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Post #5 by Schmoburger
Source ForumSawtooth and later power-on from keyboard? — #5
CategoryHardware
Post DateWed, 11 Nov 2015 - 16:27
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/sawtooth-and-later-power-on-from-keyboard.2953/
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rsolberg said:
The power key feature breaks USB specification compliance and may have made Energy Star certification difficult for Apple due to increased consumption when "off". I can't remember which machine was the last of the line to support the button, but I do remember that it could function intermittently or not at all depending on the PRAM battery condition on some machines
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Ah that does make plenty of sense, and if PRAM battery charge is a contributing facctor to the functionality of the power key, well I am going to assume this is where my issue lies, as I believe the battery I put in is dead... only put it in temporarily to boot the machine and install Linux on it, as many New World machines wont power on without a PRAM battery installed (even if it is a dead one... so long as there is a battery there)

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