Wiring pc power switch?

[cadmium]

I would like to add a button to act as my pc power switch (mostly to move it to the front of my cab). Is this just as simple as wiring mono header pins to the GND and NO of a standard CP button?

I just want to check before I fry the mobo on my pc or something.

[MrMojoZ]

Consider this, as a tech I generally turned MBs on with the tip of a screwdriver.

[cadmium]

Well I guess that would argue for keeping things simple then. I think I have an old case that I can pilfer the header pin wire from. I'll just splice into that and run it to a button.

[BradC]

That's what I did, and yet you just wire them to Ground and NO. It doesn't even matter which one you wire to which as long as you remember not to connect anything else up to those wires.

[Kangum]

on my pacman coctail i wired a standard happ button to a header pin ripped off of an old pentium 166 system. works a treat. press it once to turn the system on and press and hold for 5 seconds triggers the soft off.

[DaOld Man]

You want to wire them to the COMMON and NO contacts of the button.
Just wanted to point that out so you dont wire it to the GROUND that goes back to your keyboard emulator. (Keywiz,etc).
The button that turns on your PC needs to be separate from your other buttons, electrically.

Heres one way to do it.

[cadmium]

You want to wire them to the COMMON and NO contacts of the button.
Just wanted to point that out so you dont wire it to the GROUND that goes back to your keyboard emulator. (Keywiz,etc).
The button that turns on your PC needs to be separate from your other buttons, electrically.

Heres one way to do it.

Thanks for the warning, I got that one covered though. I finally got around to trying it. I ripped the header wire off a junked computer and soldered about 6' of hookup wire too it, so I can put it anywhere in my cab. Right now, it's hanging out the coin door, but that's only temporary. 

[Thenasty]

Consider this, as a tech I generally turned MBs on with the tip of a screwdriver.

If such tool is not around, I use my ring.......