full-disclosure - Destroying PCs remotely?

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From: andreq at infolink.com.br (André Luís Quintaes Guimarães)
Subject: Destroying PCs remotely?

Hmm, since kid I always thought interesting the idea of using apm to
repeatedly turn on and off monitors and hard drives until they burn. Off
course nowadays it would be kinda hard to suceed.
I dont have much knoledge of the apm workings,any one knows if that would be
possible?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Wray" <steve.wray@...adise.net.nz>
To: <John.Airey@...b.org.uk>; <full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 5:18 PM
Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Destroying PCs remotely?


> Interesting topic though, is it possible to
> *destroy* computers remotely at all?
> Destroy the hardware, that is.
>
> In the case of a rack *full* of Dell servers,
> I imagine that turning all the fans on full
> power would generate enough thrust to push
> the whole thing across the machine room floor...
> :)