If you put the empty side towards the top of the machine, that works first try 95% of the time. For desktops, the top of the machine is motherboard side up.

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

This is a problem for me since I have never once bothered looking at the ends. Let Jesus take the wheel

[–] brokenlcd@feddit.it -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

That only works if the pc is laying on the long side; most modern pc cases are made to stand only on the short side; kind of a bummer for people like me that still have a desk made to have the pc under the monitor

[–] LouisGarbuor@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That is what I meant. With desktops that are short side down, the motherboard side with the CPU socket, PCIe slots, etc. should be considered as upwards

[–] brokenlcd@feddit.it 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh right, sorry i didn't realise you had already wiritten it.

[–] LouisGarbuor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

No worries, I probably could have worded it better anyways

[–] HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah but cant you just remember the orientation of your USB porta after having used them for a couple of years?