Did you reconnect it everytime you had to power it on?
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Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 3 days agoWhen I had this problem I disconnected the power button on the motherboard.
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frongt@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Nah just jam a screwdriver in there to jump the pins.
You shut down your PC though?
Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 3 days ago
On one computer I had a recessed reset button, so I used that as power.
Another computer I added a wire to an external button double stick taped to the back of the monitor so I can turn on both at the same time.
Peffse@lemmy.world 3 days ago
You sound like you are one step short of wiring up a giant lever to dramatically pull down when you want to power on the computer.
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bitjunkie@lemmy.world 3 days ago
A lot of newer motherboards have a separate power button next to the case pinouts.
Cant you just assign a different action to that power button instead of messing with it internally?
MagicShel@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Connect to spray bottle aimed at… well nope.
vaionko@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
You can for a click, but no way for the long press, as that’s handled on a lower level
You got a point. Cats are sneaky 😅
Saber_is_dead@lemmy.world 2 days ago
yeah what if cat does a
sudo shutdown -r nowthen we’re really in trouble