Serial connector stuck to computer

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On 8/30/05, Sy <sy1234-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 
> On 8/30/05, Colin McGregor <colinmc151-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Needle nose pliers are your friend. If there isn't
> > enough left at the top thumbscrew for the pliers to
> > get at then you will have to attack the small nut that
> > the cable screws into (a proccess you will have to
> > take care with as there MAY be a small nut inside the
> > case that could come loose and bounce around inside
> > the case (NOT good)). Either way, you will be going
> > into the sorts of tight spaces that needle nose pliers
> > do well at...
> 
> I've faced this same problem. I ended up removing the little
> hexagonal receptical the way you describe.


Ended up in a similar spot a few years back with an old vga monitor's cable. 
Attacked the nut inside the case after much frustration trying to get to the 
inner screw.

As an aside...<snip> I remember once pulling an isa card out of a live 
> system. It
> rebooted. Nothing got fried. I have no idea what I was thinking.
> 

Lol - I envy your "skill": About 6 months ago I pulled power from a hard 
drive (ide) in a running system. I was way too tired to realize the power 
was still on and went ahead with it.

Fried the mobo completely. I went to sleep immediately after laughing wildly 
and turning the power off. Stupid, stupid mistake ran me about $1k. 
(Fortunately, it was my machine and not a clients!)

-- 
- SGE
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