COMPUTER ASPLODE (advice for aspiring computer technicians)

[Bobmuhthol]

When connecting a power supply to a hard drive, make sure your computer has no electrical current running through it. If you fail to do this, you will effectively destroy the hard drive, motherboard, and anything connected to the motherboard, including the power supply.

Thank you.

[AnticorRifling]

No you won't. As a good rule of thumb you should remove power before working on any electronic device to prevent injury to the gear and yourself but I have yet to hose any piece of computer gear because I failed to remove power. Hell I swapped the HDDs on 20 desktops in the last two days alone and all are good to go.

[Bobmuhthol]

I mean, the computer was on.

[Apotheosis]

umm, you should know better then that.

still, can't see that really burning out the computer unless you find a way to short it good.

[AnticorRifling]

Originally posted by Bobmuhthol
I mean, the computer was on.

HAHAHA that should get you an instant A+ cert.

That's kind of like trying to change out the transmission of a car while the engine is still on.

[Bobmuhthol]

I knew it happens, but I forgot it was on.

It definitely blows the computer. It doesn't start anymore (power supply definitely gets fucked), and I'm confident that the motherboard is dead, as well as the hard drive.

[AnticorRifling]

He probably forced a cable in upside down and it tried to ground itself to itself. I've done that with a tape drive....(though the computer was off and it fried when I turned it on)

[Bobmuhthol]

<<He probably forced a cable in upside down and it tried to ground itself to itself.>>

Nah, I connected the power supply to the drive correctly.

You just aren't supposed to do it.

[Skirmisher]

Wow, sorry to hear that Bob, i'll be sure to never do that though.:O

[Showal]

I did something like that on a really old computer once. The computer just wouldnt start. Tried it the next day and it ran like nothing happened.