Holy crap!

My desktop abruptly made a clunking noise and shut down.

I pulled the plug, disconnected the desktop from the monitor and peripherals, and brought it into the living room. I opened the panel, plugged it back in and switched it on.

My (relatively new and moderately fancypants) graphics card actually started smoking. Yikes.

I *really* hope it didn't fry the rest of the machine...

Good thing I just got a laptop, no?

Update: Swapped in an old graphics card. It works now. the swapped out card smells like all sorts of toxic materials. Frankly, I'm surprised. Nvidia's never given me this much trouble before.

Holy crap!

My desktop abruptly made a clunking noise and shut down.

I pulled the plug, disconnected the desktop from the monitor and peripherals, and brought it into the living room. I opened the panel, plugged it back in and switched it on.

My (relatively new and moderately fancypants) graphics card actually started smoking. Yikes.

I *really* hope it didn't fry the rest of the machine...

Good thing I just got a laptop, no?

Update: Swapped in an old graphics card. It works now. the swapped out card smells like all sorts of toxic materials. Frankly, I'm surprised. Nvidia's never given me this much trouble before.

Another lesson learned today

A lesson I now pass to you:

One day soon, you may enter a convenience store. In that store, you may see Pepsi Summer Mix. Do *not* drink it.
The only way I can describe it is to use a very Jewish reference:

Y'know how many shuls will have kiddush after services, serving some form of snacks and such? Remember how you got bored when you were a kid, and mixed some of every soda in the room into one cup? That's what it tastes like!

gak!

Another lesson learned today

A lesson I now pass to you:

One day soon, you may enter a convenience store. In that store, you may see Pepsi Summer Mix. Do *not* drink it.
The only way I can describe it is to use a very Jewish reference:

Y'know how many shuls will have kiddush after services, serving some form of snacks and such? Remember how you got bored when you were a kid, and mixed some of every soda in the room into one cup? That's what it tastes like!

gak!