Hello, I tried the sighted thing, They don't see anything written next to any pins. Is tehre something else I can do? Thanks, ~~TheCreator~~ website: http://tysplace.shaned.net msn: compgeek134 at hotmail.com aim: st8amnd2005 skype: st8amnd127 moo coder/wizard and administrator ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow@xxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 2:43 PM Subject: Re: hardware question, power button not working on system. > You really need sited assistence to do that. Every motherboard is > different as far as the connecters go and you might fry something if > you plug it in wrong. One way I found to tell what pins the power > switch is (I don't recomend this unless you know what you're doing) is > to take a paperclip or other small piece of metal and use it to > connect pairs of pins in the connecter until the machine powers on. > On > Sun, Jul 02, 2006 at 02:26:10PM -0600, Tyler Littlefield wrote: > > hello list, > > I have a problem. > > The power button on my linux system doesn't work. > > I used to just leave it on like 24-seven, but, that doesn't really work, because the power went off, and now I can't turn it on. > > I opened the computer, and I see the wire that goes to the button that I could push to reboot the computer, running to the mother board. then, I found the wire that runs to the power button. > > Its a little tiney rectangular plug. It looks like it will fit over two pins, well, I know it will. There is a little formation of pins in a square shape rite above where the reboot chord is plugged in. > > Is that where that should go? > > If so, how should it plug in? > > If not, where should I plug it in? > > Thanks, > > ~~TheCreator~~ > > website: > > http://tysplace.shaned.net > > msn: > > compgeek134 at hotmail.com > > aim: > > st8amnd2005 > > skype: > > st8amnd127 > > moo coder/wizard and administrator > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > I once witnessed a long-winded, month-long flamewar over the use of > mice vs. trackballs... It was very silly. > -- Matt Welsh > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
