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It finally happened...(lemmy.sdf.org)

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ewigkaiwelo@lemmy.world
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Yeah that kind of device failure is really frustrating, did you manage to make it work?

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jawa21@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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I did, by pushing really hard in random directions =/ I’m going to have to take it apart and clean things with a hope that it gets fixed. Until then, I’m going to have to only use sleep and not turn it off for real.

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oce 🐆@jlai.lu
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I got the power button of my laptop repaired at an electronics repair shop, you could try that. It has been running well for 8 years with Arch.

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jawa21@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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How much did it cost? This laptop needs other repairs.

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dwindling7373@feddit.it
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I like how you felt the need to specify “with Arch”.

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Voltage@sh.itjust.works
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I rarely shutdown my laptop. Most days I just close lid when I am done and back to what I was doing next day instantly.

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jawa21@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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I can’t do the lid shutdown thing because the built-in screen also has serious issues. It is very finicky. I just use either the terminal or KDE’s built-in feature to do it. I’ve really put this poor machine through hell.

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Petter1@lemm.ee
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You can just yank it off and short the wires manually to boot ☝🏻🤓

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jawa21@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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instructions unclear: hooked the power button circuits up to a car battery and caused 2 battery fires

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anguo@lemmy.ca
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That’s how I used to turn my tower on when I was a teenager. The motherboard was also outside of the tower, lying on a piece of bubble wrap on the floor. When playing an exciting game, we’d sometimes kick the graphics card out of place.

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