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Have you seen these PCs?
« on: December 14, 2009, 09:17:26 AM »
I am sure everyone has seen a dirty computer or two.  Just wondering if you have seen some this bad before?

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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2009, 09:29:56 AM »
Everyday at work I have PC's that are caked in dust. 
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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2009, 10:16:22 AM »
Oye! When I did work on people's computers around town I found several like this. Sad state indeed.
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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2009, 10:49:09 AM »
We might have to break out the air compressor during the summer and do another PC Cleaning service at a LAN.
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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2009, 11:21:12 AM »
As the date indicates... I saw it last month.
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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2009, 12:17:33 PM »
I have actually worked on worse.  Czar can probably 2nd this, but working on systems that sit in the EMT/Firehall with the trucks running are the Fudgein WORST.  The systems get covered in a black soot from the diesel fumes.
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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2009, 12:18:43 PM »
Aye. All kinda of yuckyness inside those.
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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2009, 12:19:40 PM »
Quote from: Rathe on December 14, 2009, 10:49:09 AM
We might have to break out the air compressor during the summer and do another PC Cleaning service at a LAN.
and mouse traps for certain cases.
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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2009, 10:24:12 AM »
I once worked on a PC that was in the kitchen of a restaurant. The area between the front bezel and the front intake fan was a thick hair and dust biscuit that smelled oddly of potatoes and corn (no I didn't sniff it, it was just that strong of a scent). Another I worked on that falls into this category was an old boss of mine's. The dust on the floor of his tower was so thick I told him he could have grown root vegetables inside his PC. It had to be at least two inches thick. My thumbnail was completely submerged and then some when I started to scoop out the nastiness.
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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2009, 11:09:25 AM »
I once worked on a pc tha.... no, I didn't. I never have and you know what? Having someone else state, "The dust on the floor of his tower was so thick I told him he could have grown root vegetables inside his PC" pretty much tops anything anyone could ever say.

Seriously. Root vegetables. Carrots and junk. That's just funny.
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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2009, 03:24:06 PM »
Why...Why YES I have seen PCs like that. My mom in law dropped off a PC of hers last night for me to `fix up`. ... Yeah.











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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2009, 04:00:02 PM »
Man, I think the worse I worked on was a computer that sat on the floor in a Vet's office... Soooo much animal hair. The floor around it could be spotless but the fans suck up everything for miles around.
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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2009, 05:16:13 PM »
As the family tech support guy (How do I get out of this role again?) I always bust out a vac and an air compressor before I even power on anything.  I have seen some pretty gross stuff.  Smokers and people with pets usually have the absolute worst machines.
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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2009, 05:20:19 PM »
New FITES contest!  Dirtiest Rig!  Oh wait... I'd win it every time... Cough cough... Where's my smokes???
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Re: Have you seen these PCs?
« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2009, 12:58:47 PM »
I worked on some PC's in a bus garage  with my cisco A+ class that looked like that from the busses running... made me kinda sad but when i realized they were dells i wished ALOT worse things would happen to them. :D lmao.
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