Build Your Own ATX Power On Switch

[ALJ]

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Got a small problem.

have motherboard set up w/ fan, heatsink, hd, etc.
but the case I'm using is a Gateway case and the
wires coming from the power on switch (the external button
you press to turn the computer on) are in a 8x8 plastic
thing and there's 6 wires. The motherboard clearly
has 2 prongs set aside for an ATX-SW but the case
doesn't seem to support this. Does anyone know
how to build a simple power on switch that goes
to the motherboard? Or does anyone know which
two wires from an Gateway case are supposed to
go into the atx-sw?

e-mail me if u can.

Thanks,
A

 

[Philo]

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alj wrote:
> Got a small problem.
>
> have motherboard set up w/ fan, heatsink, hd, etc.
> but the case I'm using is a Gateway case and the
> wires coming from the power on switch (the external button
> you press to turn the computer on) are in a 8x8 plastic
> thing and there's 6 wires. The motherboard clearly
> has 2 prongs set aside for an ATX-SW but the case
> doesn't seem to support this. Does anyone know
> how to build a simple power on switch that goes
> to the motherboard? Or does anyone know which
> two wires from an Gateway case are supposed to
> go into the atx-sw?
>
> e-mail me if u can.
>
> Thanks,
> A


just check the wires with an ohm-meter
the swich is just a single pole , momentary "on"

 

[ALJ]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

>
> just check the wires with an ohm-meter
> the swich is just a single pole , momentary "on"

there's two prongs for atx, so the one thing is just
one wire?

Thanks,
A