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The Ultimate Reset Button

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the no-not-the-cosmic-nullifier dept.

Gary writes "The gigantic red switch looks more like a mushroom straight out of Super Mario. It can be connected easily using two wires and can be activated in any direction. To get rid of the blue screen of death all you have to do is hit it with something (like, a fist)."

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  1. Funny but stupid by phasm42 · · Score: 1, Insightful

    To get rid of the blue screen of death all you have to do is hit it with something (like, a fist).
    Or... you could just fix the problem. Really, a hard reset will only fuck things up in the long run.
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    1. Re:Funny but stupid by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 3, Insightful

      It's not a reset button, it's an anger management tool.

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  2. Re:Two wires? by Sparr0 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I am going to hazard a guess that the two blacks are both grounds and the red and yellow are opposite signals, one for when the switch is pressed and one for when it isnt. This opens up more possible uses, since some hardware wants momentary-open for reset instead of the PC standard of momentary-close.

  3. Re:Just amazing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is the lamest 'hack' I have ever seen on Slashdot. You can get industrial panel/remote buttons from just about any industrial or electrical supply store. Then you wire up two leads to your reset button.

    I can't wait to see what innovative tinkerer's project comes next on Slashdot. Maybe an LED with brightness control?

  4. Re:Yet another excuse... by Brandybuck · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Nah. Just run Linux with the fglrx driver...

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