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powering up PC
crashwg:
Realy old ones were 2-positions switches but I'm pretty sure that went the way of the dodo when ATX came to town...
JustMichael:
--- Quote ---Does anybody have any pics or a very in-depth how-to that shows hooking up a microswitch to the pc power button so I can power on without actually pushing the power button physically located on the pc?
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Why not just hook the button up to the power pins on the motherboard directly? Connect one pin to the COM (Common) tab and the other pin to the NO (Normally Open) tab.
elvis:
AT power supplies use ON/OFF, ATX uses momentary ON.
The advantage of ATX is that under modern OSes like WinXP, the ATX power ON switch will also initiate the soft shutdown command for the system. Very handy.
For ATX folks, just wire up a standard microswitch (a typical arcade fire button and microswitch works fine) to the ATX-power-ON header on your motherboard. It's as simple as that. One click for startup, and one click for clean shutdown.
Just remember to disconnect it when removing the PC from your cab! :)
JCKnife:
--- Quote from: elvis on November 30, 2004, 11:27:09 pm ---AT power supplies use ON/OFF, ATX uses momentary ON.
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How can I tell which one I have (in a Dell Dimension 3000)
paigeoliver:
Is your keyboard plug the same size as your mouse plug? If so then you have ATX.
AT is long dead. My friend Ryan has a K6-2 500 mhz and that had one of the last AT motherboards around, atx had already been more common for a couple of years.