hardware question, power button not working on system.

[Tyler Littlefield]

Hello,
I tried the sighted thing,
They don't see anything written next to any pins.
Is tehre something else I can do?
Thanks,
~~TheCreator~~
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: hardware question, power button not working on system.


> You really need sited assistence to do that.  Every motherboard is
> different as far as the connecters go and you might fry something if
> you plug it in wrong.  One way I found to tell what pins the power
> switch is (I don't recomend this unless you know what you're doing) is
> to take a paperclip or other small piece of metal and use it to
> connect pairs of pins in the connecter until the machine powers on.
> On
> Sun, Jul 02, 2006 at 02:26:10PM -0600, Tyler Littlefield wrote:
> > hello list,
> > I have a problem.
> > The power button on my linux system doesn't work.
> > I used to just leave it on like 24-seven, but, that doesn't really work,
because the power went off, and now I can't turn it on.
> > I opened the computer, and I see the wire that goes to the button that I
could push to reboot the computer, running to the mother board. then, I
found the wire that runs to the power button.
> > Its a little tiney rectangular plug. It looks like it will fit over two
pins, well, I know it will. There is a little formation of pins in a square
shape rite above where the reboot chord is plugged in.
> > Is that where that should go?
> > If so, how should it plug in?
> > If not, where should I plug it in?
> > Thanks,
> > ~~TheCreator~~
> > website:
> > http://tysplace.shaned.net
> > msn:
> > compgeek134 at hotmail.com
> > aim:
> > st8amnd2005
> > skype:
> > st8amnd127
> > moo coder/wizard and administrator
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