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thatitalian:
I have a Dell GX270 Small Frame Factor desktop.

I have opened her up to wire (splice) the power on button to a push button for my arcade machine to power the computer on.

Low and behold, the power on button on the desktop is wired using a ribbon cable to this mini control panel (which has front usb and sound on it) which is then fed into the motherboard using another ribbon cable. :banghead:


Does anybody have any suggestions how I can wire this thing up so that I can power it on with one button start?

The computer will be plugged into a smart strip which will kick start the monitor and marquee light.

Thanks.
whammoed:
Another option is to go into the bios and set it to Power On after power loss (if this is an option in the bios)
Then just use a switch or regular power strip to turn everything off and on.  When you turn on the power, your pc automatically boots.
This is the way I have mine.

Otherwise just cut and splice the appropriate wires for your power button.
More Cowbell:
I'm with whammoed on this. I splice into a power strip and wire a switch to the cabinet. Switch controls strip, strip powers everything. Set the bios as whammy instructs and you're good to go.
Neverending Project:
Is anyone worried about the increased potential of hardware failure with this option? What happens if the pc is writing to the disk when you cut power?

You could use a battery backup (UPS) instead of a power strip with this idea. Set the UPS software to shut down the machine immediately on power loss (and get rid of the annoying beeps). Then set the pc to restart after power loss.
Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote from: Neverending Project on April 30, 2008, 12:57:33 pm ---Is anyone worried about the increased potential of hardware failure with this option? What happens if the pc is writing to the disk when you cut power?

You could use a battery backup (UPS) instead of a power strip with this idea. Set the UPS software to shut down the machine immediately on power loss (and get rid of the annoying beeps). Then set the pc to restart after power loss.

--- End quote ---
You shut the PC down normal.
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