ATX boards and restart after power failure

[Bob Lockie]

On 05/14/03 01:17 Ivo Hazmuk spoke thusly

>>I have an Asus P5A r1.04 mainboard that I want to use for a server but
>>it does not reboot after a power failure.
>>r1.06 of the P5A does but that doesn't help me.
>>
>>Did anybody find a work around?
>>I've contacted Asus but I expect them to just say that I am out of luck
>>with the revision board that I have.
> 
> 
> I know another ATX motherboards without this option in BIOS. With one
> friend we prepare hardware patch independent on MB. It's based on
> single chip processor. We used this "complicated" solution because if
> you start ATX computer you need push power on button for time less then
> 4s. When you push power button longer, computer power down. Processor
> control timing.
> 
> If you want describe functionality exactly I can try.
> 
> We use this in two servers many years without problem.
> 
> Now I have 5 or 6 pieces of this card. If you want I can send it to you.
> But I don't know the cost. It was about 60 US$.

Do you mean it costs $60USD to build the circuit?
I don't know if the mainboard is worth $60USD anymore. :-)