Subject: Re: ATX Smart Power Supplies
To: Mike Pelley <mike@pelley.com>
From: None <seebs@plethora.net>
List: current-users
Date: 08/21/1998 23:41:08
In message <000501bdcd56$4f414100$6b0959d1@mike.winddancenet.com>, "Mike Pelley
" writes:
>Is it possible to watch for someone pushing the power button on an ATX
>machine with a smart power supply, and properly halt the machine and shut it
>down?  I didn't think so, but I don't know enough about apm stuff to be
>sure...

I think you *may* be able to; at least, I believe I've seen cases such
that Windows asks if you want to shut it down.  I know I've seen laptops
do this.

It may depend on how the case is wired to the board.

-s