OT: Question about crack racks

[sswingle]

How do you get them to turn on with no power switch?

 

[Freewolf]

By shorting the jumpers with a screwdriver.

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: Freewolf
By shorting the jumpers with a screwdriver.

Or using WakeOnLan from another PC, or by setting the "State on AC Power" to "On"

 

[RaySun2Be]

Or by wiring up ON switches using "momentary on" pushbutton switches found at Radio Shack (or cabbaged from dead electronics), a little wire, and a 2 wire jumper plug.

I'm too clumsy to trust myself around MB pins with a screwdriver while it's on.

Something like this switch:

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F011%5F002%5F015%5F002&product%5Fid=275%2D1547

4 for $2.99

 

[sswingle]

Well thats obvious enough.

Thanks!

 

[Engineer]

I took toggle switches connected to HD LED cables (from old AT cases) and "reset PB's from old AT PC's" and use them to turn the systems on and off.

 

[networkman]

Originally posted by: Engineer
I took toggle switches connected to HD LED cables (from old AT cases) and "reset PB's from old AT PC's" and use them to turn the systems on and off.

Good man! I too used reset switches stripped out of old AT cases for my caseless rigs when I had them running too.

 

[BofRA]

Originally posted by: networkman

Originally posted by: Engineer
I took toggle switches connected to HD LED cables (from old AT cases) and "reset PB's from old AT PC's" and use them to turn the systems on and off.

Good man! I too used reset switches stripped out of old AT cases for my caseless rigs when I had them running too.

Wow and I thought I was the only one to scavange like that:Q

Guess that is why I have a big pile of junk in my Computer Work Room. There is always a use for everything

 

[RaySun2Be]

Originally posted by: BofBnT

Originally posted by: networkman

Originally posted by: Engineer
I took toggle switches connected to HD LED cables (from old AT cases) and "reset PB's from old AT PC's" and use them to turn the systems on and off.

Good man! I too used reset switches stripped out of old AT cases for my caseless rigs when I had them running too.

Wow and I thought I was the only one to scavange like that:Q

Guess that is why I have a big pile of junk in my Computer Work Room. There is always a use for everything

Heh, I'm a scavenger as well.

The momentary ON buttons I used were from way, way back in college, I hung on to them figuring sooner or later they would come in handy. Sure enough, 19 years later, they did!

And all the wire and connectors were all laying around in my workbench, so it's not like I went and bought anything.

Didn't think about the reset buttons on the ATs. I still have a few of those AT PCs lying around, I've been planning on gutting them and getting rid of the cases, as I need the space for ATX crap, so I'll make sure to grab the reset buttons/wiring too.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: RaySun2Be

Originally posted by: BofBnT

Originally posted by: networkman

Originally posted by: Engineer
I took toggle switches connected to HD LED cables (from old AT cases) and "reset PB's from old AT PC's" and use them to turn the systems on and off.

Good man! I too used reset switches stripped out of old AT cases for my caseless rigs when I had them running too.

Wow and I thought I was the only one to scavange like that:Q

Guess that is why I have a big pile of junk in my Computer Work Room. There is always a use for everything

Heh, I'm a scavenger as well.

The momentary ON buttons I used were from way, way back in college, I hung on to them figuring sooner or later they would come in handy. Sure enough, 19 years later, they did!

And all the wire and connectors were all laying around in my workbench, so it's not like I went and bought anything.

Didn't think about the reset buttons on the ATs. I still have a few of those AT PCs lying around, I've been planning on gutting them and getting rid of the cases, as I need the space for ATX crap, so I'll make sure to grab the reset buttons/wiring too.

Take all the LED indicator plugs too...as you can cut the LED off and solder/wire a momentary toggle switch or pushbutton and they fit just fine on the ATX Power On header on the board!

 

[paf077]

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: RaySun2Be

Originally posted by: BofBnT

Originally posted by: networkman

Originally posted by: Engineer
I took toggle switches connected to HD LED cables (from old AT cases) and "reset PB's from old AT PC's" and use them to turn the systems on and off.

Good man! I too used reset switches stripped out of old AT cases for my caseless rigs when I had them running too.

Wow and I thought I was the only one to scavange like that:Q

Guess that is why I have a big pile of junk in my Computer Work Room. There is always a use for everything

Heh, I'm a scavenger as well.

The momentary ON buttons I used were from way, way back in college, I hung on to them figuring sooner or later they would come in handy. Sure enough, 19 years later, they did!

And all the wire and connectors were all laying around in my workbench, so it's not like I went and bought anything.

Didn't think about the reset buttons on the ATs. I still have a few of those AT PCs lying around, I've been planning on gutting them and getting rid of the cases, as I need the space for ATX crap, so I'll make sure to grab the reset buttons/wiring too.

Take all the LED indicator plugs too...as you can cut the LED off and solder/wire a momentary toggle switch or pushbutton and they fit just fine on the ATX Power On header on the board!

Keep the leds also and plug them in for the HD , easy way to check if seti is crunching it flashes every once in a while .
I use wahtever metal object thats close to start them up!!


Paf

 

[networkman]

Rather than keep quoting everyone previous...

I used to think it was the "packrat" in me that hung onto all these extra widgets, but I realize now it was the influence of amatuer radio friends that got me into this mode of thinking/planning.