On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 01:40:13PM -0700, Paul Harris wrote: > I have all the components I need to build a cool new > computer, except for a case (this will become important in a > moment). I've put all the pieces together, but without the > case (told you) there isn't a power on button! I've found > that there is a small control block with connectors for > things like power LED, reset switch, etc. If I short the > two power switch pins momentarily the fans start spinning, > and the unit clearly has power. BUT nothing happens. > > I'm not used to ATX power setups, so I'm wondering if just > shorting the power pins for a moment is the right approach, > or should I keep them connected for as long as I want the > machine on, or am I barking up the wrong tree? And this > will become on topic, because once it works it gets a shiny > new copy of Mandrake 8.2! > For power-on it's a short contact, a long contact (5 seconds or so) will tell it to power-off when it's on. Check the jumpers on the motherboard to make sure you've got things like BIOS CLEAR turned OFF. Lots of motherboards come with this jumper turned ON by default. > Cheers, Paul -- Matthew S. Hallacy FUBAR, LART, BOFH Certified http://techmonkeys.org/~poptix GPG public key 0x01938203