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[–] Matty_r@programming.dev 121 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

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.

[–] Zenorbi@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wasn't this built so the front wouldn't fall off?

[–] Matty_r@programming.dev 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well, Its not very typical, I'd like to make that point.

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 day ago

Well how is it untypical?

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

We've towed it outside of the environment.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 41 points 1 day ago

Perfect prelude to playing GTA

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] StinkyRedMan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] turdcollector69@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I have a server that's a motherboard in a shelf that I stick a screwdriver into to power cycle

[–] varnia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 20 hours ago

You Monster! Why would you power cycle a server?