Look what I found inside this computer case:

This guy brought me his computer, said him and his buddy had put a lan card in it awhile back and now the computer is messed up.

Well I was like "Well what exactly is messed up?", and he said about three days ago he started hearing this noise like something was loose inside the case, and now the only thing that displays on the case is a bunch of vertical lines."

The case cover wasn't installed correctly, he didn't put the bottom edges into the slots so the case flaps kind hung out, but when I pulled the cover off I found this:

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If you can't tell what that is, well then let me inform you. All the black dots are mice crap, and all the stains you see are, you guessed it, mice urine. The mice had been living in the computer, and one of them was messing with the board.

And the freakiest part is that this is an indoor computer. So what do you guys think, is this even worth messing with, or should I give this nasty piece of junk back to him for his own demise? I'm sure its a video card problem, but I'm not too willing to touch the board, heh.

ha! Never quite seen THAT before.

You mean, it's an indoor computer, as opposed to an all-weather outdoor computer?

War Eagle

Aww, man, I had no idea! Now I really feel behind the curve. Guess I'll just go find a corner to pout in.

Video of a mouse getting caught in a fan may cheer me up, though.....

War Eagle

That is nasty, expecially with the heat of most systems. I'm surprised the guy couldn't smell it.

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