X problem understood

[Mark Haney]

Karl F. Larsen wrote:

>> Good lord, man, what were you doing?  What kinds of tests required that
>> much force?  What kinds of tests require cracking the case open?
>>
>>   
>     As all but you know I have a pci card nvidia device. It fits into a
> special pci plug. I had to get it plugged in. This must have been when
> the board stopped working.

I'm aware of your hardware, I still don't understand how that
constitutes a test in any variation of the word, unless you were
reseating it.  And even then, typically those connect fairly easily,
even if a little tight.

But, this has always been one of my pet peeves.  Anytime I've replaced
hardware like that, if it does feel like it's gonna need a lot of force,
I always remove the MB and put it on a flat, static-free surface to
install the device. I've never lst a MB that way.  It's more time
consuming, but less expensive.



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Mark Haney
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ERC Broadband
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