What is the most stupid mistake you've done?

Abatis · Post by **Abatis** » 21 Apr 2005, 18:27

while trying to remove a cpu heatsink the screwdriver slipped and i hit one of the capacitors on the mb, breaking off one of it's legs, i gently nudged it back in to place hoping all would be well, but somehow manged to fry to board!

Tolklein · Post by **Tolklein** » 21 Apr 2005, 19:32

Got a swanky new Hard Drive, when I tried to FDisk it, I accidently Fdisked my original Hard Drive, lost a whole chunk of info.

Also once dropped a screw into a ram slot, couldn't figure out why it wouldn't boot, shorted and killed the mobo.

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 21 Apr 2005, 20:27

Tolklein wrote:Got a swanky new Hard Drive, when I tried to FDisk it, I accidently Fdisked my original Hard Drive, lost a whole chunk of info.

Also once dropped a screw into a ram slot, couldn't figure out why it wouldn't boot, shorted and killed the mobo.

8O 8O 8O 8O

These two entries are really deserving of the title of biggest blunder! lol - Good ones...

Moses · Post by **Moses** » 21 Apr 2005, 21:02

I don't make mistakes. I'm perfect.

garp · Post by **garp** » 21 Apr 2005, 21:28

Got a swanky new Hard Drive, when I tried to FDisk it, I accidently Fdisked my original Hard Drive, lost a whole chunk of info.

I'v done that.....Twice

These two entries are really deserving of the title of biggest blunder! lol - Good ones...

brabham · Post by **brabham** » 21 Apr 2005, 22:46

Moses wrote:I don't make mistakes. I'm perfect.

40 years wandering in the desert. Yeah sounds perfectly stupid to me.

Website · Post by **hamin_aus** » 21 Apr 2005, 22:57

I think I posted this mistake before, but it deserves an encore.

My first experience with Active Directory 2003:
Reset a password for a user. Sweet!
What I didnt realise is that I had selected the entire group of users before resetting. In AD'03 you can change the password of all users on the domain to the same thing in one go. Found that out the hard way.
Went back in, set all passwords to change at first logon and started the long proccess of informing almost 200 users that their passwords had been changed.

Also been busted sleeping at work. They took pictures.....

[edit] Just realised how amazing it is that I'm still employed!

youknow · Post by **youknow** » 22 Apr 2005, 09:48

i spent about two hours one night exploring active proccess's and services like hardware doctor trying to figure out what was making my computer beep every 5 minutes or so, i was sure it was a voltage problem some or other service was detecting, eventually my girl friend asked when i was going to charge my phone cause the beeping was annoying her.

aXe · Post by **aXe** » 23 Apr 2005, 18:26

I spent over tweleve hours watching the CNBC News Channel, damn I had a headache after that

Rayne · Post by **Rayne** » 23 Apr 2005, 18:29

Dude, I won't spend 12 hours watching anything.

Why did you do that?

xxxSPLiFxxx · Post by **xxxSPLiFxxx** » 23 Apr 2005, 22:45

One day i got home with my nu 'hyper6' cpu cooler. Eager to install it i thought i'd jst quickly place my cpu on the carpet to save time(i was damn lazy!!!)... then i walked off...

static electricity fried the cpu... RIP... :huh:

WiK1d · Post by **WiK1d** » 23 Apr 2005, 22:58

I opend a PSU that wasnt working for 5 years and had a shocking experiance!!

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 24 Apr 2005, 04:06

xxxSPLiFxxx wrote:One day i got home with my nu 'hyper6' cpu cooler. Eager to install it i thought i'd jst quickly place my cpu on the carpet to save time(i was damn lazy!!!)... then i walked off...

static electricity fried the cpu... RIP... :huh:

ouch!