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using a standard CP button for power switch?

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CJK:


--- Quote from: Jollyrob on July 26, 2005, 07:56:03 pm ---My gigabyte mobo has a program that allows me to draw a small in size graphic to cover the post during start up, therefore, this board will be going in the cab so i can cover the post anyway....I know that's OT, but this made me think of it

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What the heck are you TALKING about?  ???

-- Chris

UndeadMeat:

I think what Jollyrob is talking about is that he can cover up the computers P.O.S.T. screen (Power On Self Test, where you see it checking the RAM, displaying that Energy Star logo and that one beep that tells you your computer hardware is working OK when you first press the power button) which I think is a pretty cool feature. I would like to get rid of all that stuff from the P.O.S.T. screen and IRQ display, but I'm too busy to mess around with it right now. Cool that the MoBo just has the feature built in.

UndeadMeat

SteveJ34:


--- Quote from: steptoe on July 27, 2005, 09:18:33 pm ---guys,

I have a 933dell computer which has like an IDE to the power on/off button which is like a PCB, i dont hink i can tap into the power to use a button, its like its hard wired after the switch, i could tap in before the swtich buts whats the point. Are dells a pain in the arse

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This was covered recently by someone that had a similar Dell setup where there is a PCB that contains the front case switches and LEDs that in turn had a 20-30 pin connector cable to the motherboard.

2 of those leads are gonna be the power switch....of course, the trick is to figure out which two or solder leads to the PCB points of contact for the power switch....which you state you really don't want to do.

I recall that post including pics of the PCB and perhaps the motherboard.

What's the model number of the machine/motherboard?

....perhaps we can figure out the pinouts for that thing.

Steve


lettuce:

My PC power button has 2 wires connected to it, a white and blue wire, so would i conect these wire up to a CP button as usually, i.e, GND & COM??

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