Hi Adam,

Just to clarify on Dean's answer...the switch on the front of your
case plugs into the motherboard, and this is what turns your
computer on and off. The switch on the back of course needs to be
on. I'm not sure I'd turn it off in the event of a storm, as I prefer
shutting everything down and unplugging everything instead (having
once fried a power supply and damaged a MB due to no surge
suppressor on that system).
What I use it for (switch on back) is to turn off the power supply
after unplugging when I open the case.
If you are also replacing your mainboard, you will need to plug in
the power switch line from the front to the appropriate spot on the
board. You'll need to follow the directions in the manual that comes
with the board to make sure you have the directionality correct.
Hope this helps a bit.

Sue Clark
Bristol, ME

On 26 Apr 2004 at 0:27, Adam Favre wrote:


> > I am upgrading a Pavillion 7955 power supply (standard ATX power supply)
> for a Pentium 4 PC. The original supply was 200w MAX and the new one is
> 350w Max (new egg.com).  My old supply did not have a switch, you simply
> turn it on from the front of the machine.  The new supply has it's own
> physical switch. Will the new supply allow me to use the switch on the
> front of the PC. Any direction would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you in
> advance. >

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