Where shouldn't I put components?

[craig588]

I will take perfectly working components, videocards, soundcards, NICs, CPUs, memory, HDs, CD drives, whatever you want and put them in anywhere you think might be dangerous but arn't sure. If there are any contested areas or things I'll put hardware in those places too.

Tell me the type of hardware, the location or thing not to do to it, and how long it should be there to get damaged. I'll do it all unless it's dangerous to me. (EX: I'm not going to drop a HD into a bucket of water that's connected to a 230V line)


Maybe I'll dispell common misconceptions.

[Ugly n Grey]

Tell me the type of hardware, the location or thing not to do to it, and how long it should be there to get damaged. I'll do it all unless it's dangerous to me. (EX: I'm not going to drop a HD into a bucket of water that's connected to a 230V line)
Maybe I'll dispell common misconceptions.

This sounds amazingly stupid. Why would you go out of your way to wreck perfectly good hardware? Where's your disclaimer? What myths are you talking about?

[[XC] DragonOrta]

maybe he can't get rid of it in the for sale. Or maybe he just thinks no one is interested in it because his for sale thread is so empty. :p: This is a joke.

[craig588]

I keep hearing people come up with some crazy ideas of where you can't keep hardware. I don't belive in 90% of them. I'll risk my hardware to prove what's right.

[[XC] Lead Head]

hehe, take a network cable cut off one end and connect it to a dimmer switch. Hehe.

Put stuff in salt water, chlorine, pond, tank off gasoline

[ZX7891]

Try running all your computer on the carpet....with the psu on styrofoam

[craig588]

I'll try that carpet one.

You mean styrofoam like the white packing material? I'll do that too.

[trakslacker]

why do I imagine this thread putting someone in the ER?

[Magnj]

I heard a myth that your hardware wont work if you send it to me... you should try that

[ex2cib]

your whole system will...ummm...run faster ;) ...if you...ummm.....put the hard drive in the microwave on high for...about 4 minutes :yepp:

wrapping it up in aluminum foil only adds to its explosive potential :fact:

[Bloody_Sorcerer]

bathtub?
my house?
carpet?
if thoroughly groped by sweaty and greasy hands?

[[XC] Lead Head]

your whole system will...ummm...run faster ;) ...if you...ummm.....put the hard drive in the microwave on high for...about 4 minutes :yepp:

wrapping it up in aluminum foil only adds to its explosive potential :fact:

that ...ummm.... might blow the ...ummm... magnetron up in the microwave


Just add a load of salt to a bucket of water and if you leave something in there long enough, it could completely disolve!!

[Ugly n Grey]

There are no myths that I am aware of. Electronics dislike static electricity or being short ciruited. They dislike getting wet. Hard drives and other magnetic storage mediums dislike strong magnets. What else is there to know? This seems quite.....silly.

[Magnj]

indeed

[perry_78]

Red Bull + Gasoline + Zippo isnt too good an idea, you feel like trying that one?

[softpain]

It can be interesting to see how much cold or heat they can take...
Like if you put and an hard drive in your car all night by minus 30 celcius or colder....or in the oven...

Seriously dont do any of this!

[mdzcpa]

Put everything in the microwave for 30 seconds on high ;)

[perry_78]

I know manufacturers test how much their components can handle, but i'd like to see a cross comparison of an SLI setup and a popcorn bag in a microwave.

Looping car low of course.

[mdzcpa]

Looping car low of course.

lol

[nn_step]

I hear taking a nail gun to your Hard drive makes it faster :rolleyes:

[JasonDTM]

There are no myths that I am aware of. Electronics dislike static electricity or being short ciruited. They dislike getting wet. Hard drives and other magnetic storage mediums dislike strong magnets. What else is there to know? This seems quite.....silly.

Even though, there isnt a magnet big enough on this earth to alter data on the platter. ;)

[[XC] Lead Head]

correct. You need an alternating current electric magnet to do that

[craig588]

Wait, really? So only one of my electromagnets will damage HDs, but any standard ones wont? Interesting. I thought I just used an electromagnet that was far more powerful than standard ones.

[[XC] Lead Head]

puttin an earth magnet or a DC electro magenet will do almost no harm to an HD,but an AC electro magenet is a different storry, the alternating magetic field on AC magnets is enough to destroy the data on an HD

[WeStSiDePLaYa]

i think craig you should try to destroy data on a hdd using a regular magnet. maybe get a couple of the very strong ones and see if in any way you can get the data corrupted.

maybe if you take 2 magnets and run one southpole over the surface of the drive and one north pole at the same time it might do something. it would give you something to test.

[OpTiX]

take all your hardware put it in the freezer loop 3d mark and prime95, tell us the results