-=PCTechTalk=- Re: just for interest

Its not really a trick. Its the same think with "awaken on LAN", where a 
networked machine can technically turn your machine on. When your computer is 
off, its really NOT off. The exception is much older systems... so much older 
that most of us probably don't have that. Your on/off switch on your tower is a 
"soft" switch. Your hard switch is the power button that's located behind your 
power supply. THAT's the real power switch. As long as this "hard" switch is 
on, your computer is technically always on, drawing very little power (not sure 
on the exact voltage, but just enough to detect the clicking of the "soft" 
power switch. So, if your BIOS has the option, as many of them do, all your 
doing is telling your computer that you want to use your space bar as a "soft" 
switch to power the computer on (not off, just on). The keyboard gets power 
because its connected to the tower. And, yes, keyboards need power. All the 
BIOS is doing is making the SPACE bar equal to the POWER button on your tower. 
All real simple. Actually, with my BIOS, you can set a few things to power on 
the system. I use the SPACE bar, but I think there's also ESC, DEL, INSERT and 
maybe a few others.
There goes... now everyone learned something new... your computer is always on, 
even when its off.
:o)

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::: Original Message
::: Sent Tue, 28 Oct 2003 14:40:12 -0700 by Danny Wilsher
| I understand the shutting down controlled by the bios, but in my limited
| concept of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, I would think that I
| would need power on the keyboard somehow to have the space bar turn the
| thing back on.... where did I go wrong when I learned the theory of physics?
| But really Troth, enlighten us on that trick. I think that would be way
| KOOL!!! (no need to reach under my desk to restart. my machine already
| powers down automatically) Thanks,
|  Ðäññÿ ..............
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 9:36 AM
| Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: just for interest
|
|
| Here's another tip... you can go into your BIOS and set it so that hitting
| the POWER button on your tower will give you exactly the same thing as
| pressing the windows key and then U (which is equivalent to clicking START >
| SHUTDOWN). In the BIOS (if yours supports this option) look for somewhere
| where it says hitting the power switch will give a soft powerdown (or
| something like that).
| I also have it set that if my computer is off, I can hit the SPACE BAR, and
| that will turn the computer on. No need to hit the power button (also done
| in the BIOS).
|
| .::] Sir Troth [::..
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