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Getting PC to power up...
TacoSmuggler:
Well, my motherboard does NOT have the bios setting for "power on after power loss". :-\
nothing that even resembles it in the bios. I guess I have to pull the computer out and wire up a contact switch to the power button.
(I was really trying to avoid having to pull out the computer..it's a pain to get at) :P
Thanks to everyone for answering another one of my stupid questions! ;D
Frostillicus:
This is how mine works - I don't have any special bios settings. I use windows XP Pro, too.
I turn on the power strip - the computer starts to boot up into xp
I can click the front computer power button once and it starts the software shutdown. Then I turn the powerstrip off.
Then I can turn the powerstrip on...computer boots up...repeat process etc.
This is a fine setup for me since I like to have lights stay on, but the computer off when I'm not playing. I turn it all off completely if I leave for the weekend.
If you want everything to work with just one flick of a switch to turn it on and then to turn it all off, why not just use a shutdown script or something from your fronted?
Cue-Ball:
How would you possibly write a script that can control a power supply? ???
_Iz-:
--- Quote from: Cue-Ball on April 17, 2003, 01:28:14 pm ---How would you possibly write a script that can control a power supply? ???
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An ATX powersupply is capable of being switched off via software, specifically an ACPI aware host OS. Same thing as pushing the powerbutton on an ATX computer running win98 or higher, it tells the OS to initiate shutdown. You can code a command to tell the OS to do the same thing. It's exactly the same as clicking start -> shutdown -> turn off.
rampy:
hey isn't this thread about powering up a PC without reaching in to the cabinet?
Everyone's on tehre own if they want to power down... just leave teh cabinet on indefinitely=P
There's many way's to skin a cat or BYOAC's... there's no definitive "right" answer. (although for 20 bucks and a ride to sears, I know how i'm gonna solve my cabinet powering issues)
Rampy