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First post, by markot

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When powering off the computer, the PS/2 mouse and keyboard doesn't turn off. I have not found any place in BIOS for this feature. Motherboard is AB-BM6. Is there anything that could be done except removing the power cable?

Reply 1 of 6, by leonardo

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You probably have a feature called 'power up by keyboard' or something similar in there. It enables you to start the computer by pressing a specific key or key combo without having to reach the power button on the case. Turn that off and your keyboard should power down as well...

[Install Win95 like you were born in 1985!] on systems like this or this.

Reply 2 of 6, by Sammy

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Or maybe there is a jumper for that on the Mainboard.

Reply 3 of 6, by alexanrs

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See if the motherboard has a set of two jumpers near the PS/2 jacks. They control if the power to the keyboard and mouse come from the 5V or 5VSB line.

Reply 4 of 6, by dr_st

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Some boards have jumpers, but I am not sure this one does. According to the manual, there is a setting in the BIOS --> Integrated Peripherals, called "Power On Function" which allows waking up the system by keyboard/mouse.

Perhaps setting it to "Button Only" will allow the mouse/keyboard to power off, but maybe not.

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Reply 5 of 6, by markot

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"Button Only" option doesn't seem to affect and there are no jumpers for this. But otherwise this computer seems to work very well.

Reply 6 of 6, by dr_st

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Then I guess you are stuck with it. It seems that the board always takes the PS/2 power from +5V standby. But as long as it does not cause any wakeups you don't want, it's a non-issue.

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