Also it is WAY more efficient to just plug a power button in, rather than using a screwdriver..
MrStealYoBeef
Ah yes, cuz a couple watts would surely start a fire. Especially with zero burnable materials nearby.
Master_of_Ravioli
During my first build I literally shorted the pins like 20 times while testing my pc outside the case because bios flashback was being a bitch lmao.
Its literally just a matter of searching and reading.
SebiKaffee
Your power button also shorts the pins. That is literally what happens when you press it.
NoFunction_
Your power button does the same exact thing as the screwdriver does. It’s just two pins on a motherboard, not a car battery…
Greven93
I’m fine with it if you’re testing a setup without a case or if you’re troubleshooting the actual power button.
But it feels like a lot of people do it just because it seems cooler.
ZT99k
WHAT THE HELL DO THEY THINK A BUTTON DOES?!
*cough* excuse me.
I have heard things like this before. And usually because of misunderstanding of how electrical circuits work.
nipple_salad_69
this is my fav meme format, what is it called?
nipple_salad_69
i do this with my pc sometimes, i ALWAYS do it with my lawnmower, life is good
HankThrill69420
got into a legit argument with some guy that was calling this practice “lazy” and “acting without regard” or some such. I’ve never actually heard of anybody fucking a board up by doing this. it’s fine.
brother. if you know the rules well, you can break them.
bangbangracer
Depends on the pins. No one is saying the pins for the power button are starting a fire, but I’m pretty sure all of us are saying not to stick a screwdriver in a live power supply.
ExfiL_EFT
Except it’s not shorting when it’s closing a circuit full of resistances lol
Randomgrunt4820
I read the as power bottom.
SgtEpsilon
I short the pins to shut down
bedwars_player
if you have an old ford, you can use a pair of pliers as a power button too!
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Nobody ever said it’d cause a fire
Except this has never happened ever
Also it is WAY more efficient to just plug a power button in, rather than using a screwdriver..
Ah yes, cuz a couple watts would surely start a fire. Especially with zero burnable materials nearby.
During my first build I literally shorted the pins like 20 times while testing my pc outside the case because bios flashback was being a bitch lmao.
Its literally just a matter of searching and reading.
Your power button also shorts the pins. That is literally what happens when you press it.
Your power button does the same exact thing as the screwdriver does. It’s just two pins on a motherboard, not a car battery…
I’m fine with it if you’re testing a setup without a case or if you’re troubleshooting the actual power button.
But it feels like a lot of people do it just because it seems cooler.
WHAT THE HELL DO THEY THINK A BUTTON DOES?!
*cough* excuse me.
I have heard things like this before. And usually because of misunderstanding of how electrical circuits work.
this is my fav meme format, what is it called?
i do this with my pc sometimes, i ALWAYS do it with my lawnmower, life is good
got into a legit argument with some guy that was calling this practice “lazy” and “acting without regard” or some such. I’ve never actually heard of anybody fucking a board up by doing this. it’s fine.
brother. if you know the rules well, you can break them.
Depends on the pins. No one is saying the pins for the power button are starting a fire, but I’m pretty sure all of us are saying not to stick a screwdriver in a live power supply.
Except it’s not shorting when it’s closing a circuit full of resistances lol
I read the as power bottom.
I short the pins to shut down
if you have an old ford, you can use a pair of pliers as a power button too!
People out here acting like they’re working with [a screwdriver on the Demon Core.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core)
This meme makes no fucking sense.
Shorting pins is literally what the button is designed to do.
Use a bic biro if I have one around otherwise anything will do.
I’m pretty sure the power pins are either 3.3 or 5 volts, so I’d be impressed if it somehow started a fire
As I waited for my case earlier this year, this was all I had. I now have a spare power button I can plug in for the future, but this did work fine.
LOL… you short those pins every time you push the power button.
As long as your hand’s steady, it’s exactly the same thing the power button does.
The worst that can happen is you blow up a trace on the mobo and it doesn’t work anymore; I speak from experience
Wait until you tell em about using a paperclip to bridge pins on a 24 pin
Thats literally how you test your PC before putting everything in a case 🤦
I do automotive and appliance repair. If you’re not shooting sparks, you aren’t even trying.
Power button is just shorting pins in a fancy suit.