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minus-squareMatty_r@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoWhen I was younger I had a computer where the front fell off and stripped the wires from the button. To turn it on and off I had to hold the wires together, felt like I was hot wiring a car every time.
minus-squareStinkyRedMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoKinda the same here but one day I noticed it also worked by simply touching the case with one of the wires and that’s how I did it from here.
minus-square__ahhhhh@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 month ago SW In ------/ ----- GND ---- Chassis | \ / 10Kohm \ / +5v
minus-squareZenorbi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·1 month agoWasn’t this built so the front wouldn’t fall off?
minus-squareMatty_r@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up35·1 month agoWell, Its not very typical, I’d like to make that point.
minus-squareCevilia (she/they/…)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoWell how is it untypical?
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·1 month agoWe’ve towed it outside of the environment.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 month agoWhen I bench tested components at a PC shop, I’d use my smallest screwdriver to short the pins on the motherboard to start up the caseless computer.
minus-squareFluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·1 month agoPerfect prelude to playing GTA
minus-squareturdcollector69@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 month agoI have a server that’s a motherboard in a shelf that I stick a screwdriver into to power cycle
minus-squarevarnia@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoYou Monster! Why would you power cycle a server?
When I was younger I had a computer where the front fell off and stripped the wires from the button.
To turn it on and off I had to hold the wires together, felt like I was hot wiring a car every time.
Kinda the same here but one day I noticed it also worked by simply touching the case with one of the wires and that’s how I did it from here.
Wasn’t this built so the front wouldn’t fall off?
Well, Its not very typical, I’d like to make that point.
Well how is it untypical?
We’ve towed it outside of the environment.
When I bench tested components at a PC shop, I’d use my smallest screwdriver to short the pins on the motherboard to start up the caseless computer.
Perfect prelude to playing GTA
I have a server that’s a motherboard in a shelf that I stick a screwdriver into to power cycle
You Monster! Why would you power cycle a server?