▲ 27 r/ShittySysadmin+1 crossposts

How F'd am I?

Soooo... I messed up.

Currently standing on a chair over a 6 or so SC connectors, a very blinky ONT, and a pile of drywall dust. I tried to repair the cable myself wayyyyyy too many times, and I've cut the cable so many times, I'm already up to the 2x4 ceiling stud (joist? whatever.) The cable clearly needs to be re-fished from from wherever the other end teminates. I live on the 3rd floor of an apartment complex. How much am I about to spend?

reddit.com
u/ComplexAd2408 — 3 days ago
▲ 40 r/ShittySysadmin+1 crossposts

I flipped a red switch on my PC next to the power supply, it sparked, and now it appears something burned out.

Hi everyone, I hope you're all having a good time because I'm honestly having a hell of a time

A little while ago I was experiencing an unusual incident where the computer was showing as turned on, along with my speakers, keyboard, and mouse; however, neither the monitor nor the power and reset buttons were working. In my despair and absolute distress, after thinking I was going to kill my entire neighborhood, I found a switch that appeared to be stuck right above where the computer connects to the power supply. The switch had two red lines and a text that said "270 (I think)" and had a V. However, when I flipped the switch, sparks jumped and it lit up as if it had briefly caught fire, and then it went completely dark.

My attempts to get the computer working since then have been in vain. I would attach a screenshot showing the switch I'm talking about, but this thread doesn't allow image attachments. If you've made it this far, thank you for reading, and please, I BEG you, give me some idea of what I and my wallet are facing. Oh, and if this post is off-topic, please tell me which thread I can get the help I need in.

reddit.com
u/ComplexAd2408 — 30 days ago