>Does anyone know a way to boot a soft power Mac without having a keyboard >attached?
Upon further searching over the weekend, I found my own answer to this. Yes... it is possible to add a manual power switch to a soft power mac. I found the info buried in an old Apple Tech Note (#206). All you need to do is short pins 2 and 4 of the ADB connector together briefly. (Pin 2 is "Power On", pin 4 is Ground). I just tested it with a piece of wire, it works perfectly... so now I am going to build a cable that will plug in to the ADB port, and provide a momentary switch for turning the computer on. If anyone wants one of these cables made for them, let me know, I can build more than one (I plan to build two or three, but I can build more). I don't know the cost each, but I expect it to be $5 or $10 (depends on how many I am doing). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
