Re: [Sheflug] power related question

[Craig Andrews <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

How about using a small (10nf - 1uF???) capacitor across the power button 
connector on the mobo? This idea was taken from an when I had an load of old 
386s which required the reset button to be pushed before it would enter POST. 
The cap would charge, discharge, and then lie dormant until next power on. 
The actual switch can be wired in parallel, making it work just as before.

Of course, YMMV, but it could be worth a shot. It should be electrically 
sound, as it would charge from the 5v across the power button and discharge 
the same, and a button is a short anyway :)

HTH

Craig


On Tuesday 18 June 2002 13:02, you exclaimed:
> Depending on the motherboard, you might be able to set the state it returns
> to after a power failure. Most of the ones that I've had have had this
> option(Always off, Always on, Same as before) for when the power comes back
> on.
>
> Failing that, there was a message on alt.hacker(Without the 's') about
> this, from quite a long time ago, where the poster rigged it by shorting
> out a couple of pins on the PSU. Probably not the safest way of doing it,
> but it seemed to work for him...
> --
> Graham
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mark.l.johnson [at] barclays.co.uk>
> To: <shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 12:01 PM
> Subject: [Sheflug] power related question
>
> > ok strange question here.
> >
> > i have several atx servers, when power is restored after a power cut i
>
> want
>
> > them to power back up without any intervention. trouble is with the atx
> > 'soft' switch setup, i have to press the power button even when power is
> > restored.
> >
> > does anyone know of a simple way to make the switch in an 'always on'
>
> state?
>
> > thanks..
> >
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