D-Lew
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This may be a little technical but I need advice on this.
You know how old machines used power switches that could be always set on, and then use a remote power switch on a surge protector or something to boot them?
I'm wondering if there's a way to modify a newer computer that uses a power switch that plugs into the mobo to do this.
I wasn't sure if it's okay to just put a jumper over those pins so when the system gets power to the PSU, it automatically boots. It seems like it would work, but I'm worried about if the system tries to do a power-off or something because of a bad error, cpu overheat, etc. it will be unable to.
The reason I need to do this is because I'm planning on making a MAME pc, basically turning it into an arcade machine, and with the components hidden way back in the cabinet it's impractical to open up the cabinet and press the power switch every time I need to turn it on.
Any thoughts on this?
You know how old machines used power switches that could be always set on, and then use a remote power switch on a surge protector or something to boot them?
I'm wondering if there's a way to modify a newer computer that uses a power switch that plugs into the mobo to do this.
I wasn't sure if it's okay to just put a jumper over those pins so when the system gets power to the PSU, it automatically boots. It seems like it would work, but I'm worried about if the system tries to do a power-off or something because of a bad error, cpu overheat, etc. it will be unable to.
The reason I need to do this is because I'm planning on making a MAME pc, basically turning it into an arcade machine, and with the components hidden way back in the cabinet it's impractical to open up the cabinet and press the power switch every time I need to turn it on.
Any thoughts on this?