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| Flip The Switch:
Hi guys, maybe a silly question, is there a tutorial on wiring a button on the cabinet to the computer on button on the PC? it maybe a straight forward but id rather have some guidance than screwing it up (if its possible to screw it up?) any help/links instructions would be sweet. |
| bkenobi:
It really depends on your PC. I use systems that I've built from scratch for both of my cabs. As a result, I have wires that lead from the motherboard to the switch on the front of the computer that hook up to the power button. All I did was to take that set of wires and split them to a second switch in parallel that was located on the front of the pc. It shouldn't be that complicated if you have a DIY system, however if you have a manufacturer built system, you might be in for some effort. I've seen a number of threads that discus this process for Dell desktop and laptops. Those systems have ribbon cables that lead to the front of the case, so you need to know what wire is what in order to add a second switch. What type of system are you working with? |
| Flip The Switch:
Whoops sorry ment to add the system in the cabinet, its a very old pentium 4 its also a Dell, I believe its just got the start button on the PC going to the jumpers on the mobo, maybe i just need to daisy chain from the PC button to the button on the cabinet? |
| BobA:
You need to put the button in parallel with the existing start button. Putting it in series would require both buttons to be pressed at the same time. In parallel either button can be pressed to start the PC. |
| jholman76:
I used a "newer" (4 year old) dell optiplex. It has a pin header for the power button, but its not labeled so I had to use a multimeter and do a continuity check to figure out what pins the power was. After that, I just cut the end off of another power connector I had, patched that to some wire, and connected that to the button. here is an image of the connector hot glued to the pin out. There is a second one in there too... its going to the power LED. joe |
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