RE: Booting a Pc

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

The power button is normally a momentary press on an ATX power supply.

Holding the power button in will cause the PC to switch off after about 6
seconds.

Try making the relay operate for about 200mS just to give it a pulse. That
should work OK.

Keith

www.diyha.co.uk
www.kat5.tv


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian G. Reynolds [mailto:brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 12 April 2003 21:21
> To: Ukha_D (E-mail)
> Subject: [ukha_d] Booting a Pc
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have connected a relay to an HV port so as to boot my main
> PC when I get home.
>
> The relay works as expected but does not boot the PC as I
> expected.....
>
> I was assuming when I press the "on" button on the PC it
just
> "makes" the circuit and the PC boots, so I just connected
the
> on switch wires onto the relay make contacts and nothing.....
>
> I know the relay part works as expected as I can connect my
> multimeter to the wire ends and operate the port and the
> contact is made....
>
> So does anyone know how the ON button works?
>
> I should say I have not removed the 2 wires from the "on"
> button on the PC, I just bared some wire and soldered the 2
> wires from the relay onto the existing wires.
>
> Anyone?
>
> TIA,
>
> B.
>
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