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Pro tip: Clear CMOS before declaring a motherboard dead
This brought back three 'dead' boards for me this month.
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aaronburns7mo ago
Watch people spend three hours troubleshooting, only to find the real issue was a jumper that moved two millimeters. It's basically the tech version of checking if something's plugged in before calling an electrician. I've lost track of how many "funerals" I've held for boards that just needed that thirty second reset. Makes you wonder if half of tech support is just telling people to turn things off and on again, but with more steps.
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dakota_burns967mo ago
It's basically tech necromancy at this point. The most powerful tool in the box is still just restarting it.
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evan2947mo ago
Tech necromancy" is a perfect way to put it. I once spent a whole afternoon swapping parts before I realized my own screwdriver had nudged a power switch to the off position. Felt like a real genius that day.
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