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| unclet:
Ok, I just looked at the computer power button wiring inside the case and noticed there were 6 wires going to it. I took a picture of the pins on the motherboard where the six wires are attached. I also took a picture of the molex plug which goes onto those pins where the blue/black and red/black are the top pins and the yellow/black are the bottom two left pins. Finally I took a picture of the front of the computer case, showing you the power button. The power button has a blue LED around it (see pic) and also there is a little yellow LED circle light below the blue power button. I am assuming the 6 wires are for the blue LED, yellow LED and power button. Based on my pictures below and the label on the motherboard itself, I am going to use the red/black wires to connect a button to my cabinet for "power". |
| BORIStheBLADE:
Since your computer is still in the case you can identify the wires for the switch from the button you posted. Using the wires that are connected to the power button you can connect to them with these and go to your button, that power button on the computer should only have two wires. |
| unclet:
Yeah, but it is small computer and all 6 wires go behind some metal case panel which makes it impossible to see exactly which wires go to the power button itself. Although, since the pinout I posted above indicates two of the top row pins are for "power" I am assuming those are the pins I need to use. Those pins connect the red/black wires.... |
| jdjuggler:
Please jump in, if someone feels this is a bad idea... But, I've done it myself on motherboards before. If you take that six pin plug off and start shorting two of the connectors (preferably in some order), one of the pairs will turn your computer on. My guess is it may be a black/yellow or black/red combination... just make sure you are shorting only two pins at a time so you know which pair it is. Then you can connect your "soft" power button to this pair. JD |
| TheDriver:
I connected a standard pushbutton to power mine on/off, first check what motherboard you have and get a pinout from the manufacturer's website, this will tell you what wires go where (you will have power, reset, hdd light etc... pins) then all I did was connect the ground wire from the microswitch on the bottom of the pushbutton to the "power -" on the mb then the NO wire to "power +", you can ofcourse wire up the reset bit aswell but I didnt bother as the one button does me. Sorry for the bad photos im just back at my house for 10mins to pick up some equipment for work. |
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