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[TD1]

Non Ulstermen...

[Egan_BW]

Those darn people not born and raised in buncombe county, North Carolina.

[Ultimuh]

Pfft.. non-Scandinavians..

[scriver]

Non-Geats...

[pikachu17]

Humans....

[Arcvasti]

Anime is apparently good for science

[Akura]

Trying to replace the thermal paste for an old netbook. It's something I've put off for way too long.

First, only video on Youtube even remotely useful was one about replacing the hard drive and RAM, immensely useful since it showed me how to open the thing. Only thing else was a video in Russian where I learned I have to completely disassemble the netbook to get to the CPU.

Next problem, screws inside are mismatched, and some where actually loose. The only maintenance I've had done was having a professional replace the screen. I noticed this while watching the first video above right as the guy doing the video was looking at the exact same screws and complaining that they were worn despite buying it new and never opening it.

EDIT: Found out why there was a difference in screw sizes. That'll help putting it back together.

EDIT2: And an hour after I wanted to be done with this, I finally get to the heatsink and there appears to be absolutely nothing wrong with the thermal paste.

[Teneb]

Trying to replace the thermal paste for an old netbook. It's something I've put off for way too long.

First, only video on Youtube even remotely useful was one about replacing the hard drive and RAM, immensely useful since it showed me how to open the thing. Only thing else was a video in Russian where I learned I have to completely disassemble the netbook to get to the CPU.

Next problem, screws inside are mismatched, and some where actually loose. The only maintenance I've had done was having a professional replace the screen. I noticed this while watching the first video above right as the guy doing the video was looking at the exact same screws and complaining that they were worn despite buying it new and never opening it.

EDIT: Found out why there was a difference in screw sizes. That'll help putting it back together.

EDIT2: And an hour after I wanted to be done with this, I finally get to the heatsink and there appears to be absolutely nothing wrong with the thermal paste.

Check the fans, see if they are spinning correctly (just poke them). If you can power up the laptop, see if they are actually working.

[Akura]

Copied it over to the computer thread, but I blasted some dust off the fan. Powering it on is going to be an issue, since it still needs a new battery. And when I recently checked the power cable when rearranging/cleaning my desk, the power cable wires were exposed.

[Imic]

Non Munster-folk...

[ArchAIngel]

Pathetic mortals...

[Caz]

i learned how figs grow. they are not really fruits but inverted flowers, and pollinated by fig wasps. but because the opening of a fig flower is so narrow the wasp will have their antennae and wings ripped off as they enter the flower. if they enter a female flower, the wasp can no longer leave and just sits alone to die. then the fig consumes the wasp and digests it either wholly or partially, then the fig is snipped off and sent to be eaten by humans.


...HOW MANY WASPS HAVE I EATEN???????

[Ultimuh]

i learned how figs grow. they are not really fruits but inverted flowers, and pollinated by fig wasps. but because the opening of a fig flower is so narrow the wasp will have their antennae and wings ripped off as they enter the flower. if they enter a female flower, the wasp can no longer leave and just sits alone to die. then the fig consumes the wasp and digests it either wholly or partially, then the fig is snipped off and sent to be eaten by humans.


...HOW MANY WASPS HAVE I EATEN?? ?? ? ??

Hey, it's free proteins.

[Greiger]

No wonder fig newtons taste like hopelessness and despair.

[Bumber]

Unpersons...