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Ned Hamford	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:05:00 - [1] I was having fun in a complex in Garisas, pretty intense combat. BLAM! My Toshiba Sat P100 literally blows up. Fan shrapnel and smoke, damn near shat myself. I hop on an old desktop, salvage my lost Nighthawk's stuff, but yah... still down the 3k laptop. On the off chance the cause your computer to explode bug is one recognized by CCP, I sent a petition. Laptop is going to the shop tommarow morning [1 AM right now, and amidst a blizzard no less]. I am left without my primary source of entertainment for the holiday break... small odds I'll have the laptop back for classes in 2 weeks too. If anyone feels any pity, feel free to send me some pittance for when I get back. I had all my isk invested in that shiny new ship, was having alot of fun with it too. I really wasn't expecting the computer to explode, just, damn.
Abrazzar	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:07:00 - [2] Got a killmail at least? -------- Ideas for: Mining
Khemul Zula Amarr Black Plague.	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:08:00 - [3] Edited by: Khemul Zula on 20/12/2008 06:08:09 Your laptop exploded...in front of you...and the first thing you think to do is run to another computer and logon to your character to retrieve your stuff? ------ I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.
Artemis Rose Sileo In Pacis	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:09:00 - [4] First a POS mining crisis and now exploding laptops! Pitchforks people, pitchforks *** Currently Playing: Trolls from Outer Space Current Equipment: VISAcard chain mail, +2 Amulet of Epic Whine, Self Banstick +2 WTB: +666 E-peen killboard stats
Khemul Zula Amarr Black Plague.	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:09:00 - [5] Originally by: Artemis Rose First a POS mining crisis and now exploding laptops! Pitchforks people, pitchforks This is EVE. Mining lasers people, mining lasers. ------ I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.
FunzzeR Death of Virtue	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:10:00 - [6] Originally by: Khemul Zula Edited by: Khemul Zula on 20/12/2008 06:08:09 Your laptop exploded...in front of you...and the first thing you think to do is run to another computer and logon to your character to retrieve your stuff? This
Ned Hamford	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:11:00 - [7] Edited by: Ned Hamford on 20/12/2008 06:13:58 Originally by: Khemul Zula Edited by: Khemul Zula on 20/12/2008 06:08:09 Your laptop exploded...in front of you...and the first thing you think to do is run to another computer and logon to your character to retrieve your stuff? Well, the first thing I did was go WTF, WTF, followed by about 3 minutes of obscenities. Since finals ended, been playing EVE for like, 5-6 hours a day. I am gonna go check and see the kill mail, didnt even think of that... I blame the 1 AMedness EDIT: No kill mail, just the insurance mail. ** While going from the start menu to play, I noticed from the EVE start folder that there is an option to play EVE in <Safe Mode> I damn near **ed myself laughing... then almost starting sobbing again.
Johann Callasan	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:12:00 - [8] Originally by: Ned Hamford I was having fun in a complex in Garisas, pretty intense combat. BLAM! My Toshiba Sat P100 literally blows up. Fan shrapnel and smoke, damn near shat myself. I hop on an old desktop, salvage my lost Nighthawk's stuff, but yah... still down the 3k laptop. On the off chance the cause your computer to explode bug is one recognized by CCP, I sent a petition. Laptop is going to the shop tommarow morning [1 AM right now, and amidst a blizzard no less]. I am left without my primary source of entertainment for the holiday break... small odds I'll have the laptop back for classes in 2 weeks too. If anyone feels any pity, feel free to send me some pittance for when I get back. I had all my isk invested in that shiny new ship, was having alot of fun with it too. I really wasn't expecting the computer to explode, just, damn. Sad to say, you won't get much relief from CCP - as anyone who knows computers AT ALL knows, it's impossible for standard software too cause a catastropic failure, which is what you experienced. From what you describe, I'd anticipate a cap or two in your power inverter board blew out. NOT the one in your LCD display, the main inverter in the bottom case. When I still worked as a technician, we had a similar issue with a Laserjet IIp power supply once - a cap blew out, sending shrapnel three feet into a cinderblock wall - where it embedded itself a inch deep. HP engineers were quite impressed when we sent them the power supply back - it was a service part just received from the depot. The tech working on it quit two months later - that shrapnel had passed within a inch of his head.
Ray McCormack hirr	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:12:00 - [9] Originally by: Khemul Zula Your laptop exploded...in front of you...and the first thing you think to do is run to another computer and logon to your character to retrieve your stuff? At least he's got his priorities right then. [WTS] Tech II Component BPO Sets
Khemul Zula Amarr Black Plague.	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:15:00 - [10] Originally by: Johann Callasan The tech working on it quit two months later - that shrapnel had passed within a inch of his head. I'm wondering how they'd break that one to the family if it had happened. "We're sorry, there was a...printer accident at the office." ------ I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.
Ned Hamford	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:17:00 - [11] Originally by: Johann Callasan When I still worked as a technician, we had a similar issue with a Laserjet IIp power supply once - a cap blew out, sending shrapnel three feet into a cinderblock wall - where it embedded itself a inch deep. HP engineers were quite impressed when we sent them the power supply back - it was a service part just received from the depot. The tech working on it quit two months later - that shrapnel had passed within a inch of his head. Sweet Jesus. I am now going to have nightmares about how the damn thing was sitting on my lap, only seperated by a cooling pad and a laptop cushion. 2 thin layers of plastic and some bead filled cushions away from my being removed from the gene pool.
Tarminic 24th Imperial Crusade	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:17:00 - [12] Have you tried using some nanite paste on it? ---------------- Play EVE: Downtime Madness v0.83 (Updated 7/3)
Ocih Amarr	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:23:00 - [13] You took the laptop out if its docking station, didn't you? Was it insured?
MotherMoon Huang Yinglong	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:26:00 - [14] 3k laptop? what was it? maybe it overheated because you had dual 9800m GTX graphics cards, a quad core 2.8 processor and a 1Tb hardrive in it
Ned Hamford	Posted - 2008.12.20 06:47:00 - [15] Edited by: Ned Hamford on 20/12/2008 06:48:30 Edited by: Ned Hamford on 20/12/2008 06:48:02 Originally by: MotherMoon what was it? Well, current value is rather lower... Got it 3 years or so ago. Toshiba Satelite P1000, full upgrades. 1 more year of warranty...
tarin adur Gallente Corp 1 Allstars	Posted - 2008.12.20 07:25:00 - [16] Their logs show nothing.
Phenomena X Galactic PeaceMaking Talon Alliance	Posted - 2008.12.20 07:28:00 - [17] Originally by: Ned Hamford My Toshiba Sat P100 Think I found what cause the problem...
Ephemeron Caldari Provisions	Posted - 2008.12.20 08:38:00 - [18] EVE loads the graphics card very heavily. Laptops typically have difficulty with proper cooling. So basically laptop was faulty and EVE was stressing it for a long time. I bet it's his GPU fan that exploded
Phantom Slave JUDGE DREAD Inc.	Posted - 2008.12.20 08:42:00 - [19] This is what happens when you buy any Minmatar product. Freaking duct tape and bailing twine. You guys need to start using bubble gum and superglue at least, geez! ____________________ My main IS my alt. Confused yet?
Grarr Dexx Amarr Paxton Industries Paxton Federation	Posted - 2008.12.20 09:04:00 - [20] 'Our logs show nothing' ----- Nexus stamps of approvalÖ count: 1
Kazuma Saruwatari Caldari	Posted - 2008.12.20 09:06:00 - [21] Be thankful that it wasnt a CRT that blew up from EVE. Friend of mine ended up having a 1inch peice of glass stuck in his cheek, barely missing an eye and one of the main arteries. Temporarily blinded from the shock and smoke too. Now he gets nervous when he goes around the older TV and PC retail shops around here. Cant blame him tbh. Also, LCD user now, and no more EVE, he says. -
Malcanis R.E.C.O.N. The Firm.	Posted - 2008.12.20 09:07:00 - [22] " Welcome to EvE " - The Guristas.
San5ha	Posted - 2008.12.20 11:13:00 - [23] Originally by: Ned Hamford My Toshiba Sat P100 literally Thats your problem right there. Good luck getting parts for it too because there expensive as hell. 3k can buy you a nice Alienware nowadays
Ankhesentapemkah	Posted - 2008.12.20 11:16:00 - [24] Depends on what country you live in, but you might try to wring some money out of Toshiba through a lawsuit. --- NEW MOVIE!
Illwill Bill Svea Rike	Posted - 2008.12.20 11:18:00 - [25] Most computer cmanufacturers have procedures on how to handle potential security hazards with their products (just look at the rate of which Dell, HP, and Apple are replacing their laptop batteries for free ). You should contact Toshiba as soon as possible, and explain what happened. I'm quite sure they would find your story interesting. Originally by: CCP Zulupark WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
JoeT Amarr Short Attention Span	Posted - 2008.12.20 11:18:00 - [26] Originally by: Ankhesentapemkah Depends on what country you live in, but you might try to wring some money out of Toshiba through a lawsuit. that only works in the US ;) where everyone sues everyone over anything :P - We are anonymous. We Are legion.
Jobby Minmatar UNITED STAR SYNDICATE	Posted - 2008.12.20 12:17:00 - [27] Did you have Salvaging L4 trained to get the good stuff out of your NH?
Taua Roqa Minmatar Sebiestor tribe	Posted - 2008.12.20 12:31:00 - [28] you got some RL melty caps now. on a more serious note, the eve client did used to be able to hurt computers with it's strange thermal cycling (completely maxing out the cpu and gpu, then not, then doing it again, etc, etc), is this flaw back?? I thought trinity got rid that of madness.
Estel Arador Minmatar	Posted - 2008.12.20 12:37:00 - [29] Originally by: Ned Hamford I had all my isk invested in that shiny new ship That makes me think of that first rule of EVE, what was it again? FREE! jumpclone service
Taua Roqa Minmatar Sebiestor tribe	Posted - 2008.12.20 12:41:00 - [30] Originally by: Estel Arador Originally by: Ned Hamford I had all my isk invested in that shiny new ship That makes me think of that first rule of EVE, what was it again? only fly Ford iirc.
Shoikan Minmatar Dark Trinity Alliance	Posted - 2008.12.20 12:53:00 - [31] Originally by: Estel Arador Originally by: Ned Hamford I had all my isk invested in that shiny new ship That makes me think of that first rule of EVE, what was it again? Don't let family get in the way of good business?!
Glengrant TOHA Heavy Industries	Posted - 2008.12.20 13:25:00 - [32] Sorry about your laptop man - sux. EVE did not destroy your laptop though. Going by the information you gave (exploding fan, blizzard) - either the fan was faulty to begin with - or there was a lightning strike - you got a power surge and your laptop didn't survive the extra power. --- Save the forum: Think before you post. ISK BUYER = LOSER EVE TV- Bring it back!
Typhado3 Minmatar Ashen Lion Mining and Production Consortium Axiom Empire	Posted - 2008.12.20 14:27:00 - [33] Originally by: Khemul Zula Originally by: Johann Callasan The tech working on it quit two months later - that shrapnel had passed within a inch of his head. I'm wondering how they'd break that one to the family if it had happened. "We're sorry, there was a...printer accident at the office." I lol'd but then felt bad =( ccp fix mining agent missions % pls
Adaris Gallente E X I U S	Posted - 2008.12.20 15:11:00 - [34] Originally by: Ned Hamford I was having fun in a complex in Garisas,.... I really wasn't expecting the computer to explode, just, damn. The Lesson: STOP MISSION WHORING Happy Christmas ******* I speak on behalf of every corporation.
Eudamidas	Posted - 2008.12.20 15:22:00 - [35] Try a hammer, never had a problem, technical or otherwise, that I couldn't solve with a few thwacks with a hammer. ~ Woke up, got myself a gun
Mazaron Fallen Angel's Blade.	Posted - 2008.12.20 15:53:00 - [36] Edited by: Mazaron on 20/12/2008 15:53:42 http://consumerist.com/consumer/toshiba/another-laptop-recall-thanks-to-sony-batteries-201814.php There's your answer. Dodgy exploding sony batteries that should have been recalled.
BiggestT Caldari Resurrection Skunk-Works	Posted - 2008.12.20 16:10:00 - [37] Now we do know that "Internet Space ships are serious buisiness" EVE history t2 precisions
Xrak Black Eclipse Corp Band of Brothers	Posted - 2008.12.20 16:13:00 - [38] Originally by: Mazaron Edited by: Mazaron on 20/12/2008 15:53:42 http://consumerist.com/consumer/toshiba/another-laptop-recall-thanks-to-sony-batteries-201814.php There's your answer. Dodgy exploding sony batteries that should have been recalled. Yea, if it actually exploded then it is more then likely to be the battery. If other parts of the laptop fail they are unlikely to explode really, even when heated up alot, melted connections and parts yes, explode, no.
Mr Ignitious R.E.C.O.N. The Firm.	Posted - 2008.12.20 17:39:00 - [39] very sorry. very very sorry. but seriously. SWEEET. Originally by: CCP Zulupark WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
Gamer4liff Caldari Metalworks THE INTERSTELLAR FOUNDRY	Posted - 2008.12.20 18:10:00 - [40] What a glorious age of spontaneous hardware combustion we live in.
Nova Fox Gallente Novafox Shipyards	Posted - 2008.12.20 20:21:00 - [41] and i thought my job was dangerous with liquid oxygen, bombs, bullets, missiles, fuel, high voltagesa and lots of multitonn equipment moving around. Pre Order your Sisters of Eve ship today!!!
Needle Juice Caldari Stellar Crime Syndicate	Posted - 2008.12.20 20:32:00 - [42] Originally by: Nova Fox and i thought my job was dangerous with liquid oxygen, bombs, bullets, missiles, fuel, high voltagesa and lots of multitonn equipment moving around. postal worker???
Nova Fox Gallente Novafox Shipyards	Posted - 2008.12.20 21:07:00 - [43] You can call it that... Its just I dont help deliver the mail. Pre Order your Sisters of Eve ship today!!!
AkRoYeR Amarr	Posted - 2008.12.20 22:52:00 - [44] Next time get insurance on the laptop from Condord.
Beckoner Venhatha	Posted - 2008.12.20 23:07:00 - [45] unless your laptop is tech II ...
Ned Hamford	Posted - 2008.12.21 02:53:00 - [46] Originally by: Mr Ignitious very sorry. very very sorry. but seriously. SWEEET. There is nothing so frustrating as when electronics die in a non-spectacular way. With the complexity of circuitry and whatnot, too often things just stop working. Or become frustratingly unreliable with non demonstrable problems. This is only the second time in some 25 years where I have had the satisfaction of knowing something to be right and truly broken. I had a CRT monitor make a sound like thundercrack, sizzle, then a small plume of smoke... almost poetic. That monitor, done broke. Toshiba is sending my shipping materials and the tec on the other end of the phone swore their process time is 5 days no matter what, not including shipping. I also had the pleasure of learning that the memory that was 750 dollars when the laptop was purchased is now going for 57 dollars. So 2 512s will become 2 2gigs. 1->4 gigs of memory should be a welcome boost to gaming. I will be back! And this time... my dire poverty may actually get me into a corp. Kicking and screaming, then surely bemoaning the ignorance of my previous hermitude.
Tortun Nahme Minmatar Umbra Synergy	Posted - 2008.12.21 02:56:00 - [47] don't forget to update your clone the next laptop might have have someone will missile skills on the other end Fallout thinks im cute! I think so anyway
D'ceet Omega Fleet Enterprises Executive Outcomes	Posted - 2008.12.21 04:22:00 - [48] how the ** did your PC explode? cus i play on a Toshiba Satellite A135, 1 gig of ram blahblahblah and at most i get is severe lag, never explosions, i mean what the hell? Originally by:** Popperr I resent the insinuation that we have intelligence, artificial or otherwise.
Xindi Kraid Cerulean Sky Fire Industries	Posted - 2008.12.21 05:15:00 - [49] Originally by: Khemul Zula Originally by: Johann Callasan The tech working on it quit two months later - that shrapnel had passed within a inch of his head. I'm wondering how they'd break that one to the family if it had happened. "We're sorry, there was a...printer accident at the office." HA that makes me think of the UNIX error message "lp0 on fire" (lp0 being the printer) -Xindi Kraid CSFI lead engineer and shipwright Improve POS cargo access
xGradiusx Minmatar Shoot To Thrill Un-Natural Selection	Posted - 2008.12.21 05:18:00 - [50] Originally by: Khemul Zula Edited by: Khemul Zula on 20/12/2008 06:08:09 Your laptop exploded...in front of you...and the first thing you think to do is run to another computer and logon to your character to retrieve your stuff? This.
Polly Prissypantz Dingleberry Appreciation Society	Posted - 2008.12.21 05:46:00 - [51] Originally by: D'ceet how the **** did your PC explode? cus i play on a Toshiba Satellite A135, 1 gig of ram blahblahblah and at most i get is severe lag, never explosions, i mean what the hell? Exploding laptop batteries have been a fairly common problem over the last few years.
Xindi Kraid Cerulean Sky Fire Industries	Posted - 2008.12.21 05:49:00 - [52] Originally by: Polly Prissypantz Originally by: D'ceet how the **** did your PC explode? cus i play on a Toshiba Satellite A135, 1 gig of ram blahblahblah and at most i get is severe lag, never explosions, i mean what the hell? Exploding laptop batteries have been a fairly common problem over the last few years. Those don't explode so much as pop open and start spewing burning chemicals. Not an explosion, but when you have fire spewing from something near your crotch, I don't suppose it matters that much. -Xindi Kraid CSFI lead engineer and shipwright Improve POS cargo access

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