Turn on PC with keyboard?

[Jbenekeorr]

Hi, does anyone know if there's any way i could turn my computer on my pressing a button on the keyboard? i know it is possible with PS/2 Keyboards but would it work with a USB keyboard in any way? Also, sorry if this is in the wrong section of the forum. I do have an adapter between usb and ps/2 but that is green and i assume is for mice and doesnt seem to work.

 

[myPCrocks]

As long as the USB ports stay powered on when the PC is off it will work, just enable it in BIOS.

 

[epidemik]

How do you do this?
Sounds cool and helpful

 

[cohen]

How do you do this?
Sounds cool and helpful

Yeah same,

Just i'm not sure how you are going to have the USB ports powered all the time

 

[G25r8cer]

I am guessing myPCrocks, is saying that your keyboard will wake your pc back up. I am fairly sure your keyboard cant turn your pc on. But, I think there is a keyboard out there that can. Search google.

 

[Ethan3.14159]

yeah a keyboard can turn on your pc, you have to go in the bios and enable crtl-esc and that allows the keyboard to turn on the pc

 

[myPCrocks]

Certain MBB's allow you to use a specific key to turn on/off your PC.


My latest build the USB ports are always on which is nice when you need to charge the Ipod and such.

 

[exoticracerx]

You just go into BIOS and it should say something like PS\2 power on, enable that, and there might be something under it for USB