Query as to power button reconnection
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barefootcontSa
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8 Jun 2010 à 15:18
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 - 8 Jun 2010 à 15:47
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 - 8 Jun 2010 à 15:47
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PC cases made since Windows XP came out have a "momentary contact" switch that trips a relay in the power supply to turn on the computer. Turning it off is done by software/hardware on the motherboard which trips the relay only when windows has shut down. If you have two small wires that connect to the motherboard then you have this type. There might be 10,000 different switches used in the 50,000 different cases that are on the market. A momentary contact switch has a spring that breaks the contact after you release the button. Holding the button down for 10 seconds immediately trips the power supply and turns off the computer without waiting for Windows shutdown to finish.
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