Getting Gouged by Geeks

mimo2005 · 10-28-2007, 06:13 PM

10 computer repairmen called to fix a pc , let see how well they know their stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxSr2W6YjGc

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 10-28-2007, 06:21 PM

Now that is sad....

**Go The Power** · 10-29-2007, 05:28 AM

That is pathetic

Here is another:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbR4wSAE7NY

~~Nik00117~~ · 10-29-2007, 02:16 PM

I think the biggest issue is a lot of those guys don't know what they are doing, they are hired for the wrong reasons. Because the guys who do know what they are doing have advanced above that level.

Also 2nd opinions are critical at the shop i'm at now I was working on a PC and it was a real pain to figure out what the issue was. Well I had my co-worker look at it, he had a simliar issue guessed and got it right.

Or today we had a issue with a RAM upgrade, user had 3 ram slots two were filled with 512 MB and user wanted an additional 1 GIG stick.

MY co-worker was first to work on it, he was stumped he knew all 3 sticks were good, even all 3 slots were good, but when ram was plugged it where 512 in slot 1, 512 in slot 2, and 1 gig in slot 3 PC would not boot.

I came in, i've seen the problem before even had it explained has somethign to do with how the MOBO addressing the ram and it gets confused or something like that when addressing the ram because of how it goes from 512 to 1 gig, it only occurs on some MOBOs from what i've seen. SO I tossed 1 gig in the middle slot, booted it up it worked.

Moral of the stories, bring the PC Into a shop. Their it will most likely be looked at by 2-3 techicians if your lucky and one may see something the other didn't see.

But nerds are us or something are complete idiots i'm sorry that man is a utter moron. 2,000 dollars? Sure thats the cost of recovery of data but the HDD isn't abd.

And ram does get burnt out, in fact if you consider barebone computer parts I find ram, and GPU tend to burn out the fastes.

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 10-29-2007, 04:40 PM

You know what nice is my dad is friends with someone that does data recovery all we pay is for the harddrives

**Go The Power** · 10-29-2007, 11:54 PM

I can see the problems with these technicians that get called in, It is rare to find one that has alot of knowledge in most areas.

One might be very good with Hardware and Networking, and know very little about other things. Another Tech might be a wiz with MS and Linux products, but doesnt know things about hardware.

**scathe30** · 10-30-2007, 05:43 AM

These guys (some of them) know perfectly well, what they're doing. They are just earning money. That's business! And the head of the company, that is saying about "wake up call" is not very sincere, I believe

ebackhus · 10-30-2007, 08:12 AM

I just don't like being referred to as a geek.

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 10-30-2007, 04:45 PM

I prefer nerd

geeks got nothing going to them

**carsey** · 10-30-2007, 05:06 PM

Certainly not those in the clip, they were pathetic.

**forcifer** · 10-30-2007, 06:21 PM

that was sad. its so true though that too many people are way too computer illiterate. thanks alot, dell.

10-28-2007, 06:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
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10-29-2007, 05:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 10,981 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Getting Gouged by Geeks That is pathetic Here is another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbR4wSAE7NY __________________ Last edited by Go The Power; 10-29-2007 at 05:39 AM.

10-29-2007, 02:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~Nik00117~~ Troubled Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,572 OS: XP Pro, Vista Ulimate My System	Re: Getting Gouged by Geeks I think the biggest issue is a lot of those guys don't know what they are doing, they are hired for the wrong reasons. Because the guys who do know what they are doing have advanced above that level. Also 2nd opinions are critical at the shop i'm at now I was working on a PC and it was a real pain to figure out what the issue was. Well I had my co-worker look at it, he had a simliar issue guessed and got it right. Or today we had a issue with a RAM upgrade, user had 3 ram slots two were filled with 512 MB and user wanted an additional 1 GIG stick. MY co-worker was first to work on it, he was stumped he knew all 3 sticks were good, even all 3 slots were good, but when ram was plugged it where 512 in slot 1, 512 in slot 2, and 1 gig in slot 3 PC would not boot. I came in, i've seen the problem before even had it explained has somethign to do with how the MOBO addressing the ram and it gets confused or something like that when addressing the ram because of how it goes from 512 to 1 gig, it only occurs on some MOBOs from what i've seen. SO I tossed 1 gig in the middle slot, booted it up it worked. Moral of the stories, bring the PC Into a shop. Their it will most likely be looked at by 2-3 techicians if your lucky and one may see something the other didn't see. But nerds are us or something are complete idiots i'm sorry that man is a utter moron. 2,000 dollars? Sure thats the cost of recovery of data but the HDD isn't abd. And ram does get burnt out, in fact if you consider barebone computer parts I find ram, and GPU tend to burn out the fastes. Last edited by Nik00117; 10-29-2007 at 02:21 PM.

10-29-2007, 04:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Getting Gouged by Geeks You know what nice is my dad is friends with someone that does data recovery all we pay is for the harddrives __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

10-29-2007, 11:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 10,981 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Getting Gouged by Geeks I can see the problems with these technicians that get called in, It is rare to find one that has alot of knowledge in most areas. One might be very good with Hardware and Networking, and know very little about other things. Another Tech might be a wiz with MS and Linux products, but doesnt know things about hardware. __________________

10-30-2007, 05:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
scathe30 Land of bears and vodka Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Russia, Moscow Posts: 837 OS: MacOs,Windows	Re: Getting Gouged by Geeks These guys (some of them) know perfectly well, what they're doing. They are just earning money. That's business! And the head of the company, that is saying about "wake up call" is not very sincere, I believe __________________ The moving finger writes; and having writ Moves on, nor all thy Piety, nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line Nor all thy Tears wash out a word of it...

10-30-2007, 08:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,265 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Getting Gouged by Geeks I just don't like being referred to as a geek. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

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1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Getting Gouged by Geeks I prefer nerd geeks got nothing going to them __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

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10-30-2007, 06:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
forcifer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,627 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Getting Gouged by Geeks that was sad. its so true though that too many people are way too computer illiterate. thanks alot, dell. __________________ now i remember