VIA 693A ATX
MAINBOARD
INSTALLATION
2-2
2.2
AMAZING WAYS TO POWER ON THE PC SYSTEM
When the mainboard has been installed successfully, there are several ways to
power on the system. Please read the following description for all the details.
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POWER BUTTON
The power button can be programmed by COMS setup program and it has different
features. Please refer to page 3-11 for detail function description.
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KEYBOARD (PASSWORD OR HOT KEY)
This mainboard allows you to use your personal password or a combination of hot
key to power on your PC system. (
Before you can use this feature, the jumper
setting on JP1 must be “Enabled”
). When you have used the BIOS setup program
and selected the Password to power on the PC system, the keyboard OnNow
function will be activated and this mainboard will keeps scanning the keyboard
status waiting for the correct password or hot key input even when the system power
is “OFF”.
Under this circumstance, the only way to power on the PC system will be
the correct password or a combination of “hot key”. ( you can not use the power
button on the front panel to power on the PC system.). Please refer to the “Power On
Function” setup in Section 4.9.- "
Integrated Peripherals
" for setup details.
In case that you forget the “Password” or “Hot Key”, disconnect the AC power for
30-60 seconds then re-connect the AC power to the PC system, the power button will
be activated again and you can use the power button to turn on the system. Input
your personal password again in the BIOS setup program, and then you may use the
new password to power-on the PC system afterward.
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PS/2™ MOUSE (LEFT OR RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON)
If you have a PS/2™ mouse connected to the system, you may change the setup in
the BIOS and use the mouse click to turn on the PC system power. Please refer to
section 4.9
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Power On Function
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To use the mouse key to turn on the PC system power, the mouse click must be done
quickly and continually. Basically, 2-5 quick clicks on the mouse key ( left key or
right key ) will turn the power immediately.
Note: 1. This feature is not available on the COM port mouse (serial mouse).
2. To use the PS/2 mouse power-on the PC system, JP1 must me "Enabled"
