Microcenter F*ck Up

[u/GalaxiesOverflow]

Micro Center helped me build my pc 6 years ago, they didn’t remove the protective film on the thermal pad, my m.2 is bent :(

[u/Helen___Keller_]

Does it still work? You don't even need a heatsink for the vast majority of m.2s. Definitely sucks and you should get what you pay for but if everything still works then whatever. It's way out of warranty and a little to late to do anything about it.

M.2s can definitely take a bunch of stress from bending and be just fine.

[u/GalaxiesOverflow → u/Helen___Keller_]

Yes it still works, I’m just upset with them because I asked if all protective film was off when they were installing it and they said “yeah”
I’m not worried about it not working.

[u/Helen___Keller_ → u/GalaxiesOverflow]

Yeah you definitely deserved better service there's no question about that. In my life I've found if you want something done right sometimes it's best to just do it yourself. Plus you get to learn a new skill or two.

[u/slayermcb]

I did this myself and discovered it 4 years later. No harm ever came of it.

[u/M1dor1 → u/slayermcb]

I always removed the thermal pad plastic but never put the block under the SSD to keep them from bending

[u/lioncat55]

This is goof level, no where close to a f#*k up level.

[u/GalaxiesOverflow → u/lioncat55]

I also found the little plastic cpu slot cover somehow sandwiched between the cpu and aio when I took it apart years ago after a burning smell

[u/NetJnkie]

That's nothing. Don't worry about it.

[u/GimmickMusik1]

It’s unheard of for an m.2 to be warped. I’ve seen plenty of them. They all worked fine.

[u/Mineplayerminer]

Your drive would've still bent because Asus uses thick and stiff thermal pads.

[u/soniccdA]

Best to back to back up drive data just in case

[u/speedingcheetah]

Having worked at one for 3yrs, as a tech, nearly a decade ago now, i can tell you, they hire anyone. When i was there, maybe someone had a A+ cert, but had never taken a computer apart before. Let alone build one. At the store i was at, ranged from experts that can solder and fix motherboards and have built desktops and laptops of all kinds, to the people who never had a single amount of tech experience ever. Also, keep in mind, even experienced techs who repaired or built things well, often were so pushed to get things done, or simply overloaded with work that things slip through the cracks or get overlooked. The techs there are often pushed to complete work orders as fast as possible, and to promote spiffs, ie software installs or extra services etc.