====== Spot what's wrong ======

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=== Bad News ===

  * The cpu cooler retention module of my workstation (aka straylight) broke yesterday without warning but made a loud CLANG in compensation when hitting my graphic card
  * The board with which the retention module came was an abit KN9 Ultra which means that I can't even threaten to never buy abit again since they don't even really exist any more (btw. the cooler's weight was well within the spec iirc)

=== Good News ===

  * The BIOS reacted to the suddenly rather hot cpu and caused the system to shut down orderly (which I kinda sped up once I grasped what just must've happend…). Good to know that things just work in an emergency
  * A replacement retention module should arrive tomorrow
  * The graphic card appears to be undamaged
  * I've got a laptop which I'm using right now \\ ⇒ never rely on any single piece of hardware not to break
  * I've got backups \\ ⇒ If you don't have fully automated daily backups of your important data fix that now (see [[http://rsnapshot.org/|rsnapshot]] and [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/sbackup/develop|sbackup]])

**UPDATE**: got the new retention module and everything works again

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