Ever since the whole 'microsoft degradation of paperclips' thing I steer clear of paperclips.
Yay for staples. Steve. On Wed, Jun 19, 2002 at 09:18:06AM +1200, Carl Cerecke wrote: > I've fixed my dodgy power supply. I paper-clipped the green wire to > a ground wire. This circuit is closed by the motherboard when it > wants power. Now it is forced closed by the paperclip. The disadvantage > is that the motherboard can't switch itself off - I have to unplug > the power cord to turn the computer off. The advantage is that it > won't reboot spontaneously. I'll install a little switch on the front > sometime to turn the computer off/on. > > Cheers, > -- > Carl Cerecke, Assistant Lecturer|email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Department of Computer Science, |Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext. 7859 > University of Canterbury, |Fax: +64 3 364 2569 > Private Bag 4800, |http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~cdc > Christchurch, New Zealand. | -- )--------------------Stephen Nicholas--------------------( Uni Hall Ph: (03) 341 1500 Private Bag 4760 Extn: 54419 Christchurch 021 504 412 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 70245950 )---------------www.steve.nicholas.net.nz----------------(
