thinking "well he has a UPS". He doesn't.

[QUOTE=Samiam22;23894002]Friend: My GPU was only slightly worse than yours. Me: Yeah? What card do you have? Friend: I have a GeForce 7600 Me: I had a GeForce 8600 Friend: See, it's only slightly worse. Me: No it's not, first of all, I'm one series higher, and second, there was a big performance leap between 8400 and 8600. Friend: Oh... ok.[/QUOTE] his card is only slightly worse than yours though

[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=982142[/url] It's the OP. :S

[QUOTE=GunfighterJ;23897505]A friend of mine bought a new desktop computer but couldn't get it to turn on. This was our conversation: Me: Did you plug it in? Him: Well.... it's supposed to have a battery. Me: Desktops don't have batteries, it requires too much power. Him: But my last one had a battery. Me: No it didn't. Him: Well f**k that I don't want to plug it in. Me: Just plug it in. Him: Fine. It works now. Me: See? Him: Yeah the battery must be dead. Me: Ugh. *Sarcastically* Yeah it must have, they obviously don't charge the battery in desktop towers anymore. And your probably thinking "well he has a UPS". He doesn't.[/QUOTE] He probably heard about the CMOS battery.

[QUOTE=cccritical;23896668][img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZD%2BaZt80L.jpg[/img] Perfect for games like Hylo, World of Norcraft and Very Fast/Pretty Furious [sp]probably been mentioned before but eh[/sp][/QUOTE] The guy on the left is clearly from Cryzis, not Hylo.

[QUOTE=Lego399;23897842]He probably heard about the CMOS battery.[/QUOTE] No he claimed there was a real battery like a laptop battery.

[QUOTE=Sparkwire;23891018]how do you google something when your computer is broken?[/QUOTE] I have a laptop, my iMac, a home server PC and my desktop PC... Plus about 2 others not being used, also not counting the computers owned by other family members. With P4 machines being as cheap and plentiful as they are (I got a 3 GHz HP from school that they weren't using for free), It's worth picking one up as a backup if you only have one PC.

[QUOTE=Larikang;23898227]The guy on the left is clearly from Cryzis, not Hylo.[/QUOTE] It's from the new Hylo game coming out. Hylo: OBSD.

actually it's the Mark 404 Thor suit from Hylo 5 cannot believe you don't know that