> > I'm proud to annouce to nobody in particular that for the first time in close to a year, I have the case closed on my computer and consider it "fully functional" (at least until the next time I decide I need to upgrade some little component!). I've been having major problems with off-brand boards and devices, so I finally decided to do things right, and researched everything before I bought it. What a difference! Who'd have thought that a computer could actually work correctly after I've mucked around with the interior?
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> Nuts. I spent a long time typing up a lengthy response to this post, and my computer crashed before I could post it. I *hate* it when that happens. Oh, well--since I don't feel like re-typing the whole thing, let me just say that you're an honest to goodness "computer wrangler", Dave. Congrats! :-)

(Writes a lengthy response to this post which proceeds to DIE in IRONY.)