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Ethan Jones5 said:Good old American soccer☕
Regardless of whether you look at the lines on the pitch or just watch the replay, that disallowed goal for the Seattle Sounders looked completely clean to me. At this point, there's no use arguing about who's to blame.
So, I honestly don't get why people are posting these screenshots and acting all shocked now.
But see, that’s the whole damn point—those lines themselves and how incompetent they are at drawing them correctly.
I mean, what if it actually *was* offside, but they ended up tossing out a perfectly legitimate goal because their "tech" looks like something a middle schooler scribbled together in MS Paint?
It's not even just that they're biased against the Sounders; it's that they draw these crooked, amateurish lines or, God forbid, they track the wrong player entirely. Like, remember that one play where they had two players involved—one in black, one in white—and they basically swapped them and called an offside on the wrong guy? It’s ridiculously easy for them to mess up.
darkcyclist92 said:See, I told ya, hanging out at the University of Chicago and MIT was the absolute dream.😁
Tell you What; honestly, I’m feeling a little wiped right now because I’m stuck cleaning out these tech rooms where PCs are basically just a tiny fraction of the clutter... if I can find the time—which I totally plan to—I’ll try to put together a decent rig for you. Then I can hand it off once I swing through Cleveland.
I actually even have one of those full ATX desktop cases you were talking about, a SilverCase.
Man, I seriously appreciate the offer, truly, but if you've got extra parts lying around and some spare time, maybe pass them along to some kid whose parents can't afford stuff like that. To be real, I’m doing okay for now, but given how things have been going lately (between my own sketchy investments and the way inflation is hitting us here in the States), I wouldn't be surprised if more and more people end up in a spot where they can't even fix their old gear, let alone buy anything new.
Richard Lee47 said:Seriously though, why on earth would you even think about laying a "standard" PC case on its side horizontally?
Look, I always just assumed there was some actual logic behind why cases and fans are positioned the way they are. You know, the whole airflow thing—drawing in cool air, venting the hot stuff, keeping the components from melting, all that jazz.
Since mine is tucked away in a closed cabinet under the TV, the cooling situation is already pretty questionable as it is, so there’s really no reason to make things worse by picking a weirdly shaped case. I mean, it’s not exactly a NASA supercomputer or anything, so a horizontal setup might technically work, but honestly? I’d much rather just avoid that headache altogether.
wearymason4 said:There are some old motherboards running on DDR2 that don't even support AHCI, let alone an SSD; some systems might actually recognize one, but they run it as slow as a clunky old HDD, which basically forces you to deal with defragmentation anyway.🤦
A few years back, I ordered a Gigabyte GA-series from eBay—I specifically looked for version 2 with those 6 SATA ports and the newer southbridge that actually plays nice with SSDs—but the guy ended up shipping me version 1 instead.😢
Now it’s just sitting here collecting dust, totally useless to me.
Honestly, I wouldn't even touch used gear if I could swing something brand new; and if I can't, well, I'll survive without a desktop since my laptop gets the job done well enough.
I've been doing a little digging, though, and this ancient motherboard of mine actually has an optical audio connection, which is how I have it hooked up to my speakers. I remember sweating bullets trying to get any sound out of the PC at all because I've also got my TV connected via HDMI to both the computer and the speakers. So, I really need a motherboard that isn't bottom-of-the-barrel, because those super cheap ones usually skip all the essential ports I need.
But hey, that's a problem for future me. If I decide to pull the trigger, I'll just hop on here and ask you guys to help me pick out the right build.
darkcyclist92 said:Look, I’ve got plenty of DDR2 RAM sticks lying around (and other junk too), but even I'm sitting on just 2GB (Windows XP) and honestly, it doesn't feel all that slow... plus, I can't really be bothered to mess with the sticks right now, even though I totally could :P My SSDs are actually sticking out the bottom, mostly just dangling by the cables lol. So, I don't really get this whole Disney thing about SSD support, unless he's talking about SATA maybe, but whatever. Wherever I pick them up, they always work for me.
I don't know where you're located, but you can find rigs like that at places like the flea markets in Los Angeles for $17 bucks. Yea! 🙂 OK, the people selling them usually claim they have no clue if they even work. Personally, I picked up 3 or 4 units from various sellers a while back, mostly because I was obsessed with those specific ATX cases—which were a nightmare to find elsewhere—and I didn't give a damn whether they worked or not, but every single one turned out to be fully functional. Only one had a dead power supply.
Usually, everything inside is solid—motherboard, RAM, even the HDDs and the GPU, all picked up and working perfectly... pure plug & play.
If you're having trouble, hit me up via PM. I'm constantly scavenging through DDR2 machines; I've got way too many of them, so we'll definitely find something to make you happy 😁 Or if you need a power supply, I might have some, though I don't have any with the 6-pin molex for GPUs with extra power needs for sale, but if you're desperate, I probably know someone who does.
And hey, +1 for the username 🙂
I'm over in San Francisco, so nothing like the Los Angeles markets. But if the motherboard finally kicked the bucket (and I haven't really had the energy to mess with it lately), I'll probably consider just biting the bullet, dropping the cash, and grabbing a new motherboard, CPU, RAM, and an SSD. Then I'd try to resurrect this setup using the old case—because I don't want anything else; this one fits perfectly and isn't some massive tower that I can't shove under my Sony Bravia—along with the old Blu-ray drive, hard drive, and power supply.
Zachary Bishop15 used to have a Sony Bravia; he bought it in color specifically to watch the Olympics in Boston. It's been about a year since he gave it away to some guy who wanted to turn the case into an aquarium. It actually still worked, but he just couldn't be bothered; he would've hooked a DVB tuner to a video recorder to get a picture. He felt bad giving it up, but there was really no point in letting it take up space in the closet.
shadowlynx102 said:Man, do you people even know how to read? Seriously, go back to elementary school 😵. Look, when we bridge the black and green wires—provided the power supply is ALREADY plugged into the motherboard—the PC will kick on. I never said you should leave them shorted out forever. What I mean is you take a little scrap of wire, maybe 4 inches long (preferably something flexible like stranded wire), strip the ends, shove one end into the 24-pin connector where the black wire sits, and then just briefly touch the other end to the green wire. If the PSU isn't dead, the PC turns on. I repeat: TOUCH IT AND LET GO.
See, I didn't say that, I meant with the 24-pin connector already plugged in.
Next time I actually have some free time, I’ll try it that way—with the connector seated and me poking it using the method described. Honestly, the last time I messed around with this, I used a bent paperclip, and I ended up blowing a fan or something, so I really need to find a proper little piece of insulated wire.
wearymason4 said:No, man, you've got it wrong—those wires coming off the power button aren't just shorting the black and green pins on the 24-pin connector together. If that were actually happening, the second you took your finger off the button, the whole damn PC would just die instantly.
I honestly can't tell if Zachary Bishop15 actually tried to revert everything back to how it was before, or if he even bothered trying to boot up the PC again this time around.
Look, we all know how it goes when the power starts flickering during one of those nasty summer thunderstorms—it’s enough to make you jump out of your skin. Sometimes that little surge just trips the power supply and locks everything up, making the whole thing act like it’s dead. Honestly, you don't even need to panic or call a technician; usually, you just gotta yank the plug from the wall, let those capacitors drain out for a bit, and once they're empty, you can plug it back in and it'll be running smooth again, just like it has every single year.
I’ve literally tried everything under the sun to get this thing back to a normal boot, just trying to kickstart it like it used to work, but absolutely nothing. I even went full technician mode on it—pulled the battery, yanked out the RAM sticks, did all the usual nonsense—but yeah, still zilch. Total dead end.
It’s honestly pretty likely the motherboard finally kicked the bucket, considering this thing is already like 14 or 15 years old.
I’ll probably drag it over to someone who actually knows what they're doing to get a proper diagnosis.
As for the hard drive, it shouldn't be a huge headache to just grab an enclosure and turn it into an external drive, though I'm low-key bummed I won't have my DVD player anymore. It would've been pretty sick if I could just convert that into an external unit along with the hard drive, but from what I gather, that's just not how it works.
Well, no luck there either—even after swapping the reset button connector over to the power pins, I’m still getting absolutely nothing. Honestly, I'm starting to get a little worried about this thing.
Richard Lee47 said:just swap the reset and power button headers on the motherboard and you can kick it into gear using the reset button instead.
I'll give that a shot and let you know how it goes—honestly, it didn't even cross my mind that I could pull a move like that.😵
So, I unplugged the 24-pin from the motherboard, took a little risk by shorting the green wire with the black one next to it (since there's a bunch of black ones to choose from), hooked up the power cable and the PSU switch, flipped the toggle, and—boom—some random fan actually spun up.
Big thanks to both of you, but I’m pretty sure I’m gonna have to drop this thing off at a repair shop eventually.
To even get a look at the power button, I’d have to strip off the entire front panel. Honestly, they made the first two thirds of it ridiculously easy—you just press a little plastic tab and slide it right off. But to reach the first one, I'd have to yank out the hard drive, which isn't a huge deal, and the second one is right in the middle so that's easy enough, but that third little monster? It's tucked way down under the chassis where the Blu-ray drive sits, so there is absolutely zero chance I'm getting to it myself.
And if I wanted to try and modernize it a bit, man, I think I'm dreaming. I might be able to scavenge some used parts, but finding DDR2 1066 RAM these days is like looking for a needle in a haystack, let alone anything else.
Thanks a ton.
So, I bridged those two wires together and the PC actually kicked into life. That pretty much confirms it—the power button itself is shot. Now, how on earth am I supposed to fix that?
The problem is, at first glance, it’s basically impossible to even reach. It’s an Antec Lansing case, and the button is tucked away behind this solid front panel held in by all sorts of weird clips.
I'll just jump in here instead of starting a whole new thread since I'm dealing with something pretty similar.
The thing is, when I hit the power button, absolutely nothing happens—not a single LED flickers, no fans spin, it’s just stone-cold dead.
Did my PSU finally kick the bucket?
This rig is a relic from back in the day, something I cobbled together way back in 2008 or 2009. It hasn't played nice with Windows in ages, so I've been running Linux on it for the last five years or so. It’s basically just sitting under the TV, having served as a little media center for a long time. Lately, it’s mostly just been my dumping ground for backing up photos and movies, occasionally watching stuff on DVD / Blu-ray, or doing some light browsing when I felt like using the big screen. Nothing heavy-duty, just basic stuff.
So, here's my question: can I just grab any random power supply that has more wattage than my old one, or is there some kind of rule for that? I built this thing myself, but man, that was a lifetime ago. My technical expertise currently tops out at being able to hold a screwdriver steady while plugging in a connector without poking an eye out.
Here’s what I have written down for the specs:
Case - Antec NSK2480, desktop, 380 W, mATX, $322
Motherboard - MB Gigabyte MA78G-DS3H, sAM2, AMD 780G, HDMI out, $196
Processor - CPU AMD Athlon64 X2 4850, dual core, SckAM2, $143
RAM - DDR2 2GB PC6400 (800MHz), SuperTalent, CL5, 2 x $43
$158 Hard drive - HDD Samsung HD642JJ 640 GB SATA-300 7200,
$166 Optical drive - Blu-ray HD-DVD ROM drive LG GGC-H20L, DVD RW, Lightscribe, SATA, black, bulk,
$200 TV tuner card - AVERMEDIA AVerTV DVB-S TRINITY 4-in-1 Hybrid PCI-E HDTV,
And honestly, is it even worth trying to revive this thing, and if so, what could I actually add to keep it kicking for another year or two?
Oh, and you can totally ignore that TV tuner card; it uses that ancient DVB tech and my satellite service doesn't even work anymore anyway. Not really a priority.