There may be a setting in your BIOS to make the PC boot when power comes =
back on which would makes things a whole lot easier.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Main" <jim.main@MAINTECH.CO.UK>
To: <PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 9:04 AM
Subject: [EE]: Cycling power remotely on an ATX PC


> I have an application at a remote site where I send data over a WAN to a =
PC,
> which then talks to a PIC interface controlling various bits of =
equipment.
>
> Since PC's occasionally crash, I've put in a telephone-operated switch =
on
> the power feed to the PC.
>
> Problem is, I've just realised that cycling the power in this way means =
the
> PC won't boot up (since the front power button needs to be cycled after =
a
> mains reset).
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> I'm thinking maybe of another pic that delays a bit then closes a relay
> contact across the power jumper on the motherboard....

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