rbrownlie91
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Have you ever been in a situation where you've done something and then realised a few moments later that you're a total idiot? Was it tech related?
I was in that situation just the other day, I got my lovely brand new PC from PCSpecialist (thank you, PCS!) and had to connect it all up and install the new GPU - along with the cables to power it.
My first bit of idiocy was to note that there were PCIe power cables in the welcome box and to assume that I needed to plug these in to the PSU as I'd bought my PC is Semi-modular. So I set about trying to fiddle about in the case to try and plug the cables in, after 10 minutes, I start getting a bit frustrated and wonder if I might need some help, I look up and from the top cable management portal, I spy a bunch of cables, including a PCIe power cable, cue much facepalming.
My second bit of idiocy came when I tried turning it all on, I get a beep code, so I decide to check the mobo guide booklet I got, it says that the beeps mean "no VGA present" - which I find a little odd, as the mobo doesn't have a VGA port and the CPU doesn't have integrated graphics and I've plugged in the HDMI cable going from my GPU to my monitor. Confused, I decide to try the PCS tech support helpline, I go through it with the guy on the phone, and I'm starting to get desperate as I wonder if I've bricked my PC, and as I look at the back of my monitor I note that the HDMI cable that I thought was plugged in, was in fact, sitting on my desk, waiting to be plugged in.
Cue much embarrassment and an apology for taking up the valuable time of a tech. Oh and to top it all off, I WORK ON A SERVICE DESK! Doubly embarrassing!
Anyway I hope my misfortune made you smile a little.
I was in that situation just the other day, I got my lovely brand new PC from PCSpecialist (thank you, PCS!) and had to connect it all up and install the new GPU - along with the cables to power it.
My first bit of idiocy was to note that there were PCIe power cables in the welcome box and to assume that I needed to plug these in to the PSU as I'd bought my PC is Semi-modular. So I set about trying to fiddle about in the case to try and plug the cables in, after 10 minutes, I start getting a bit frustrated and wonder if I might need some help, I look up and from the top cable management portal, I spy a bunch of cables, including a PCIe power cable, cue much facepalming.
My second bit of idiocy came when I tried turning it all on, I get a beep code, so I decide to check the mobo guide booklet I got, it says that the beeps mean "no VGA present" - which I find a little odd, as the mobo doesn't have a VGA port and the CPU doesn't have integrated graphics and I've plugged in the HDMI cable going from my GPU to my monitor. Confused, I decide to try the PCS tech support helpline, I go through it with the guy on the phone, and I'm starting to get desperate as I wonder if I've bricked my PC, and as I look at the back of my monitor I note that the HDMI cable that I thought was plugged in, was in fact, sitting on my desk, waiting to be plugged in.
Cue much embarrassment and an apology for taking up the valuable time of a tech. Oh and to top it all off, I WORK ON A SERVICE DESK! Doubly embarrassing!
Anyway I hope my misfortune made you smile a little.
