Slacker News Slacker News logo featuring a lazy sloth with a folded newspaper hat
  • top
  • new
  • show
  • ask
  • jobs
Library
← Back to context

Comment by userbinator

2 hours ago

Plugging a floppy drive in backwards was a common experience.

I still remember, this causes the drive light to stay on all the time, but it didn't cause damage.

1 comment

userbinator

Reply

ssl-3  2 hours ago

I plugged power backwards into a 3.5" floppy drive once, which for some reason did not have a keyed connector.

It died instantly.

Slacker News

Product

  • API Reference
  • Hacker News RSS
  • Source on GitHub

Community

  • Support Ukraine
  • Equal Justice Initiative
  • GiveWell Charities