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Saturday, December 14, 2002

Bearing With Bad Bearings

I turned on the computer just now, and within a second heard what sounded like the starter motor in a car that just won't start. I know exactly what is. An inferior style cooling fan on the video card. It's been whining for a few days now, but that's the most amusing sound I've heard it make. Talk about longevity, it lasted three months before it had enough and decided to start whining. Actually, to be fair, it started whining after about a month and a half, but shut up after I stared it down and threatened to fire it. Well, there are no excuses this time, that thing is out of a job. I wonder if the warranty on the card covers the poorly made fan they shipped with it. I doubt it, or they'd be replacing plenty more than they're selling. So, it's time to buy a real fan and find some application that the old fan might actually be good at. Something like, a christmass tree decoration, or plastic to be melted down and turned into a christmas decoration, or just plastic to be melted down.
posted by Jesse at 11:11 PM #