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On 18/11/12 20:12, Brad Rogers wrote:
And a background in electronics will have lead to far more demonstrative ways of reducing component functionality.On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:56:36 +0000 Simon Avery <digdilem@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hello Simon,"Power switch on the back" - If it's near the incoming power lead, that's the PSU switch and is not a good thing to turn off on a running PC as it just cuts power.Indeed. As I, and others, have said it is sometimes necessary, *if* the machine is so locked up that the normal methods of shutting down fail. It is probably preferable to use the reset button instead, if possible.Nor is it a good idea to idly slide the voltage selector from 230 to 115 on a running PC, as my friend once found out...That can be quite catastrophic, yes. Thankfully, my current PSU doesn't have such a slider. Several previous ones did though. Not that I ever fiddled; My background is in electronics. Tom te tom te ttom |
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