broken start button

way2phat · 03-26-2004, 02:57 AM

yes i am a rookie pc builder but need some help

Recently i borke the start button on my case. I believe there is a way to "jump start" it with out the button but im not sure. I will by a new case eventually but for now i need my computer to run for a bit. If anyone knows how i can "hot wire" my machine please help. Also will switching the wire leads from the power button to the reset button work?

Please help

**[tab]** · 03-26-2004, 07:13 AM

Just open the case and see if you can push the power button out again, it's probably just gone in past some stopper thingies (technical term).

pentium III @ 1000 mhz · 12-30-2004, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joelkyr

on your 20 pin power connector, find the green wire, theres only one green wire, and connect it to any black wire and power on.

i dunno i never tested this but there ya go

**jancz3rt** · 12-30-2004, 02:57 PM

Simmilar if not identical to the above post, I would follow the two wires leading directly from the SWITCH. Then where they go into the mobo...unplug them...and then connect the two "metal stick up thingies" together witha a jumper or some other way. And kaboom...the power should go on.

JAN

**Praetor** · 12-31-2004, 02:29 PM

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and then connect the two "metal stick up thingies" together witha a jumper or some other way. And kaboom...the power should go on.

Ah the classic, turn your computer on by screwdriver technique

Castro · 03-01-2007, 03:59 AM

Yeah

On the topic of jumpstarting your pc from the mobo atx connector

I wouldnt directly suggest the screwdriver theory. Dunno if its a bad idea or not, but popping open my pc and usin a screwdriver is testy... and putting a jumper on there to start it sounds even worse lol

Id say maybe pull the leads from the switch, and just touch them rather than their respected locations on the mobo, and then you wouldnt have to get all close and worry bout hitting a wrong pin or something along those lines.

And Im not sure how the reset button would work if their on a daughter board, but I dont think it could really hurt to try

Good Luck

Castro

ADE · 03-01-2007, 04:01 AM

dude, this guy only made 1 post and hasn't posted in 2 years...I dont think he even comes here any more....

03-26-2004, 02:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
way2phat New Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1	broken start button yes i am a rookie pc builder but need some help Recently i borke the start button on my case. I believe there is a way to "jump start" it with out the button but im not sure. I will by a new case eventually but for now i need my computer to run for a bit. If anyone knows how i can "hot wire" my machine please help. Also will switching the wire leads from the power button to the reset button work? Please help

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jancz3rt Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Czech Republic Age: 23 Posts: 4,009	Or :) Simmilar if not identical to the above post, I would follow the two wires leading directly from the SWITCH. Then where they go into the mobo...unplug them...and then connect the two "metal stick up thingies" together witha a jumper or some other way. And kaboom...the power should go on. JAN __________________ A64 3700+ @ 2.65Ghz ::: 7300GT @ 600/1500 ::: 2GB RAM @ 440Mhz www.CZ3RT.com ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358

03-01-2007, 03:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
Castro New Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Massachusetts Age: 19 Posts: 11	Yeah On the topic of jumpstarting your pc from the mobo atx connector I wouldnt directly suggest the screwdriver theory. Dunno if its a bad idea or not, but popping open my pc and usin a screwdriver is testy... and putting a jumper on there to start it sounds even worse lol Id say maybe pull the leads from the switch, and just touch them rather than their respected locations on the mobo, and then you wouldnt have to get all close and worry bout hitting a wrong pin or something along those lines. And Im not sure how the reset button would work if their on a daughter board, but I dont think it could really hurt to try Good Luck Castro __________________ My PC's sad these days P4 2652 mhz 512mb ram 120gb Maxtor HDD Geforce MX440 AGP Video card Toshiba DVDRW Toshiba DVDRom And a sad user in front of an emachines monitor

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03-01-2007, 04:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
ADE banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 15 Posts: 3,372	dude, this guy only made 1 post and hasn't posted in 2 years...I dont think he even comes here any more....