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I remember being out of work from my helpdesk job a couple decades ago and responding to a post on reddit asking for someone to help fix their PC. I went over and talked to the guy. He'd gone through three motherboards and was at his wits end because he couldn't get anything to turn on.
I looked over his setup, pulled out my pocket knife, stuck it in, and his PC booted right up. His PC case power button was broken, so I jumped the pins to make sure it was just a mechanical issue. Then I wired his reset button up to it instead. He gave me his old Dreamcast on top of the agreed upon six pack because he was so relieved. It was great for my self-confidence while I was out of work.