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re: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically'
Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at 12:46 pm
Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by chuck
(1 messages posted)
It may be possible to prevent power down when you shutdown windows but the problem
of turning the power off and having the PC come alive when its reenergized can not
be fixed in bios. ( not even if you edit the bios firmware via Hex editor) Being
an ATX computer your power supply is turned on and off by a Softpower circuit on
the Motherboard. This is basically a micro relay system controlled by the momentary
contact of the power switch connected to the "Front Panel Header" therefore with
the power off to the PS the relay deenergizes and can only be reenergized by pushing
the Power Button. The only way to disable the Soft power function is to permanantly
jump the Power On switch contacts on this header, your power switch will no longer
work but your computer will work as you want it to.( off/on by the switch on power
strip)
Caution: If you jump the wrong connections on the FPH you will cause serious damage
to your Motherboard.
On Thursday, February 13, 2003 at 9:03 am, Jim wrote:
>I have a PC with Win2K and an ATX (AMD/ASUS motherboard) and it powers down when
>I shut down -- but I don't want that! I shut everything off -- montors, PC, speakers
>-- using a power bar. How do I disable this feature?
>
>Also, the ATX won't come up when I turn the power bar on -- I have to press the
switch
>on the front of the PC. If you can help with that I'd be grateful.
>
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