PCF LAN - 3rd & 4th April 2009

[Tribble]

Mmmm wondering how I could arrange to swing by. But not seeming likely.

[Bladerunner]

Remember to post pics of the LAN

[Firestrm_ZA]

LAN ended prematurely.... ill let nab or drakonis explain soon....

[Tribble]

Now what? How can you leave us like that?

[PsyCLown]

lolz...

I like it when the white smoke comes out


Well, everything was going perfectly untill Fourways High had a little bump with the electricity.
Although everything was working perfectly after it was tested... So it definatly was not the equipment that was being used and not the fault of any of the organisers of the LAN.


Pitty, everything seemed to be going really well. Quite a disappointment.

[ThRoTtLe]

Yeah....I think Im gonna change my nick from 'ThRoTtLe' to.....'White Smoke'....sigh.

Or like Killerbyte said maybe 'pyrotechnics'...

-1 to the schools power grid.

[Tribble]

Shame - that does suck

[doo_much]

Damn - what a shame. Hope it was good while it lasted!

[Prime]

Yeah....I think Im gonna change my nick from 'ThRoTtLe' to.....'White Smoke'....sigh.

Or like Killerbyte said maybe 'pyrotechnics'...

-1 to the schools power grid.

Ya, ouch! I hope that its just your PSU thats damaged and nothing else.


I switch my PC off at the socket (and even unplug) , the minute the power goes off.


Can I make a suggestion for the PCf team for next time, see if you can get a company like Meisener or APC to sponsor the loan of a big UPS to run all the PC's through.

Never again will i risk running my pc without a UPS, even if i have to bring my own.



The Lan was awesome fun while it lasted. thanks Guys.

[PsyCLown]

Yeah....I think Im gonna change my nick from 'ThRoTtLe' to.....'White Smoke'....sigh.

Or like Killerbyte said maybe 'pyrotechnics'...

-1 to the schools power grid.

You were the guy with the PSU and not the monitor?


At first I thought it was all a hoax. I was rather near when the monitor started smoking, I thought someone put a smoke bomb there or something.
Then after everyone gathered I realised it wasn't

Then pop, and white smoke once again flooded the surrounding area. It stinks as well.

What PSU was it BTW? Just curious.

[Firestrm_ZA]

ThRoTtLe, dude next time you wanna lan.... catch a ride with me im also in your area.....

Prime, dude next lan's at your place

[Prime]

VESS - Very Expensive Smelling Smoke.

Prime, dude next lan's at your place

Yep, just need advance warning so i can move tables and stuff

[ThRoTtLe]

Yeah....I think Im gonna change my nick from 'ThRoTtLe' to.....'White Smoke'....sigh.

Or like Killerbyte said maybe 'pyrotechnics'...

-1 to the schools power grid.

You were the guy with the PSU and not the monitor?


At first I thought it was all a hoax. I was rather near when the monitor started smoking, I thought someone put a smoke bomb there or something.
Then after everyone gathered I realised it wasn't

Then pop, and white smoke once again flooded the surrounding area. It stinks as well.

What PSU was it BTW? Just curious.

The PSu was an Aerocool HP1020 1Kw and my dads (uNcL3) monitor that was plugged into the same power point.
Fortunately my monitor and his PC used a different plug point, so those devices were ok. It was only those 2 items that used that specific 220V plug, that were damaged.

I spoke to an electrician friend of mine and he said when they use the 220V leg of 3 phase power, and the cable melts (neutral) in the db, then it dumps the 380V onto the 220V plugs. Very nasty.....VESS....

I checked the 4870x2 and it seems to be ok, so Im hoping the motherboard is also ok.

And I was so looking forward to the COD4 clan comp. We'll just have to do it again next time.

The smell in the car on the way home was terrible, had to ride with the windows open.

[jee]

A lesson in this current SA - ALWAYS make sure you take the hamsters with to the LAN....

[Stuart]

ThRoTtLe, choo making smellies in the car for? sies, man!

jee, good plan ... hamsters are slaves, mice have been emancipated

so exactly how long did this lan last before the fireworks?

[Tribble]

Hamsters cost a fortune in our country - the only reliable power source.

[Prime]

16 hours and i only slept for 3 of them

[Stuart]

16 hours and i only slept for 3 of them

choo sleeping at a lan for?

[Tribble]

At youth group we used to do 40 hour stay awakes - no sleeping allowed. Tut tut the youth of today are weak.

[Stuart]

At youth group we used to do 40 hour stay awakes - no sleeping allowed. Tut tut the youth of today are weak.

+1

[Thinice]

hmmm 40 hours could kill you, like the guy in China who did 40 hours and died

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Still no pics of the LAN?

[BurNThaM]

Hello Hello, Lan was awesome bummer about it being cut so short.
Hope you get ur pc sorted, throttle... is everything else ok? apart from the psu?

[Prime]

Still no pics of the LAN?

the pcf staff took pics afaik.

[Firestrm_ZA]

killerbyte took all the photos..... im sure they will get posted tomorrow