Re: My computer completely crashed

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:01:00 +0000, Unruh wrote:
Beej Jorgensen <beej@xxxxxxx> writes:

How did the mouse get in there? Seal the case up better. Put mesh on
the fan openings to keep bugs out if you have to. (Keep them clean,
because a fine mesh will accumulate lint in a big hurry and block
airflow.)

Well. I think the OP was a joke, but I guess it could happen.

It not only could happen it did, to one of my old machines. The mouse
turds were unpleasant but their piss corroded a number of copper traces.

I had pulled a NIC from a PCI slot and left the back panel slot open.
.

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