Measure Twice, Cut Once (With Pictures :3)

[SMGSterlin]

Let me tell you a story about someone who didn't plan in advance.


It took me 2 hours to put a simple hard drive into my computer last night.

Turns out, my only free HD slots were in an odd position making them face away from everything else, which led to me taking two hours to pretty much tear my computer apart to make it work. Here are just SOME of the problems I discovered during something that should've taken me 10 minutes to do (including cleaning the computer).

Problem 1: No free HD slot parallel to the existing hard drive.

Problem 2: The right connections on the power supply cords won't reach the new hard drive because the disc reader/writer is too far away from the new hard drive, so I have to move the disc reader down a slot to the expansion bay.

Problem 3: Unscrewed the disc reader, but it won't come out from the back because it's front is too big. So I have to take the entire face of the computer off in order to get it out.

Problem 4: Entire front of the computer is off, disc reader is out of the old slot and into the new slot, but now the right-angle ATA cable that was on it before will not fit because the old hard drive is in the way.

Problem 5: The straight ATA cable for the new hard drive sticks out too far for the side of the computer to go back on. Luckily, problem 4 and 5 fixed each other, swapped out the ATA cables.

Problem 6: Processor fan and RAM sticks have to be taken out in order to get a precision screwdriver in there to put on the last screw to secure the new hard drive.

And there was a whole lot of other smaller problems, but not worth mentioning because they were either my fault or stuff you expect to be a problem, like figuring out how to get something off.

Anyways, after pictures, everything with a red star had to be taken off at some point just to get a hard drive to fit. Green star is the new hard drive, 2 TB.

http://i.imgur.com/plk7Xz4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dSsGbvz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/7KHFFWO.jpg

I was not wearing pants while taking these pictures.

TL;DR - Plan how you're gonna do something before you do it, because you may waste 2 hours of your life.

But, at least I won't run out of disc space for a while.


I got 99 problems but disc space ain't one.

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[Recursive]

The harddrive configuration in that case is terrible and you should get a different one. Preferably one that you can either a) place the harddrives in by removing the front panel or b) has adjustable/removable slots for easy installation.

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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of 'hot xxx galore'. While I clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mouring for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", I muttered, "Give me back my free hardcore!" ... quoth the server, 404.

[Marburg]

Ok, honesty time...the only reason I clicked into this thread was because the title led me to believe it might have something to do with a bit of shame based, psycosexual self-muilation & although I knew the odds were against it being about something like that, I took a leap of faith & said, "What the hell/why not" & just expect the worst & just roll with whatever's there?

All in all though, I'm glad I clicked in, because I gotta say, Recursive, Dude, I don't know where you found that Edgar Allan Faux quote in your sig, but I read it & it actually made me laugh out loud...& in spite of what I type in skype, I really only do that probably one time in a thousand.

That's some effin' truly funny stuff right there

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[evanz]

i hope you going to add 2 more fans 1 at back and front, for decent air movement

reasons i ask are hard drives get hot, most cases have a grill at the front, behind the panel, and as you can see one at the back, what ive always done is have one with the direction blowing in at the front and at the back have 1 extracting out, so decent air flow

and occasionaly i put these on my harddrives http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Atrix-3-5-Twin...41796bdc69 keeps harddrives cool, so lasting longer

[Petitioner]

ITT sterlin needs more room for loli porn

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[mwerte]

But, at least I won't run out of disc space for a while.

At least until the HDD starts clicking in a week and you have to RMA it.

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[Price_]

Your hard drive configuration gave me cancer sterlin, why you gotta give me cancer?!?

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Discordianism: the Schroedinger's Cat of religions.

[SMGSterlin]

i hope you going to add 2 more fans 1 at back and front, for decent air movement

My PC actually runs reasonably cool, I guess the power supply fan keeps enough air moving.

ITT sterlin needs more room for loli porn

I made an insanely large gif just for you, in reply to your statement. It's so large, that not a single image upload site on the internet will take it, so here's a dropbox link. 8|

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dgn3evuumpyjrvp/KyouLoli.gif

And here's a YouTube of the gif if you're too lazy to DL it.

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[Petitioner]

youre one to try and be teaching lessons mister "homosexuality is a sin but i jerk off to little girls"

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