* "Eberhard" == Eberhard Burr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Eberhard> 2) similarly, get a mainboard with functioning power-off and Eberhard> remove the main switch. The pooter can only be switched off Eberhard> with software assistance then and you should be ok. To Eberhard> switch on the computer, the D/V button of the modem can be Eberhard> used to generate an interrupt on the serial line (most Eberhard> modems generate an OK when D/V is pressed).
Another way (if one has such a ATX Mainboard) is to configure the switch to issue a suspend (done in the bios). Then install the spmd, and write a small script that does a shutdown -h now when entering suspend mode. Most likely, the Bios wil suspend the box, before it finished the shutdown. Pressing the power switch one more time will end the suspend, and the shutdown command will finish. Ciao, Martin