Where Tech Isn't So Technical…
This was pretty much straight forward. As about straight forward as it can get. The guts of the Micro PC The motherboard fully exposed. The old broken motherboard on the left, the new on the right. The new motherboard installed in the case. The thermal paste is kind of a mess because the paste Dell…
So, it happens to the best of us. You know, when you come back to your PC and turn on the monitor and find this lovely message: “Boot device not found.” Well, it happened to me tonight. When I wanted to just relax and play some GTA V, I am greeted with this ugly message….
I had to replace a Godlike motherboard in one of my customer’s computers… Did I really want to do that? Of course, I did! I felt like a YouTuber! I never get to unbox such expensive parts… (with the rare exception of Core i9 CPUs, which is what was installed here). This motherboard is approximately…
By far, the dirtiest computer I have ever cleaned… Before… the dirt is thick, it is everywhere. I is disgusting and make me cough as I tried to clean it. This is the back fan. That’s not just dirt. It was almost like it was wet and dirty… This is the motherboard up close. The…
So, I was tasked with taking an older Alienware Area 51 desktop. I called it a behemoth because it was so big and very heavy. Cases at that time were built almost like they wanted them to last and be indestructible. Today, not all cases are built that way. I took more pictures than I…
I had the most difficult but rewarding rebuild in the past couple of weeks… a first generation Core i7 Alienware Area 51 desktop (the thing weighed a metric ton or at least that’s how it felt when I picked it up). It had so many nuances that made it difficult, frustrating, and yet rewarding. So…
Welcome to my new blog, Technical Paradise. My name is Michael Molenda and I am currently an A+ Certified Technician at Fry’s Electronics in Milton, GA. I enjoy my job but at the end of the day, it is just a job. I am looking for somewhere I can expand my horizons and start a…