[Wylug-discuss] instant boot on power on........

[Jim Jackson]

> > Many mobo's need the front panel "power" button to be pressed before they
> > boot. I've a situation where I need a computer to boot when I apply mains
> > power, without pressing the "power" button. I don't see any BIOS options
> > controlling this behaviour.
> >
> > Anyone any ideas or pointers. Googling has drawn a blank - though that
> > maybe a lack of immagination as to useful search terms.
>
> A decent BIOS would have an entry for power fail behaviour (normally with a
> three way toggle (off, on, whatever it was at before the power failed).
>
> Assuming you're right and yours doesn't:
>
> http://www.directron.com/2powersupplies.html#atxswitch
>
> I'm not sure if powering up the PSU is enough to make the machine boot.  I'm
> naively hoping so, in which case just bob in a switch.

Yep the one thing I did find in googling were all those pages helping
people to get an ATX PSU to power up when not connected to a MoBo.
Suspect I've got a problem with this MoBo!

Jim