Tech Support Hell: "Soundproofed"
From NepNep!
Back when I worked at BestBuy's Geek Squad (Counter Intelligence Agent) this contractor dude came in on his lunch break with his personal gaming rig, some Dell tower with all the bells and whistles of the time.
He said that after he soundproofed it (wut?) it worked for three hours and then quit on him. According to him it would try to post, beep a few times, and then conk out.
So I popped 'er open... to find that his "soundproofing" solution was to fill the damn chassis with expansion foam.
The poor PC cooked itself with its own heat. Not even a Dell deserved that fate.
--NepNep!
Posted by Ilia on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 | Permalink
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Comments (7)
I'm pretty sure I just emitted a shriek so high-pitched it made dogs howl in Africa.
Posted by: Kai Lowell | Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 02:22 PM
Is that what that was? Dang, my ears are still bleeding..
"Doesn't work at all" is an effective soundproofing, but not so good for usability...
Posted by: TechTyger | Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 04:10 PM
Damn...that's worse than I was expecting when he said "soundproofing".
Posted by: Carhop | Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 04:44 PM
*offers tissues for the ear bleed*
For what it's worth, everyone I've showed this to has had pretty much the same reaction.
Posted by: Kai Lowell | Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 09:44 PM
Some people should not own computers!
Posted by: Misty Meanor | Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 05:59 AM
Mine was 'Ha ha, you dumbass.'
Posted by: TechTyger | Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 06:00 AM
Oh my Glob! That's as funny as someone trying to physically put a credit card into their cd drive, etc. Jajaja, kikiki!
Posted by: Double U Gal | Sunday, July 01, 2018 at 12:52 AM