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Farmboy90:


--- Quote from: hnugz on January 03, 2006, 02:55:51 pm ---does that mobo allow for one button shutdown?  is there any easy way to find out if the mobo allows it?

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I don't believe the motherboard really controls that.  It would be a BIOS option.  Mine happens to do it.  I suspect most newer (> 2-3 years old) BIOSes will allow this.  You might have to google for your potential motherboard to find out. 

- Scott

krick:


--- Quote from: Farmboy90 on January 03, 2006, 02:59:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: hnugz on January 03, 2006, 02:55:51 pm ---does that mobo allow for one button shutdown?  is there any easy way to find out if the mobo allows it?

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I don't believe the motherboard really controls that.  It would be a BIOS option.  Mine happens to do it.  I suspect most newer (> 2-3 years old) BIOSes will allow this.  You might have to google for your potential motherboard to find out. 

- Scott

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Actually, it's part of the ATX specification.  I believe that all ACPI compliant motherboards (pretty much anything in the last 5 years) will send a shutdown signal to Windows when the power button is pressed.

pointdablame:


--- Quote from: krick on January 03, 2006, 03:01:10 pm ---
--- Quote from: Farmboy90 on January 03, 2006, 02:59:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: hnugz on January 03, 2006, 02:55:51 pm ---does that mobo allow for one button shutdown?  is there any easy way to find out if the mobo allows it?

--- End quote ---

I don't believe the motherboard really controls that.  It would be a BIOS option.  Mine happens to do it.  I suspect most newer (> 2-3 years old) BIOSes will allow this.  You might have to google for your potential motherboard to find out. 

- Scott

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Actually, it's part of the ATX specification.  I believe that all ACPI compliant motherboards (pretty much anything in the last 5 years) will send a shutdown signal to Windows when the power button is pressed.

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Yup, this is how I understand it as well.  If anything, there will be a setting in your BIOS or Power Settings control panel to determine what happens when you press the power button, but it shoudl be possible on any modern ATX system.

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