The MOST important part of your computer, monitor, or peripheral is........

rockit00 · Apr 29, 2017

The most important part of your computer, monitor, TV, or peripheral is......

r9 · Apr 29, 2017

rockit00 said:
The most important part of your computer, monitor, TV, or peripheral is......

Like my favorite part ?
Cuz otherwise they all serve their purpose.

jboydgolfer · Apr 29, 2017

the most important part .....

Also I don't know where I would be without my cradle modem

rockit00 · Apr 29, 2017

r9 said:
Like my favorite part ?
Cuz otherwise they all serve their purpose.

No, Important part should be the (NEMA 5-15P to IEC320C13)Standard Power Cord!

infrared · Apr 30, 2017

Everything's pretty important. I like my ram, my cpu, my wc loop, power supply, keyboard etc... I think the most important part is the motherboard, especially for us overclockers. A decent board makes things go so much smoother!

hat · Apr 30, 2017

All of them.

Beastie · Apr 30, 2017

There is no one part that is not part of a whole

rockit00 · Apr 30, 2017

Beastie said:
There is no one part that is not part of a whole

Long story short the most stepped on, tripped over, accidently severed, overlooked, ignored and abused part of a computer or monitor or printer or scanner or peripheral is called a Power Cord or 3 pin shroud power connector. No Juice No Nothing!

qubit · Apr 30, 2017

jboydgolfer said:
the most important part .....

pffft! Nowhere near as good as the Sinclair microdrives with their endless loop of tape since you could have so much fun when the tape inevitably unravelled or snapped. That Apple disc thingy couldn't pull those tricks off, now could it?

So inferior.

alucasa · Apr 30, 2017

natr0n · Apr 30, 2017

A mouse for ease of use.

MrGenius · Apr 30, 2017

Motherboard. Hence the term motherboard.

I understand the "correct" answer is power cord. But that's too simplistic for my taste.

rockit00 · Apr 30, 2017

I have been tinkering with computers since around 1990. I have owned about three dozen computers. I have used PC's in libraries coast to coast. I must have seen at least a thousand of those 3 pin shroud power connectors. This week I found the First one that would not work! It looked brand new. No cuts, nothing loose, no scortch marks, Nothing. I have never seen a Failed 3 pin shroud power connector NOW.

biffzinker · Apr 30, 2017

MrGenius said:
I understand the "correct" answer is power cord. But that's too simplistic for my taste.

Or instead of the power cord how about the power supply? Still have to plug that cord in somewhere.

infrared · Apr 30, 2017

The only thing I can think of that isn't vital is a stick of ram assuming you have more than 1. If any other component failed (inc power lead

) it would be a bad day.

rockit00 · Apr 30, 2017

I purchased an All in One Business computer right after April Fools Day. I purchased it AS-IS won't power on. Looked like a good machine for spare parts, CPU etc. I recieved the computer (mystery meat), to see if there were any usable parts ( or anything at all) inside. I plugged in the included and always trusty Power Cord and pressed the power button. Nothing but a paperweight. Opened up the machine to hunt for all the goodies inside. Hmm' no dust! In fact everything looks new! After an hour or two of troubleshooting I gave up. I ordered a replacement power supply and tried it with the same results. A few days later I decided to scrap the machine as originally intended. I was about to start removing parts when I decided to press that power button one final time. I plugged in a Different Power Cord from a nearby machine because I was too lazy to unfold the original power cord again. I pressed the power button and Eureka, It's Alive! The machine reset to factory recovery. It turns out that it is a recently refurbished (11-15-2016) business machine with all the bells and whistles. Warranty good til New Years Day 2020 Lol.

R00kie · Apr 30, 2017

rockit00 said:
The most important part of your computer, monitor, TV, or peripheral is......

Everything.

dorsetknob · Apr 30, 2017

rockit00 said:
The most important part of your computer, monitor, TV, or peripheral is....

Vanity " ME myself and I"

rockit00 · Apr 30, 2017

I guess we are all right. Never Give UP, Give that button One last try, and if all else fails, "Why don't you plug it in, Stupid?"

Solaris17 · Apr 30, 2017

keyboard

Caring1 · Apr 30, 2017

rockit00 said:
Long story short the most stepped on, tripped over, accidently severed, overlooked, ignored and abused part of a computer or monitor or printer or scanner or peripheral is called a Power Cord or 3 pin shroud power connector. No Juice No Nothing!

You need to tidy up more often, my cord is tucked away where it can't be stepped on, tripped over etc.
In fact I only think about it if I have to unplug it for maintenance.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Apr 30, 2017

You dont often see them nowadays but my "double header" is very handy.

Caring1 · Apr 30, 2017

Even your power cords are in SLI

Frick · Apr 30, 2017

Transistor.

P4-630 · Apr 30, 2017

You just all need them to use it.

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The MOST important part of your computer, monitor, or peripheral is........

rockit00

r9

jboydgolfer

rockit00

infrared

hat

Enthusiast

Beastie

rockit00

qubit

Overclocked quantum bit

alucasa

natr0n

MrGenius

rockit00

biffzinker

infrared

rockit00

R00kie

dorsetknob

"YOUR RMA REQUEST IS CON-REFUSED"

rockit00

Solaris17

Super Dainty Moderator

Caring1

CAPSLOCKSTUCK

Spaced Out Lunar Tick

Caring1

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

P4-630

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