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There's really only a handful of things that I dread doing during a computer build. One is attaching the CPU power connector, since in many cases it's absolute
by paulmd 10y ago
There's really only a handful of things that I dread doing during a computer build.
One is attaching the CPU power connector, since in many cases it's absolutely JAMMED against the top of the case/a fan/etc. Getting it off is even more of a nightmare, if you ever need to change the PSU. I changed a PSU last week and spent a half hour trying to open the latch with a screwdriver while tugging on the wires (and hoping I didn't rip them out). I tried needlenose pliers, couldn't get a grip on that stupid smooth plastic connector body.
The worst, though, is attaching those stupid 1-pin jumper sockets for the power switch/the LEDs/etc. HOW IN THE WORLD has nobody standardized that connector block and turned it into a single pluggable unit like the AC97/HD Audio connector?
- noir_lord 10y agoWith you on the 1-pin's so fiddly and often impossible to make out once you have the board in and your hands are in there, I've started taking a sharp picture of them and then having that on my phone so I can can count in and down. Also yes why the hell is that that not a standard.