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From: jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. De Armond)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Reset switch for Compaq Deskpro
Message-ID: <271@rsiatl.UUCP>
Date: 7 Oct 89 08:32:17 GMT
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Reply-To: jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. De Armond)
Organization: Radiation Systems, Inc. (a thinktank, motorcycle, car and gun works facility)
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In article <3177@tekcae.CAX.TEK.COM> ralphc@tekcae.CAX.TEK.COM (Ralph Carpenter) writes:
>
>We have 3 Compaq DeskPro computers, an 8086, an 80286, and a 386-25.
>One thing that we sorely miss is a reset switch, to keep from
>powering the machine off/on when the software locks up.
>
>Has anyone on the net successfully added a reset switch to any of the
>three DeskPro models mentioned above?  If so, would you please share
>how you did it?

The next-to-last pin toward the rear on the power connector is the 
power-fail reset.  Pull this pin down to ground to execute a hard reset.
I have a switch hooked up in series with a 100 ohm resistor to limit 
current. I drilled the dummy drive plate on my 386 and mounted a 
small pushbutton flush with the cover.  You Can't brush the button
accidently but you can easily operate it.

John

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