How a simple mistake ruined my new PC (and my YouTube channel)

When a new workstation causes more issues than it solves, frustration can cloud the mind and lead to some unfortunate carelessness... And devastating consequences. --- *Support me directly* - Patreon: https://patreon.com/c/EmilyAYoung - Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/emilyayoung - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFy9hgi7oH9pFBE4BwJMKRw/join --- *Chapters* 0:00 Intro 0:40 Initial troubleshooting - Memory 2:07 Deeper troubleshooting - CPU 3:07 Maybe the BIOS?? ... False hope 4:15 Now the WiFi adapter isn't working... Hooray? 5:26 The final straw 6:05 Tragedy.mp4 6:09 Dialing F for... 6:51 Sidequest: Living with a Deck-top 7:16 Okay... What do I do now? 8:15 Opening the box to a solution 10:13 The lesson & final thoughts 11:26 Sincerely, thank you 12:47 Conclusion --- *Products featured in this video* Products listed here do not constitute endorsement (it may be quite the opposite!) Purchases made through some links may provide some compensation to Emily Young. *Hardware* - Gigabyte X870E AORUS Master - https://amzn.to/3GI26D5 - ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI - https://amzn.to/40auV1B - AMD Ryzen 9950X3D - https://amzn.to/40OsoKH - G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB DR5-6800 - https://amzn.to/4liK3lW - Corsair 7000D Airflow - https://amzn.to/3IFPnBl - Alienware AW3423DWF - https://amzn.to/4lpBKVG - AverMedia Live Gamer 4K GC573 - https://amzn.to/3Guo0K1 - Elgato 4K X - https://amzn.to/4nL5QUX - LTT Screwdriver - https://global.lttstore.com/products/screwdriver - LTT Northern Lights Desk Pad - https://global.lttstore.com/products/deskpad *Software* - Windows 11 - https://amzn.to/4kSexdL - PassMark MemTest86 - https://www.memtest86.com/ - Decky - https://decky.xyz/ - HWiNFO - https://www.hwinfo.com/ --- *Follow me on social media* - Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/eayoung.net - Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyAYoung1 - Threads: https://threads.net/@em.a.young - Fediverse: https://tech.lgbt/@emilyyoung --- *Third-party resources & credits* *Fonts* - Cascadia Cove (Microsoft) - https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code - VGA 9x16 (The Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack) - https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/ Creative Commons / Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/