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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:08:27 -0400
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] My PC died. What should I try?
From: Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Paul Hartman
<paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Edward M <martinezedward228@gmail.com> wrote:
>> And if the motherboard is somehow shorting out inside the case
>> http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/307187-30-motherboard-shorting-case
>
> I completely forget that I had this happen once. The case design was
> such that part of the motherboard contacted metal of the case. When I
> tried to turn on, it would short and fail to boot up. I had to get a
> piece of sticky film and made a layer on the case in the area where it
> was touching. After doing that it worked fine.
Cases usually ship with standoffs to prevent that kind of thing. The
standoffs look like screws with screwholes in them, and a hexagonal
shaft you can manage with your fingers, a socket wrench or
(non-needlenose) pliers.
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