So, I’ve got this old PC that I no longer use sitting under my desk. It’s a decent system but I just don’t use it anymore so I thought I’d put the latest SUSE Linux on it.
1st issue, BIOS checksum error. cleared that.
2nd issue. CPU fan making a god awful racket (Ah, that’s why I stopped using this machine!). no problemo, go get a new fan. Eight bucks ad an hour later and I have a new fan. I remove the old one. I install the new one.
Switch it on, aaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnndddddddd. beep, beep, beep!
Huh, try again, same result.
Take the fan off, try it, still beeps.
Remove the cpu and reseat it. try it again. faint burning smell and now it won’t even turn on.
****!
This is why I hate computers.
Since I really want to do some work related stuff on without screwing up my good web server I really need another box. Looks like I am going shopping for a cheap mother board at the weekend. Probably need memory too, and a cpu.
This is why I hate computers.
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