Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > *- On 3 Feb, trio wrote about "Re: [whine] "Power down." vs "System halted."" > > On Wed, 3 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> >> 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.
Or it may be even easier if it's set in the CMOS in a section like: Restore On AC/Power Loss Last State On Modem Ring Stay Off On LAN Stay Off On PME Stay Off from one our our more recent machines. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.