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# How to break a PC
Get some tossers in PC world to try and fix it for you.

Alternatively, and this is entertaining, plug the motherboard direct into 240v mains. Its very cool.
(Rikaitch is full of crap ideas., Sat 24 Apr 2004, 23:51, archived)
# That's
almost impossible to do, and highly dangerous.

The wrong internal voltage (5v or 12v) is quite enough to ignite tracks anyway.
(ProudClod, Sat 24 Apr 2004, 23:55, archived)
# Actually,
plugging into the mains does work. When I was at college, for high-jinx, we connected a small circuit board straight to the mains, and watched it vapourise into smoke and dust. Imagine the joy and fulfillment to be had with a full PC.
(Chief Inspector Singh of the Yard, Sun 25 Apr 2004, 0:01, archived)
# But
You'd have to solder up a wall cord to the atx connector (or more likely at connector on this oldie)
(ProudClod, Sun 25 Apr 2004, 0:34, archived)