The Ultimate Reset Button

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)."

Funny but stupid

[phasm42]

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.

Re:Two wires?

[Sparr0]

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.

Re:Just amazing

[Anonymous Coward]

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?

Re:Funny but stupid

[Frosty Piss]

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

Re:Yet another excuse...

[Brandybuck]

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