Strange suff you find in customers computers.

A tampon...
and use one too...
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This isn't something we found in a computer, but a customer brought in a computer, compaq presario, one of the newer looking ones. They wanted some service done on it, no problem, but the case was the most filthy disgusting yellow I had ever seen. Obviously a smoker. I mean, I've seen some smokers cases before but this was DARK YELLOW! Then the kicker.....the damn computer was only 2 months OLD! EEACCHHHH!!

I took off the case of a tower to upgrade only to find he didnt have a hard drive mounting tray and in its place was a stack of Marlboro Light cigarette cases from the bottom of the case to the bottom of the drive, taped all together with masking tape and a strip of tape across that to the inside walls of the case to hold it up! https://forums.windrivers.com/

Well i've never found much out of the ordinary except the usual dust, mouse droppings, hard drive in upside down(bestbi), and 2 cd-roms configured to be master. https://forums.windrivers.com/

BUT one time a customer brought his machine in complaining that it was overheating. No problem sounds like a cpu fan and a quick easy fix! https://forums.windrivers.com/ I opened the case and discovered an AMD with a dead fan I was correct and tryed to remove the fan. IT WOULDN'T BUDGE! https://forums.windrivers.com/ After 30 mins of pryin it finally pop'd off to reveal that whoever put the system together use liquid nails to hold the fan to the cpu! https://forums.windrivers.com/ Ever heard of the mounting brackets preinsatlled by the fan manufacturer?

1. Floppy Cable plugged into the CDROM
2. Cash
3. Wallet of previous tech
4. Drugs
5. Toys

OK I had to mention this because its the WIERDEST thing I've ever found. It was in a printer...a wooden keyhole from a door with a skelaton key lock! And I think this printer was even from a business...it was an HP laserjet 5l, the newer ones with the paper coming in from the top...somehow the keyhole cover got dropped inside and was stopping the paper from entering the printer.

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Nothing as extravegant as some of the posts, but one time I found a Hot Wheels car inside a computer. And of course, nobody had ever opened up the computer case before to work inside!

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Oh of course, we've had the usual... Hot-Glued CPU Fans, Cables on backwards/connected to wierd places... but the neatest thing I EVER saw, was... we had a customer complaining that her new 45GIG WD Hard drive that she had JUST purchased from some large chain store is not working. and obviously, since it was going in to one of OUR machine's.. it must be our fault, since the drive is BRAND NEW... Right? WRONG! https://forums.windrivers.com/ Well, to make a long story short... she brought the machine in... and the hard drive was mounted in the computer(she did it herself) with 3" Drywall screws. https://forums.windrivers.com/ so basically the drive looked like =[ ]= lol now the screws weren't ALL the way in.. but in far enough to crack the circuit board. https://forums.windrivers.com/

The only thing I have found is just alot of dust and such. (I don't work in a shop, just on my own computers) But how the HECK does some of this stuff get in a box?!?!?!?! Used tampons, toilet paper, personnel items?! I can understand roaches and spiders, but WOW! People (customers) must be like drunk or out of their minds on natural home concocted herbal remidies and think that their PC is like a toilet or something. Anyway, don't get me wrong, I think this is a great post for hearing all the weird things in a PC. Thanks! Very comical post!!

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The only thing I have found is just alot of dust and such. (I don't work in a shop, just on my own computers) But how the HECK does some of this stuff get in a box?!?!?!?! Used tampons, toilet paper, personnel items?! I can understand roaches and spiders, but WOW! People (customers) must be like drunk or out of their minds on natural home concocted herbal remidies and think that their PC is like a toilet or something. Anyway, don't get me wrong, I think this is a great post for hearing all the weird things in a PC. Thanks! Very comical post!!</font>

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I am with you on this one.... Thank God I do not service computers from the general public.... just to imagine finding a used tampon in a PC tower is enough to make me realize that!

https://forums.windrivers.com/

Ever found a nest of ants in a computer?? Those things were all over my desk, seems they like computers. Also all kinds of stuff people drop in their printers and don't tell you about until you show them the junk. https://forums.windrivers.com/

The only unusal thing I've seen has been loads of dust, and of course lotsa porn https://forums.windrivers.com/

Though after reading these posts, I'm considering myself lucky.

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From the dark of night, comes... WHAT DO YOU MEAN INVALID PAGE FAULT!!

A small bag of dope stuffed between 2 hard drives...

Still waiting to find cash and sacks of weed...
All i ever come across is a bunch of dust balls and this sticky nicotine film.

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Don't let the Muggles get you down...

I never really thought about it but that is a really great place to put strange stuff...thanks for the idea:-)