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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: ikmal91 on September 25, 2015, 02:28:06 pm

Title: Motherboard Power Switch
Post by: ikmal91 on September 25, 2015, 02:28:06 pm

Hi Guys,

I have a project with my 2 mini gigabyte GA-H97N-wifi.

1. Is it possible to connect 2 motherboards to a single power switch, basically the idea is to get 2 motherboards power up with a push of single switch button  8).

2. Is the power switch are momentary connection or full time circuit connection


Can you guys share any experienced or knowledge on this ?

Title: Re: Motherboard Power Switch
Post by: Clutch on October 01, 2015, 01:53:30 am

1.  Technically, yes.  The power switch is simply a momentary contact across the 2 pins on the FP header.  But your success will depend on what you are using for a power source.  Same PSU for both boards? 

Title: Re: Motherboard Power Switch
Post by: ikmal91 on October 01, 2015, 02:23:16 am

Thanks for the reply clutch... The PSU are separated for each motherboard, means I use 1 PSU per motherboard =)

Title: Re: Motherboard Power Switch
Post by: Clutch on October 01, 2015, 03:11:03 am

Should still be OK, I guess...  What you are doing when you press the power button momentarily (or short the two pins on the header) is close the circuit between the green wire and black wire (ground) on the 24 pin connector from the PSU.  That is a signal to the PSU to turn on.  The only issue is that you will be paralleling the two low voltage power sources since you will be using two PSUs.  Hopefully they have the same signal voltage for the ON circuit.

Title: Re: Motherboard Power Switch
Post by: ikmal91 on October 01, 2015, 04:48:39 am

Hi Clutch, I believe so .. seems the power supply are as well identical =)