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Wiring a latching vandal switch with my Dell Optiplex

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JDFan:


--- Quote from: jimmer on August 21, 2014, 04:47:35 pm ---my optiplexes boot on power regardless of clean or dirty shutdown.

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In that case I guess that method would work, but you just need to turn off the power before windows starts to reboot after having the front end shut down or the dirty shutdowns may cause HDD problems eventually.

jimmer:


--- Quote from: JDFan on August 21, 2014, 04:51:45 pm ---
--- Quote from: jimmer on August 21, 2014, 04:47:35 pm ---my optiplexes boot on power regardless of clean or dirty shutdown.

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In that case I guess that method would work, but you just need to turn off the power before windows starts to reboot after having the front end shut down or the dirty shutdowns may cause HDD problems eventually.

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It doesn't re-start after clean shutdown (not sure about other shutdowns) so no need to carefully time switching off the power.

JDFan:


--- Quote from: jimmer on August 21, 2014, 05:01:31 pm ---It doesn't re-start after clean shutdown (not sure about other shutdowns) so no need to carefully time switching off the power.

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 :dunno Then how does it restart after a clean shut down ?? (ie. THen how do you get it to boot on power on if it was shut down cleanly since it is already getting power but is off ? ) 

jimmer:


--- Quote from: JDFan on August 21, 2014, 05:06:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: jimmer on August 21, 2014, 05:01:31 pm ---It doesn't re-start after clean shutdown (not sure about other shutdowns) so no need to carefully time switching off the power.

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 :dunno Then how does it restart after a clean shut down ?? (ie. THen how do you get it to boot on power on if it was shut down cleanly since it is already getting power but is off ? )

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You turn the power off and on again.  Not sure if there is a delay needed as I always have a sleep in between. (edit: just checked 15s delay was enough).




tylerwerrin:

Dammit -- i wonder if i could modify the latch mechanism so that it could function as a momentary, although I don't think the switch is serviceable at all. Maybe there are some momentary ones which are similar.

do i just snip the wires which lead to the switch on my optiplex and solder those to the switch end and leave the cables connected to the motherboard as is?



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