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Enthusiast powers PC with 192 AA batteries, boots Hannah Montana Linux

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A PC enthusiast, known as Uwoslab, has successfully powered a desktop computer using 192 AA alkaline batteries. This setup, comprising three wooden boxes each holding 64 batteries, was wired in series and parallel to provide a stable 12V power supply. The system, an AM4 desktop without a dedicated GPU, was able to boot and run Hannah Montana Linux, a revived 2009 Linux distribution. The battery-powered PC also passed a CPU stress test, demonstrating stability even under heavy load. AI

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Enthusiast powers PC with 192 AA batteries, boots Hannah Montana Linux

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Hassam Nasir ·

    Crazed enthusiast runs PC on 192 AA batteries, successfully boots into Hannah Montana Linux — System is stable during stress testing and even plays FreeDoom

    A creator by the name of "Uwoslab" just jerry-rigged three battery banks together, each made up of 64 AA Alkaline cells, to form a giant 192-cell array that's enough to power an AM4 system.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Crazed enthusiast runs PC on 192 AA batteries, successfully boots into Hannah Montana Linux — System is stable during stress testing and… A creator by the name

    Crazed enthusiast runs PC on 192 AA batteries, successfully boots into Hannah Montana Linux — System is stable during stress testing and… A creator by the name of "Uwoslab" just jerry-rigged three battery banks together, each made up of 64 AA Alkaline cells, to form a giant 192-c…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/crazed-enthusiast-runs…

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