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ok, thanks for the replies!
i tried doing the short on the 2 "power on" pins but it shuts off again
after about 3 seconds, i guess because it is suppose to be a momentary
switch! it sounds like the first option(shorting wires 14 and 16) is the
easiest but do i do both options to make this work?
having said that, i would like to make sure exactly what i'm doing here!
do i cut those two wires from PSU and connect them, or can i just use a
"paper clip" on the connector on the motherboard and jump these two wires
without any cuts? will that be a momentary switch action and bypass "power
on" pins all together?
thanks for all the help,
Kelly
"alpha_uma" <no_one@nonesuch.com> wrote in message
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> "Kelly Ray" <starwarsroomspam@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:-7edneF6AcQLWZDcRVn-iA@comcast.com...
> > hi guys, does anyone know how to auto power up without using the power
> > switch connected to the mainboard? i tried using different Bios
versions
> > but cannot find one that suits this problem! is there something
> physically
> > that i can do to auto power this up instead of going thru bios
> > settings/versions?
> >
> > again, to clarify, i just want to be able to totally power up the pc
when
> > PSU is plugged in and not to have to use the power switch at all.
> >
> > thanks for any help, i am sure this is an easy one for some people,
>
>
> The technique of "hard-wiring power-on" is there and very easy. It is
often
> used when troubleshooting an ATX power supply all by itself, or testing a
> motherboard out-of-case. Before I tell you how to do it, I should advise
you
> that the power switch is there not just for convenience (or inconvenience
as
> in your case). It is also there for protecting the electronics.
>
> I can only guess why you might want to "hard-wire the switch to ON all the
> time", but one scenario comes to mind: you want your computer to be ON
> "twenty-four-seven" and to be automatically ON again after going OFF in a
> power black-out. If this is the reason why you want to "hard-wiring it to
> ON", I suggest that you don't. Instead, invest in something better and
> SAFER: an UPS (uninterruptible power source) many of which, I believe, has
> an option (via its software) of auto-restarting a machine once power
> black-out is over. For more information on UPS, see, for example, the
> following FAQ:
>
>
http://www.eits.uga.edu/~ucns/lans/docs/ups.html
>
> (a bit outdated, but do a more extensive google search for a more updated
> FAQ).
>
> So, having said all that, unless you are knowledgeable in electronics and
> electricity, you should NOT try the following:
>
> **Warning: Do this at your own risk.**
> First of all, shorting pin 14 (green wire, power-on) to
> pin 16 (black wire, ground) of the ATX power
> connector is equivalent to pushing the power button
> once on the front panel of an ATX case.
>
> Note: Most ATX power supplies, if not all, require an external load (such
as
> a CD ROM drive or a hard drive) to be connected before it would fully turn
> on. Check out the following pages for details of the ATX power connector:
>
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/power/sup/partsMotherboard-c.html
>
> Second (which answers what you are asking), on the motherboard there is a
> row (or two rows) of headers (usually called the "panel connector") for
> connecting the power switch, HDD activity LEDs, speaker, etc. If you can
> locate the two pins that connect to the power button on the front panel of
> your computer case, then shorting those two pins will do the job. These
two
> pins are usually labeled (either by silkscreening onto the motherboard or
in
> the motherboard manual) as "POWER SW" or "POWER ON/OFF", or the like. You
> may have to refer to the ECS motherboard manual to locate these two pins.
>
> Do this at your own risk. Not recommended.
>
> Al-U
>
>
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