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I'm thinking about building my own case, since I just got (for free) pretty much a whole computer, minus the case, and I'd like to make me an Ubuntu rig, just to have in my room. My question was, however, was this... How do you go about doing that, power wise? Do I have to purchase some sort of special power button to be able to turn it on and off, or can I just turn on the power supply, and then have the whole setup power up, without the use of a button? Thanks for your help in advance!
--Matt
 

Mondoman

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The power switch is just a momentary-close/normally-open switch connected to the two power pins on the motherboard front panel header. You ought to be able to get one to your liking at Radio Shack for $1-$2.
 

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Thanks! Last question lol, I promise... Are there any specific cables I'll need to buy in order to hook these two buttons up?
--Matt