The computer that inspired my family... and how I destroyed it! - IBM PS/1 Consultant Model 2155-G54

I share the history of my family's first computer, the critical fault that ruined it, and how that computer forever influenced us. I also include some diagnostics and troubleshooting of the system intended to be a replacement for that first computer. Where is MIJ Tech in 2026? - MIJ Tech Blog https://mijtech.design.blog/2026/08/3... TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Meet my family's first computer... sort of. 00:38 My retro computing number two regret... 01:09 Testing for shorts: Motherboard 03:19 Testing for shorts: AT Power Connector 04:01 Testing with power 05:52 Testing with a load 06:40 Yes, connect the AT connector! 08:30 Testing the full system... or are we? 09:28 Solving VGA DB15 Mishaps 10:41 Successful POST and boot? 11:36 The right way to plug in a graphics card... 12:35 Finding the actual video issue... 14:00 Our IBM PS/1 Consultant, its original parts, early upgrades 15:57 The influence of our family computer, later upgrades 17:16 The growth of my computer hobby, adding my upgrades 18:45 One fateful day in 2004... 19:56 The remnants of tinkering gone wrong... 21:33 Finding a way to "restore" my family's first computer 22:52 Telling of more stories to come... IMAGE CREDITS AT Power Supply Connector, adapted from... https://www.pinoutguide.com/Power/Mot... Apple II (Credit: Rama & Musée Bolo) Adapted and shared in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 France license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Tandy 1000 (Credit: Jud McCranie) Adapted and shared in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) IBM PS/1 Consultant advertisement, adapted from... https://i.etsystatic.com/16807158/r/i... (Listing for 1993 Sears Spring/Summer Annual Catalog) "2400 baud modem" https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8... Kingston TurboChip 133, adapted from... https://recycledgoods.com/kingston-tc... Western Digital Caviar 31600 Hard Drive, adapted from... https://cdn.cmshardware.com/images/Im... America Online 3.0 login screen, from webpage at https://winworldpc.com/product/aol/30 IBM PS/1 Consultant with peripherals, adapted from an expired listing at https://www.shopgoodwill.com Images of eBay listings for IBM PS/1 Consultants taken and adapted from listings as of October 16, 2026. Snapshot of "Dell - Free Computer Takeback Service" webpage taken from the US version of https://recycling.dell.com