Problems with autoboot on powerup...

[omegadraconis at gmail.com]

>Hi! Month ago on some Russian forums I've seen a conversation >about how to
>workaround if a motherboard BIOS doesn't have "Bootup after power >fail" or
>similar option. The solution was to attach one wire of ATX power >cord to
>ground(or maybe to +5V). 

Wire number 4 on the atx connector (I think it's green) to a ground
and the power supply will kick over.

>I think if you make some google you'll find the proper
>wire and scheme of attachment. (My internal voice tell me that was >a
grey wire,
>but I'm not sure)

Alexander Vasenin aka BlackSir

> Greetings.  I was just hoping that someone has had experience getting
> the PCChips motherboards to boot on lan, or boot with power.  The bios
> does not have the same nifty options like the old days, where it has an
> option for keeping the state just before losing power.  I have noticed
> this on alot of new bioses.  They don't allow you to tell the
> motherboard to autoboot, when power if applied.connect wire 
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