Packing up.

Felino · Post by **Felino** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:57 pm

Question for a friend in need.

What is the best way to physically dammage a laptop, essentially so it is unworkable, in a way that can be seen as normal wear-and-tear?

Like ram failure, hdd failure, you get the gist.

The leptop in question is a iBook G4, is there some software way this could be achived?

-Fel

sgtpepper · Post by **sgtpepper** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:07 pm

I need more information, is he trying to damage his iBook so he can get a replacement under warranty? And if so, what warranty does he have, because Apple isn't very keen on replacing computers that have "wear and tear".

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:22 pm

this sounds like some sort of fraud (possibly warranty fraud) I'm not quite sure this belongs on benheck

Felino · Post by **Felino** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:44 pm

We are talking not about apple warrenty, its about his perrents getting him a new laptop >.>

Its nearly there anyway, click of death ftw!

Come to look at it again, its a g3 not a g4.

joevennix · Post by **joevennix** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:18 am

iBook G4's are crappily built, I think. I'm typing on one now. I just wish apple had used a sturdier plastic, or metal. One drop broke the internal chassis of mine, and it's never been the same.

Easiest thing to do would be just drop it. If he really just wants his parents to get him a new laptop, he should just make it look like he's really outdated (by showing them all the things that won't run on it), or else just ask.

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:22 am

maybe you could pull out a stick of RAM and zap it? Just take something you plug into the wall that you don't care about anymore, use its cord, and zap it with 120 volts

Felino · Post by **Felino** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:45 am

*glances over at 300v cap bank* Yer, that could work.

EDIT: Asked friend, well shall try it, i wonder how macos will react to a dead stick of ram? Which are the power pins, i am sure 330v will puch through nicly.

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:08 am

Can I have the broken one when he gets a new one PLEASE?

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:36 am

Felino wrote:*glances over at 300v cap bank* Yer, that could work.

EDIT: Asked friend, well shall try it, i wonder how macos will react to a dead stick of ram? Which are the power pins, i am sure 330v will puch through nicly.

That's the beauty of it... just put 2 wires on a couple pins, move them around to zap them all over, and you're done. Worst case scenario, you fry it somewhere other than the power source. Or it continues to work and you try frying something else.

sgtpepper · Post by **sgtpepper** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:49 am

Do yourself a favor and take out the battery first....

Felino · Post by **Felino** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:08 am

Yes i am going to fry ran while it is in the machine, great!

Well you never know, somone might get it out of the bin and use it after he gets a new one.

330v works for everything as yet, including the mint can filled with meths.

Wil keep you posted.

slimjimmy · Post by **slimjimmy** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:32 am

Just graze powerful magnets over it, something's bound to screw up then.

Limewater · Post by **Limewater** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:27 am

Felino wrote:We are talking not about apple warrenty, its about his perrents getting him a new laptop >.>

Or maybe your friend should just learn to appreciate what he has instead of being spoiled and wasteful and ruining a perfectly working machine that could be put to good use

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:06 am

Limewater wrote:Or maybe your friend should just learn to appreciate what he has instead of being spoiled and wasteful and ruining a perfectly working machine that could be put to good use

Maybe you should keep your opinions to yourself. What kind of laptop does he want? I bet he wants a Macbook/Pro

Limewater · Post by **Limewater** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:32 am

Harshboy wrote: Maybe you should keep your opinions to yourself.

Is there a reason for this? I gave a reason why Felino's friend should not defraud his parents and destroy a machine that could do someone some good. You have given no reason why I should keep my opinions to myself.

I've mentioned neither politics nor religion. My comment was PG. I discussed nothing illegal. I did not post an ad. I suppose someone could interpret my comment as flaming or trolling, but I believe that is a pretty big stretch since my comment was no more flaming than people calling other people's ideas "stupid," which happens on this forum all the time, or telling someone to keep his opinions to himself. As far as I can tell, my comment is in no way in violation of the forum rules.

I mean, heavens forbid someone express an opinion on the "Forum 42" section of the message board, which is specifically zoned for random discussion.