Tony is one stupid mofo.

Yes, I am stupid.

I am completely dain-bramaged.

It's a miracle I can drive to work in the mornings without killing myself.

I can't believe they let people like me breed.

I just plugged my USB cable into the ethernet socket on my Mark2. Bent the pins nice 'n good.

The best part is that I didn't realize it right away. No, I had to hit "refresh" on the Emplode screen several times, wondering why only Com1 came up as an option. "Where's USB"? I wondered...

STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID

/me digs out his tweezers and hopes he can repair the damage...

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Tony Fabris

Turns out the pins weren't really bent. A couple were just "shifted" to the adjacent slot. They popped right back into their proper places nice and easy.

This is in stark contrast to the NICs I get at work, where someone tries to plug an RJ-11 jack into the RJ-45 hole, bending the two outer pins so that the card quits functioning. I'm so relieved the Empeg is OK.

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Tony Fabris

Neat the way you posted this to the "Technical" section rather than any other section.

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Rod, UK Mk2 64gig Red S/No.341 2xDell RioReceiver

I suppose you thought it fit under "general"?

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Tony Fabris

Deserves a whole new section, just for this thread IMHO

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Rod, UK Mk2 64gig Red S/No.341 2xDell RioReceiver

Heh, a new "I am a moron and I screwed up my empeg, please help" forum? Not a bad idea.

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Tony Fabris

I suggest you would make a great moderator for this new forum, plus I am sure you would find plenty of time for a nice long / informative FAQ

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Rod, UK Mk2 64gig Red S/No.341 2xDell RioReceiver

I just plugged my USB cable into the ethernet socket on my Mark2.

Uhhh... Tony, that plug doesn't fit into the ethernet socket. Mine doesn't, anyway -- at least, not without application of significant force.

What kind of hammer did you use?

("When your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.")



tanstaafl.

"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"

Tony, that plug doesn't fit into the ethernet socket. Mine doesn't, anyway -- at least, not without application of significant force.

Mine seemed to fit fine at first. I don't remember forcing it unduly. Although I didn't notice it at the time, it went in slightly twisted, at an angle, and didn't go in all the way. Then, when I couldn't get a USB icon in emplode, I checked the usb plug to make sure it was plugged in. I pushed it into the socket to make sure it was connected, still not realizing it was the wrong hole. Only after the third check did I realize my mistake. Yes, I am a moron.

The only reason this happened is because I was busy setting up another server PC at my desk. Normally I plug the ethernet cable into the empeg first. This time, I was temporarily borrowing the empeg's ethernet cable for this other PC, so I "skipped" the ethernet cable in the plug-in-order.

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Tony Fabris

("When your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.")
LOL great line.

#695 Mk2GRN& a mere 12Gig
"What, me be sorry"

I thought that's what the FAQ's were for?
-m

...proud to have owned an Empeg since 00287