I remember many years ago a bad batch of dell small form factor machines that constantly failed to popped capacitors. It would always be near the power supply where the heat was greatest. I guess in that certain area the capacitors were outside of their operating range...
Nevertheless, as a bored 16 year old, I enjoyed ripping apart all the machines and calling the higher level support lines to order replacement motherboards.
As time went on, they took my word on if a machine had failed due to this specific issue. I really enjoyed the responsibility and trust. Since I could fix the machines faster than Dells support turnaround, I just asked them to send the parts.
After about the hundredth machine, I never wanted to seat a processor again. This was back when processors had hundreds of fragile pins too!
It’s likely that those experiences really pushed me towards software development instead of IT. Good times...
Nevertheless, as a bored 16 year old, I enjoyed ripping apart all the machines and calling the higher level support lines to order replacement motherboards.
As time went on, they took my word on if a machine had failed due to this specific issue. I really enjoyed the responsibility and trust. Since I could fix the machines faster than Dells support turnaround, I just asked them to send the parts.
After about the hundredth machine, I never wanted to seat a processor again. This was back when processors had hundreds of fragile pins too!
It’s likely that those experiences really pushed me towards software development instead of IT. Good times...