geocrasher

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   by geocrasher 11y ago

   I was wondering the same thing!
2. 1682.▲
   by geocrasher 11y ago

   You get me.
3. 1683.▲
   by geocrasher 11y ago

   I've added some notes to the end of the article that clarify this.
4. 1684.▲
   by geocrasher 11y ago

   That was kind of the point of the article really. I screwed up. Made mistakes. The frenzied approach to the article reflects the experience I put myself through. I added a summary that hopefully drives home the point better and offers some
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   Friends don't let Friends install Used RAM(miscdotgeek.com)

   22 points by geocrasher 11y ago|38 comments
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   by geocrasher 11y ago

   Yup some of them were fine. It was only certain capacity disks that had the issue. They solved the primary problem eventually. By then the reputation was already tarnished. "Death Star".
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   by geocrasher 11y ago

   I remember tearing into one of these that died, and found similar things. What was interesting too was that it seemed to be caused by a screw coming loose. The entire head assembly rides on a bearing, which is bolted to the chassis, usually
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   by geocrasher 11y ago

   I wrote about this a couple of years ago on my blog and it's still relevant. Rather than re-post it here, have a look if you don't mind. You won't even need an ad blocker, and this is not blog spam. http://www.tidb
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   Experiences and realities of a homesourced IT worker(tidbitsfortechs.blogspot.com)

   1 points by geocrasher 13y ago|0 comments