On Thu, 6 Jan 2000 18:23:14 -0500, you wrote: >On most newer ATX motherboards there is a wake on lan option, with a >three pin header which wakes the computer up when there is LAN >activity. You might look at using that somehow. > >Alternately, this IS the piclist, after all. Hook a 12cxxx up to the +5 >always on line from the power supply, and a sensing pin to a drive >connector +5v. Hook another pin to the power-on connector. > >Make a program for it which detects when the power supply is 'off' and >have it wait for a short period of time, and turn the power on. > >-Adam > Hi Adam, I already thought of that, (No offence intended) I just deemed it a little hoaky. I was looking for a more grace full approach. It would also be one more PCB to layout and assemble etc.... Thanks Dave Duley