Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1.chuqui 4/7/84; site voder.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!nsc!voder!gino From: gino@voder.UUCP (Gino Bloch) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Re: IBM-PC Hardware RESET kluge -> R Message-ID: <424@voder.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Oct-84 20:37:35 EDT Article-I.D.: voder.424 Posted: Mon Oct 1 20:37:35 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Oct-84 06:46:08 EDT References: <171@alberta.UUCP> <1500021@iuvax.UUCP> Organization: National Semiconductor, Santa Clara Lines: 14 [power down the line-eater] >> There is a pin coming from the power supply which indicates >> "power good". If you ground this signal, the entire computer is >> placed in a RESET state, and, when this signal goes active again, >> a complete power-up restart is executed. The power-good pin is the I did the same to my Compaq a few weeks ago (using the IBM Tech Ref Manual as a guide, because Compaq won't supply info to mere users). Seems to work fine - and is even more necessary on the Compaq, which requires a minimum of 15 sec after power down before it will LET you power up again. Smoke reports follow as necessary. -- Gene E. Bloch (...!nsc!voder!gino)