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I was reading a post how someone had problems putting in a video card. The solution was they did not plug their monitor into the new card. Me being full of my self thought wow that was dumb. So having problems with my sound on my computer. Messed with it for 2 weeks was ready to give up and just go buy a new card. The solution. The speaker jack was not fully plugged in. That will teach me to be smug. Now what is the dumbest thing you ever did?? Thought this may be fun........peace.......im out

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Good thread — the short, embarrassing stories here actually teach the best lessons. Posts by , , and cover different kinds of mistakes: small oversights, data-loss missteps, poor buying choices, and risky hardware work. The practical takeaway is the same: a little method and a few safety habits prevent most of the "dumb" moments.

A compact troubleshooting checklist to use next time:

  1. Start simple: check power, LEDs, external switches and all cables.
  2. Reproduce and isolate: can you make the problem happen consistently? Try a different cable, port or known-good peripheral.
  3. Software quick-scan: reboot, check device settings, look in Device Manager, and consider a driver rollback or safe-mode boot before reinstalling OS.
  4. Work methodically: change one thing at a time and write it down. If it helps, take a photo of connections before unplugging.
  5. Hardware safety: always power down and unplug before touching internals. Ground yourself, use the right connector types, and never improvise with conductive materials.
  6. Data first: if a drive looks sick, clone or image it before aggressive repairs.

Ways to avoid repeating the lesson: keep a small PC toolkit and spare cables, make regular image backups or snapshots, read hardware compatibility and cooling reviews before buying, and know warranty/RMA limits. When tinkering gets risky, test a suspect part in another system or seek help rather than forcing it.

The best outcome from a facepalm is a repeatable habit that stops it happening again. Small checklists and a backup-first mindset turn "dumb" mistakes into cheap lessons.

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I was reading a post how someone had problems putting in a video card. The solution was they did not plug their monitor into the new card. Me being full of my self thought wow that was dumb. So having problems with my sound on my computer. Messed with it for 2 weeks was ready to give up and just go buy a new card. The solution. The speaker jack was not fully plugged in. That will teach me to be smug. Now what is the dumbest thing you ever did?? Thought this may be fun........peace.......im out

Read this post !LOL just kidding !!I don't do dumb things !
No really dumbest thing I ever did was in my early computing days ,on a win 3.11/486 with a 40meg HD ,in my attempt to free up space on the drive i deleted files ,thought it would be smart to delete files created on the day i was deleting them !After a reboot was when i first learned of a Swap file .! Everyone knows what had to be done next .

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I was reading a post how someone had problems putting in a video card. The solution was they did not plug their monitor into the new card. Me being full of my self thought wow that was dumb. So having problems with my sound on my computer. Messed with it for 2 weeks was ready to give up and just go buy a new card. The solution. The speaker jack was not fully plugged in. That will teach me to be smug. Now what is the dumbest thing you ever did?? Thought this may be fun........peace.......im out

Bought a Compaq Presario.

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the dumest thing i ever did was when i was fidelling inside my pc with it turned on attaching a 2 pin fan tail to a 4 pin molex, me being a bodger when i want used kit kat wrappers to make the connection, unfortunitly i slipped when doing this and shoted the circut and fried my hard drive which was a bugger also i made the mistake of buying a leadtek twin turbo gf fx 5900 which has the shittest cooling EVER!

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