Cute switch. But you don't actually have to check the polarity for mechanical switches. It's just like touching two wires together - doesn't matter which one goes where. Same with a relay btw. Could be different for an electronic switch though (idea for next video: hacking a 433MHz radio remote light switch or similar into a PC power switch) .
Cool idea, maybe I can incorporate it into my next build. With gpu and cpus coming out I'm waiting to see whether RTX 40 or 30 series or AMD is the way to go. Fun times.
This is gonna be a great upgrade for what I have in mind. taking my computer and sticking it in a closet with an external power switch, and Power LED being ran all the way from the closet to the L shaped Desk. that way I don't have to run from my desk to my closet and turn on my PC that way.
Well edited video. Would you happen to know the length of the cord coming out of your case? I know it will be different for each case, but luckily I have the same one as you. Thank you for your time!
Great video! I have a Dell XPS that has a 5-pin connector with the power switch and power LED all integrated into that one connector. Is there a way I can still use this external power button to connect to my PC? Also, the external power button I got came with a splitter that has 4 connectors total for two power switches and two LEDs (one set for original computer case and other set for new power button). Therefore the connector that is meant to connect to the motherboard is a single, long 4-pin connector. Would this work somehow with my computer? Thanks for the help.
My power switch for my Asus G11CD is broken. Even though the desktop is about 8 years old I'm hoping this anywhere power switch will save me a bunch of $$ compared to having to replace an entire machine as I'm not ready to upgrade yet lol. The connector pins are there in the motherboard thankfully.
Not really, the remote buttons only have 1 ight on them so you can choose whether you want the power LED or the HDD LED to show on the remote button......you can't have both.
@itsprivate3061 nope. It's to provide the power switch and a single light. You still need to split the power switch if you still want o control it from the pc as well as the remote button. If you wanted power LED and HDD LED you'd need 3 splitters and a remote button that had supported 2 lights.
I have a question! Would be happy if you answer... What should I do if I want to light up both of the external power button and PC Case power indicators lights?
You would need 2 of those splitters.......but your remote button would also need to support 2 lights.......the power LED and the HDD LED. Unfortunately, most of the remote buttons only have one light which means you have to choose which light you want the remote button to show......a solid power light or the HDD activity light.
Thanks, awesome review, question, can the case power led be connected to the power led header - and the switch led be connected to the storage activity led? or the opposite? thanks!
I had a simular question to this... is it possible that when you press the power button on you pc to turn on all your monitors because i dont want my monitors in power save mode...
A quick question i got a propleme (too long to describe) can i unplug my recently power button and just put an second extern button on my table so that i have only the extern power switch
Could U please answer this question? Does ATX external power switch work with mini PC's? The reason I ask becasue my recently purchase DKE power switch work with my desktop but not with my mini (which I think is ITX)!
Hey ive got a question if my power button doesnt work anymore can i just keep using the screw driver manually to open my pc will it like harm any of my components or break anything because im kind of scared but i already did power jump my pc and it work can i just keep using my screw driver for the rest of the pcs life span? thank you!
You can…but seems like a pain lol up to you though, it’s basically doing the same thing the button does, just connects those 2 pieces of metal. So if you wish to, you can with no worries of harm, it’ll just be annoying to have to do.
what if my front panel header cables are grouped into one single 10 pin female cover? What im trying to say is i cant only take out the power switch cable i can only take out all of them at once
you can modify the connector to your motherboard to have jumpers on the correct pins, then wire the splitter to one pair and your case button to the other.
Help!!!! So I have a GIGABYTE B550 Vision D-P motherboard, and a Lian li o11 case my front panel connector doesn't have separate pins so can I keep it plugged in and plug this little power switch next to it or do I have to remove it? I'm new to this
From what I can see it looks like the motherboard has all the necessary connections in the bottom right corner next to that orange sata port. I can’t find anything to show me the connector on that case but if it’s a preassembled single connector and not separate wires you may not be able to use this external switch.
Is there any chance you know how to add an external power switch to a laptop? I want to keep my laptop closed and operate the PC on my external monitor but the power button is on the inside and i need it on the outside.
It’s not perfect but you can go into your power settings and change the “closed lid” option for laptops to only turn off the screen. You can then put the PC to sleep and wake it up with a mouse or keyboard click. Unfortunately that’s the only method I could think of to keep the laptop closed.
If you’re able to separate them you could, otherwise you would need to somehow splice into the power switch wire alone…it would have to be a bit rigged up.
Could someone help me on this, I have a Dell motherboard (0427JK) and I don't think I have these pins like the video? I think mine is a 'mini' version but don't know enough about PC's to say for definite, are there cables I can get that would go from mini to standard as I have one of these power buttons on order already?
Do you happen to have the dell xps 8930? Or 8940? Looks like it’s a prebuilt from dell that may use their own custom proprietary board and front connector. Looks to be like a single 4 pin port, you can try to follow that and see where it leads to, you may be able to find the wires where the power button plug into that cable and use that.
I have a better solution! I simply wanted to turn on my PC by remote control at home as I did not want to get up out of my chair with my yellow lab sitting on my lap. I also did not want to use a phone or app to turn it on and off so here is how I did it. I added a remote control to my Minisforum mini pc by adding a "remote control power strip". Set the Bios (hit delete button during boot up), change the setting to enable pc to start after power outage. Then simply turn the pc off normally but after pc shuts down power off the power strip. When you turn power strip back on PC boots up automatically. Simple, cheap and effective! Hope this helps everyone.
