Re: PC Power control, how?

jhewitt@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

The power ON button is connected to the motherboard with a blue/white
twisted pair. The mother board has no power, and the power unit is
turned OFF.
How does/can operating the Power pushbutton turn on the Power Supply?

Catch 22?

What! You mean all the time I have been using ATX computers, they haven't
really been working at all :-)

There is no Catch 22. Your statement "The mother board has no power..." is
incorrect.

This link may help:

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/power-supply.htm

Chris

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