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In both instances shadows from the dogs point to it being the Sun.

I once thought I was filming UFOs when it was dozens of Chinese lanterns flying fast high above my head in small groups in a single line. I was so sure they were UFOs when I was watching them  😀

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Could you upload to YouTube for us to watch?

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Looks nice. Fresh.

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I gave you the first like  😉

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The phrase “those who would give up their freedom for security deserve neither” comes to mind for some reason. Even though it doesn’t really apply here. But I always disagree with people who want a big change because of a single incident. I don’t read or watch the news but from what I occasionally see it seems we are no longer allowed to use force to defend ourselves from people who break in into our homes. So why should the Police have such special rights to defend themselves? Like my sister would say – suck it up and deal with it…

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which one is Ed Sheeran?

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Looks like I have to eat my hat.

I added the fibre washers on both sides of the motherboard and tightened it just as hard as last time. After all I didn’t think pressure was the problem here.

So, I tightened the #1 nuts. Then I tightened the #2 nuts. Only this time I added a metal washer between them to help me tighten #2 against #1. I connected the PSU with the motherboard flat on the ground and it worked, fans were spinning.

Then, while holding the plywood board flat on my lap I lowered the motherboard onto it. The screws slid in easily, there is no stress anywhere (though I have to say the motherboard itself is quite warped around the CPU area and because of that two of the corner screws were slightly up “in the air”, the nuts weren’t resting on the board, but hardly any pressure at all is required to push them against the board).

So, the board is in, it’s flat on my lap and I finger-tighten the #3 nuts on the back of the board. Then I put it in a vertical position and torque the #3 nuts with a spanner (small 7mm thing) a bit tighter. And then I add #4 nuts and tighten them against the #3 nuts to make sure they all stay in place. I then connect the PSU and… nothing. LEDs are lit but not even a twitch from the fans.

I undo the back nuts (#4&3) a little. Press the power button and the fans are spinning! It baffles me how it made the difference but it did.

I now put everything together (I mean everything fully assembled). The PC is dead…

It took some fiddling with it to finally get it working.

I think the WiFi card might have been being pressed too hard against its slot, so I bent the end of its bracket so the front of the case is not pushing on it. Then the thick shielded power cable was under stress from the front of the case too as there isn’t much room. I pushed it into a better position. It all looked good and it was working. And then it stopped working again after I torqued the back nuts a bit again. So in the end I did the #3 nuts only finger-tight and the #4 nuts a bit tighter against the #3 nuts.

It’s working now but damn that thing is fussy…

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I do struggle with the concept of it having problems due to being not perfectly straight. It gets bent quite a lot each time I am removing it or fitting it back in a case. It flexes every time I handle it. But it works fine after. I think there got to be another explanation. But then I’ve been proven wrong many a time when I thought something just can’t be.

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Who knows. It is working now. Once the fibre washers arrived I’ll try again. I read online that motherboard screws’ head should not be wider than a certain size. These washers definitely are wider. At the moment I’m hoping that’s the case and the fibre washers will solve the problem. I really don’t want to spend days trying to figure this out. I’m getting too old for this  😛

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It’s working for now. The motherboard is just laying flat in the case not attached at all. The fibre washers should be delivered tomorrow by Amazon. I just hope they are not conductive.

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can’t be distortion, it’s all lined up perfectly with perfect spacing. can’t short the screws either, it’s just plywood. when I say tight I mean the washer and nut on both sides of the hole sandwiching the circuit board. I’m ordering some fibre washers for insulation and I won’t tighten the nuts as much. but until then I’ll try running it with the case on its side and the motherboard not attached at all.

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I disconnected everything but ram and cpu. no change. then I removed the motherboard from the plywood and removed the screws going through it. now it is powering up with just ram and cpu. so that seems to indicate that the screws are causing the problem. but I had them in when I did the test last time. the only difference this time I had them pretty tight. any idea why the screws stop it from working? i have washers on both sides of the motherboard. those washers completely cover the round beads around the holes on the motherboard. there are two circles of those beads around each hole, whatever they are. thoughts? should I get some sort of insulating washers to go under the metal washers?

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finished fitting the fan and filter and put it all together but it is not working… the leds are lit but when I press the power button it just gets a little burst of energy to the fans and goes still. any ideas what I could have done wrong? it worked last time I had it all connected. I hope I have not killed it.

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I like the frame idea. I’ll staple it first then see if it worth the effort putting a frame on it. Though I don’t have a staple gun, bought some U shaped staples and will try hammering them in.

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Looking for ideas to attach those mesh pieces to the board. Glue as I planned won’t work as they are twisted and wont stay flush with the case. How else can they be fastened in such a way so it won’t look horrible as this is the side that will be facing the room?

Also looking for good ideas how to hang that box on the wall easily.

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Not too bad over here. I think the wind is helping a lot. But it’s meant to be 29 tomorrow  :*(   I hope I’ll be done at  work by midday so I can head straight for the beach and have a nice soak in the sea.

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D-Dan wrote:

Order a thimble off Amazon. It should come in a box big enough with sufficient padding for anything.

The SSD I bought a few years ago did come in a box big enough for a medium size computer case  😀  But the case fan box I received yesterday was a tad too small for a computer case. Just a tad 😀

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Bob Williams wrote:

Go to a Main Post Office John, one that sells different size boxes and wrapping material. Take a tape measure and the dimensions of the PC and check them out. Post Office boxes: http://tinyurl.com/yyatv4ex Alternatively, Amazon do these, check out the dimensions: http://tinyurl.com/y4j4tpeq Davpac, you can phone these and give the dimensions: http://tinyurl.com/y28569k7 I have one from my current desktop, but I will be needing it later this year. Good Luck!

The SSD I bought a few years ago did come in a box big enough for a medium size computer case  😀  But the case fan I received yesterday was a tad too small for a computer case. Just a tad 😀

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I don’t know what kind of PC it is but regardless personally I would take it all apart and sell every component and the case separately. You should get more money that way.

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Alright, I’ve just put this thing together and it’s working. Typing this on it now.

No DVD drive to keep things simple. It can always be connected temporarily if needed. The PSU and the SSDs will be held in place by some double-sided foam-tape.

All that’s left to do is to figure out how to fit a fan, power switch and some sort of mounting bracket to hang it on the wall. I’m thinking a 20cm fan and ideally a replaceable filter in front of it. Will have to do some googling to find something suitable for this purpose.

Here are some pics:

 

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