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Aaeru_haplo:
So I've definitely fixed computers in some weird ass ways before, but today was the weirdest. All I had on me was a couple of tooth picks, my keys, my wallet, and my computer. Something, had gotten tangled in my fan, causing my fan to stop. Well, since I absolutely can't stand being without my computer, I decided I had to fix it on the spot. So I used a toothpick to push the fan around until it started spinning again. I later found out that some of my hair had somehow gotten stuck around the fan.

So with that, what's the weirdest thing you've ever done to maintain a computer's operational status?Or that of a peripheral device?

kitamesume:
i`ve cleaned my case with just my hands and my pocket screw driver.

weirdest i did was getting the dusts out from heatsinks with a manual air pump.

Garret02:

kitamesume:
all i need when fixing a PC is the owner's money, a screw driver, and an OS disk plus driver compilations.

anything thats failing that isn't hardware related can be fixed via troubleshooting the OS, including a fresh install if its a must.

anything thats hardware related mostly are either a malfunctioning part or a dead part, both will cost money...

i`d fix a friend's PC if it isnt too troublesome for a treat for lunch~

JBridge:
So, my friend wanted Ubuntu installed on his minitower. Fine, except that he needs a place to back up the data. I happen to have the necessary space, so he comes over and I break out the gizmo that lets you connect a hard drive to a computer via USB. Only I don't, because we can't find it. We then decided to plug the drive directly into my PC. Only problem was, the power cord was the wrong type. After some thinking, we came up with a solution detailed in the image below.

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The hard drive is hooked up to my computer, and is taking power from his. It's stupid, but it worked.

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