Creating an external on button

[VictorianReaper]

i just built my pc and its in the most awkward spot so its hard to turn on i have the gigabyte g.1 sniper z170 do you possibly now of a way to create an external power on button please note that i have no experience in soldering and i don't exactly have a place i can buy it in my current location

[McHox]

ez pz,just use any button and use the connectors from the existing power button

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, VictorianReaper said:

i just built my pc and its in the most awkward spot so its hard to turn on i have the gigabyte g.1 sniper z170 do you possibly now of a way to create an external power on button please note that i have no experience in soldering and i don't exactly have a place i can buy it in my current location

Don't shut it down, just leave it sleeping, and then the keyboard will wake it.

[8-Bit Ninja]

Just buy a power button with a really long cable, find a place for it, attach it, and then plug it into the same pins you would plug a normal power button into

 

[VictorianReaper]

Just now, 8-Bit Ninja said:

Just buy a power button with a really long cable, find a place for it, attach it, and then plug it into the same pins you would plug a normal power button into

 

where can i find one

 

[8-Bit Ninja]

Just now, VictorianReaper said:

where can i find one

 

amazon or ebay

[VictorianReaper]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Don't shut it down, just leave it sleeping, and then the keyboard will wake it.

isnt that bad for atleast some part of the computer

[8-Bit Ninja]

1 minute ago, VictorianReaper said:

where can i find one

 

http://www.dx.com/p/jm-202-desktop-power-button-switch-module-for-pc-black-110cm-cable-121234#.V-qzxPkrKiM

[8-Bit Ninja]

1 minute ago, VictorianReaper said:

isnt that bad for atleast some part of the computer

its not bad for the pc, but i myself don't like leaving my pc on overnight 

[VictorianReaper]

@8-Bit Ninja @McHoxim summing there is no way of oing something like this from outside the case via usb or PS2 

[8-Bit Ninja]

Just now, VictorianReaper said:

@8-Bit Ninja @McHoxim summing there is no way of oing something like this from outside the case via usb or PS2 

no, you need to plug it into the correct header on the motherboard, ps2, usb etc... wont work 

[Electronics Wizardy]

15 minutes ago, VictorianReaper said:

isnt that bad for atleast some part of the computer

Nope. It uses very little power and most computes sleep all the time.

[Electronics Wizardy]

14 minutes ago, 8-Bit Ninja said:

its not bad for the pc, but i myself don't like leaving my pc on overnight 

It uses less than 5w and doesn't hut anything. No resaon not to.

[8-Bit Ninja]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

It uses less than 5w and doesn't hut anything. No resaon not to.

I know, its just a personal thing. I had a old ass pc with some dodgy psu that caught fire. since then im not a fan of leaving things like pc's on when im not using them. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, 8-Bit Ninja said:

I know, its just a personal thing. I had a old ass pc with some dodgy psu that caught fire. since then im not a fan of leaving things like pc's on when im not using them. 

The PSU is off when sleeping. Only the standby power use used, just like when its shutdown.

[McHox]

54 minutes ago, VictorianReaper said:

i just built my pc and its in the most awkward spot so its hard to turn on i have the gigabyte g.1 sniper z170 do you possibly now of a way to create an external power on button please note that i have no experience in soldering and i don't exactly have a place i can buy it in my current location

also you could just enable the keyboard to wake the pc up(if your bios supports that setting),had that for years

[SomeGreekGuy]