>Mine was plugging in the power connector backwards on a super important ide drive (it was the only backup for an already failed server) and watching smoke issu

>Mine was plugging in the power connector backwards on a super important ide drive (it was the only backup for an already failed server) and watching smoke issue from its controller board. yep this could cause you to lose a job. > Having to explain what I'd done to the boss was so scary, I slunk home with the drive and traced the power circuit with my oscilloscope until I found a capacitor that had blown short. I soldered on a through-hole replacement and it worked! pulling this off, however, could land you a job! lesson: mistakes are human. talent and initiative are rare.