*- On 3 Feb, trio wrote about "Re: [whine] "Power down." vs "System halted.""
> On Wed, 3 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> >> I belive we now use the POWER_OFF mechanism by default as machines with
>> >> APM bioses and ATX power supplies actualy do shut off.
>
> Has anyone else run into this related problem? Basically i want to run
> server machines. That means i have them on a UPS. But there are times
> when the power is off even longer than the UPS can hold up the system.
> So, with the new ATX boxes, the power switch is off! Totally! A human has
> to push the button to turn it back on. Does anybody know a way to get
> around this new "convenience"? I'd like to be able to buy a new box and
> yet have it come back up after the power has been off.
>
Look in the documentation for the motherboard. Most 'soft power off'
systems have a jumper that can be set on the motherboard that will
disable this.
--
Brian
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