End of year thread: Tally up the dead parts!

[sbp]

Yes, its time for the annual thread so please list the PC parts that have died on you or have been (accidentally) killed. http://sbp777.homestead.com/files/wink2.gif

[MikeD]

I made it out OK this year. Had a gig of RAM die on me, that's about it.

On the work front, lost two drives in my Snap server within about 20 minutes of each other. Bad, bad stuff...

[Devhux]

Plextor PX-712A DVD/CD-RW
Dell XPS Gen. 2 laptop motherboard
Western Digital 500GB 7200rpm HDD (SATA-II)
Generic CD-RW/DVD-ROM in an AOpen 1557GLS (beginning of year)
Sony DVD-RW in Dell XPS Gen. 2 laptop
1 x SATA-II data cable

....and my brother had a failed DVD-RW in his HP laptop earlier this year, so I guess we'll add it to the list -- so that's 4 failed optical drives and one hard drive -- though the hard drive may in fact be OK now that I found out a bad SATA cable was causing me grief.

[Markel]

My 5700 card died, so Nate took the fan off of it and mounted it on a 5600 Ultra card that he wasn't using. Unfortunately, one of the screws he used to mount the fan slipped off while the card was in use, so that card got toasted, too.

[LPMiller]

1 30gig ipod video
1 dvd player
2 seperate burners
harddrive
harddrive
mainboard

I think that's it

[Cheesypuff]

1 imb 40gig deathstar
1 30 gig creative vision zen (got a new one under warranty)

[bachviet]

Nothing died on me this year. :woohoo:

[kimchicowboy]

my powerbook and all related accessories are still going on strong :)

[GilbertsGrape]

12 Dell Power supplys
2 desktop Dell motherboard
1 dell 512mb of ram
1 dell laptop motherboard
a couple of dell harddrives crash
1 dell video card.


Xerox POS printers and copiers probably about 5

that about covers it

[zippyjuan]

No electronic funerals in my house.

[MikeD]

12 Dell Power supplys

Holy crap!

That can't all be personal stuff...can it?

[Jeffbx]

Very big 'D'OH!' for me -

Snapped the SATA connector off of my 400SC motherboard a few weeks ago while closing the case. Thank goodness I had a spare board, but I was still pretty PO'd at myself.

[mcs328]

My wife's Dell 2350. It was the HD but the whole thing is a loss.
My onboard sound card. Only get the right channel.

I think that's about it so far.

[gwilks98]

Had more car parts than computer parts fail.

[clutchy]

I didn't lose a single thing.


I thought my 9600xt ate it, but it just so happened that heatsink actually fell partially off so that it wasn't making contact with the chip... I kept wondering why my games crashed out immediately. All fixed now!

[ray]

1 80gb hard drive.

that was it.

[Napoleon54]

My old 17" KDS CRT monitor died, actually let out some crackling noises and smoke in the process. I'd had that thing for about 6 years. Replaced it with a 17" flat screen Dell CRT that work was going to throw out, it'll do until I spring for an LCD.

Also lost the right channel on my SB Live! soundcard, replaced it with a cheapie that sucked, then RMA'd that and got a SB Audigy 4.

I think that's it.

Oh how could I forget: if cameras count, my ancient Fuji FinePix 2.1MP camera FINALLY kicked the bucket. That thing went through hell and never quit until a month ago. It was top-of-the-line when I got it in 2000, paid ~$400 for it. Replaced with a Pentax Optio M20. Amazing how far cameras have come in the past 6 years.

[Showtime]

1 6800gt video card

2 80 gig maxtor hd's. Those will be the last maxtors I buy.

3 SD100 is getting a little buggy. Sometimes it will work fine, other times it turns on and the screen works, but won't take pictures when I press the button. Lately it also won't let me access the menu.

[Jcranmer]

The only thing I lost was a netgear wireless router. (at least that I can remember)

[DarkFury]

Nothing really died on me this year...

However, I did toss out some REALLY old computers (I'm talkin' about Pentium 133 with Windows 95 and 98 on them.) The freakin' hard drives were like 3.8 GB.. :heh: What a joke! :D

Those units weren't even good "doorstops" anymore.

[Prngr44]

I was fortunate not to have anything die on me either.

I chucked one computer (after "storing" it at my parents house for the last who knows how many years) and offloaded a serviceable computer to a friend who didn't have one.

[AlpineJay]

ATI AIW 9800 Pro
2 Netgear WG514 WAP/router
and a dying Inspiron 8600

[thresher]

this december was much worse than most -
blown capacitor on motherboard from bad powersupply....sooooo....
new mb, new processor, new video card, new ps +
new monitor (new monitor because I wanted to, not because I had to) very painful month.

[Memo]

This computer in general is on the way out but my biggest loss was my BFG 6800GT Ultra. I had to end up buying a $20 video card cause I was broke. It sucks ass.

[Showtime]

This computer in general is on the way out but my biggest loss was my BFG 6800GT Ultra. I had to end up buying a $20 video card cause I was broke. It sucks ass.

how'd it break? my 6800gt started having those lines and overheating. i cleaned off the aftermarket cooler and put it back and it was just as bad after a few minutes. i think it's under warranty, but i have to find the original sink and stuff. no ocing this time either.

[Memo]

how'd it break? my 6800gt started having those lines and overheating. i cleaned off the aftermarket cooler and put it back and it was just as bad after a few minutes. i think it's under warranty, but i have to find the original sink and stuff. no ocing this time either.

Was getting artifacts. Started only in 3D games, then after a little while it spread into general 2D applications and finally when I had artifacts at the BIOS screen I gave up.

[DarkFury]

This computer in general is on the way out but my biggest loss was my BFG 6800GT Ultra. I had to end up buying a $20 video card cause I was broke. It sucks ass.
Ummm.. Memo...

You do realize that all BFG Video cards come with a LIFETIME Warranty guarantee right?


Man... I would be sending that puppy in and getting a new one if I were you. :D

http://www.bfgtech.com/tech_redux.html



BFG Technologies is proud to warrant the original purchaser of the graphics card included in this package ("Product") that the Product will be free from defects in material or workmanship for as long as the original purchaser owns the product, when given normal wear and proper usage. Purchaser must retain the original sales receipt as proof of purchase for any and all warranty claims! This warranty is valid if the product:


>> Was not damaged while being installed.

>> Was not damaged by software or hardware from a company or individual other than BFG Technologies or by motherboard incompatibility.

>> Was operated in accordance with BFG Technologies specifications, instructions and any technical support directions.

>> Was not modified or damaged by overclocking, tampering, user error, accident, disaster, abuse, misuse, power supply, power application, alteration, repair, modification, a fix or replacement by someone other than BFG Technologies.

>> Third party products, such as motherboards and other system components using this Product are not be covered by this warranty.


BFG Technologies' liability under this warranty, or in connection with any other claim relating to the Product, is limited to the repair or at BFG Technologies option, the replacement of the portion of the Product which was defective in material or workmanship. This warranty does not apply to any software component.

You assume the risk of loss in transit and the returned Products shall be the sole property of BFG Technologies. BFG Technologies warrants the repaired or replaced Products will be free from defects in material or workmanship.

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED ABOVE, BFG Technologies MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WHETHER OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, OR OTHERWISE ON THE PRODUCTS, OR ANY PARTS OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR OTHER LABOR FURNISHED.

BFG Technologies reserves the right to inspect and verify the defectiveness of any product returned. Please allow 48 hrs processing time once item has been received by BFG, and 3-5 days for shipping of the replacement product (shipped ground).

[Memo]

Ummm.. Memo...

You do realize that all BFG Video cards come with a LIFETIME Warranty guarantee right?


Ya, I'd lost the receipt and took it as a sign that my age of PC gaming was over. Just threw the thing in the trash.

[shocky123]

3 Burners/CDDrives
2 Disk Drives
2 Motherboards

From work:
~15 250GB Disk Drives
2 $1500 network cards
and a small cluster of computers heh.

[DarkFury]

Ya, I'd lost the receipt and took it as a sign that my age of PC gaming was over. Just threw the thing in the trash.
Holy crap!!!

Dayuum... I woulda at least tried to save that card. :D

That bad boy was $499 back in the day.. and still worth at least $200 to $250 if you coulda got it fixed/replaced.

Besides, I hear that BFG is pretty lenient on their warranty policy since honestly, they guarantee all of them for life.

Oh well... sorry to hear about that anyways.

[_=DeltaForce=_]

06' was probally the worst year with dead parts!! I probally spent more than $200 just RMA'ing stuff!!

1. Dell 9300 motherboard
2. Pioneer DVD burner
3. AMD 64 3200+
4. Asus A8n-E
5. Asus k8vse
6. Maxtor 300gb HD
7. ATI X1900XTX
8. Linksys Wrt54GC router
9. Asus S-presso
10. PNY 512mb PC2700 memory
11. Gigabyte P4 motherboard
12. Liteon CDRW
13. ATI 9600se
14. Ultra 400w Power supply
15. Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse
16. Logitech speakers
17. Philips 17' CRT monitor
18. Epson CX6600 printer
19. Dell A920 printer
20. Sony floppy drive

on the electronics side (fixed with manufacturer's warranty and I replaced the lcd on the canon camera.)

1. Xbox 360
2. Canon SD500 lcd screen
3. Tmobile MDA
4. Imate sp5
5. Onkyo Home theatre
6. Casio Exilim camera
7. Nokia cellphone

I got most of the stuff fixed except the liton cdrw, pioneer dvd burner, floppy drive, ATI 9600se video card, PNY memory & CRT monitor

[DarkFury]

Well coming in under the wire... I had a "late" kill for 2006. However I have resurrected it like Frankstein this past week.

Over the Christmas vacation, I accidentally broke a capacitor off of my PNY GeForce 6800 video card. Technically, it should have been under warranty, however PNY is being a bitch about it needed to have been registered on their site to qualify for the 3 year warranty (since the card is only 2 years old).

So I ended up taking the card to a local TV repair shop and had them solder a new capacitor onto the card (and BOOM SHAKA LAKA!!! It is alive!!! ALIVE I TELL YOU!!!!)

Woot!!! Only downside is that I had to pay a $75 "bench fee" to have it repaired (knowing that the capacitor cost less than $3 and it took the guy maybe 10 to 15 mins to solder the connection.) If it weren't for the fact that I don't have soldering tools suitable for working on Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) I would have done it myself.

Either way, the card is still worth more than $75 (last I checked they are still selling for double to triple that amount) so I figure that I just bought a few more years of life to my son's aging PC. :D )

[aznaphrodite]

I had a Seagate hard drive die on me.

[Napoleon54]

Well coming in under the wire... I had a "late" kill for 2006. However I have resurrected it like Frankstein this past week.

Over the Christmas vacation, I accidentally broke a capacitor off of my PNY GeForce 6800 video card. Technically, it should have been under warranty, however PNY is being a bitch about it needed to have been registered on their site to qualify for the 3 year warranty (since the card is only 2 years old).

So I ended up taking the card to a local TV repair shop and had them solder a new capacitor onto the card (and BOOM SHAKA LAKA!!! It is alive!!! ALIVE I TELL YOU!!!!)

Woot!!! Only downside is that I had to pay a $75 "bench fee" to have it repaired (knowing that the capacitor cost less than $3 and it took the guy maybe 10 to 15 mins to solder the connection.) If it weren't for the fact that I don't have soldering tools suitable for working on Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) I would have done it myself.

Either way, the card is still worth more than $75 (last I checked they are still selling for double to triple that amount) so I figure that I just bought a few more years of life to my son's aging PC. :D )

That's sweet! I think often we're much too quick to give up on something and throw it away, it's part of being a consumerist society. Congrats on the resurrection!

[MikeD]

Lost a 512 stick last night in my daughter's PC. Just died. Will see if I can RMA it. :disa:

Still left the box with 1 gig, so she won't notice the difference. Hate to see it happen, though...