Refit Desktop Computer Case Motherboard Power Supply Reset HDD Button Switch (63inch 160cm)

This little button/LED works GREAT for either a "remote computer control on your desk", or as I am using it... a workbench motherboard testing setup.But BEWARE! This was not a big deal for me personally, but I had to immediately take it apart and find out why the "powerSW" jumper wasn't working (PC would not come on). Turned out the yellow side of the little pushbutton switch in the middle had come off the switch. It LOOKED connected because of the black shrinkwrap, but had somehow came off inside. Four screws (under the little rubber pads). Five minutes with a multimeter and solder station had it going again.This little thing is MUCH nicer and safer than poking around the mobo with a small screwdriver to do boots and resets. Also nice for seeing the HDD activity if troubleshooting a hard drive problem.The little PCI bracket would be nice if you are using this to put a power/reset button on your desk. This has a blue glowing ring to show power, and a little red LED that shows HDD activity. This one doesn't have the USB or audio connections I have seen on others, so I find it more suitable for a testbench than an actual remote button at a workstation.

I had built a rackmount Plex Server and had recently upgraded it from an older FX process to a Ryzen 7. It is a tight fit in there with the wiring and I think I may have damaged the power switch some how, or it just began to fail as it is a pretty crappy and cheap switch on a Rosewill 4U case.So that is how I began my search and stumbled across this thing. I saw other options on Amazon with provided a switch and that was about it. I wanted something that could be external as it is rackmounted. This was just as cheap as other options and fit the bill perfectly. Some reviews think this thing is ugly, I don't necessarily agree, but it also comes with double sided tape so you could stick up under a desk if needed. But the quality CANNOT be beat!!!!

I bought 2 different switches for a conversion of a dell case to an upgraded system. The switch on the case will not work with other motherboards. This switch was ideal. It work perfectly. It has a long cord plus a slot covered with a cut slot so the cord can be anchored and still allows for 2.5 ft (76.2 cm) of reach from the back of the case. Since I am using an mATX board I anchored the internal portion of cord with a zip tie to keep it from resting on the RAM (2666 Mhz gets hot). When the computer is off the light on the switch / button is out, when in standby mode it blinks slowly, the button changes color and blinks with a changing tempo to give an indication of how much your system is being taxed.

UPDATED 9/16/2020 (Update is at the end of the review )Well, I am one of those financially deprived people who has an old PC case that was not super high quality when it was new and eventually the wires for the front panel buttons became broken and my reset button ceased to function. It crossed my mind to take the soldering iron to it but these things are tiny and my eyesight isn't what it used to be and my hands are not steady and these things were never really meant to be repaired anyway so I figured I'd look and see what was available on Amazon to replace a dead (dying) front panel. I knew it would just be a matter of time before the power button also stopped working so I was hoping I could find an all in one solution for it.Luckily, I found this. There are fancier options that have USB ports and front panel audio built in and I was tempted but I haven't had front panel audio or front panel USB since I bought this case (because the wires were bulky and annoying to deal with when cleaning fans and I cut them off).So this seemed perfect and the price was very appealing. When it arrived it was easy enough to install it. At first I had the polarity reversed on the HDD light but the plug is marked for polarity if you look closely. I don't even particularly need an HDD light and don't care much for blinky flashy things anyway. I find them annoying and distracting. Which is why there is nothing that lights up on my computer. It's just a plain black box and that's exactly how I like it.So anyway, the main power led for this is blue so it isn't super annoying. But the whole button lights up and it could be bright and distracting at the right angle. My desk is a bit higher than some so it is at an angle with my eyes that isn't terribly noticeable. I did consider not plugging any of the LEDs in though, TBH.The HDD light is quite a bit more likely to bother some people. It's red and it's large and it's bright and it blinks every time the drive accesses (obviously). Which honestly makes me think I'll end up just unplugging the HDD light and leaving the rest as they are.The main con I have found with this is the cord could be a little longer. They obviously intended for this to be appealing to people who wanted to place their power/reset button at a distance from their PC but it would have been just about perfect for me if the cord was about a foot longer. The problem is that I have a few obstacles in the way and the cord needs to be routed around them and that takes up some of the length.A slightly less bothersome flaw is that the case of this thing is not just plain black. Which would have made it a bit less obnoxious looking sitting on my desk. Instead it is mostly black with large red plastic bumps on the case. One of them has "Golden Field" written on it in large black letters. Which none of this was unexpected. You can see all of this in the Amazon pictures. I'm just saying. If it was all black (preferably flat black instead of shiny black) it would have been a better aesthetic. That said, if I actually had a can of black spraypaint, I could fix this easily enough.Another annoying flaw is that the reset button is very small and flush mounted so you cannot press it without really working at it. You almost have to literally pick the thing up and turn it at the right angle and press the reset button with your fingernail. I guess it's to prevent accidental resets but it hinders the functionality of it. If you're the type who actually uses your reset button on a regular basis, this can get a bit tiresome. I might (probably will) superglue some kind of a bump on the top of the button to make it easier to press without fighting with it every single time.The final minor issue I have is the slot cover that you route the cable through in the back of your PC case (while it is nice that it's included and it is a nice, clean way to get the cable out of the case) is bare metal silver, which probably will clash with most PC cases. My PC case is all black and this is the only bare metal silver thing on it so it's a bit ugly. Though I could (I suppose) simply paint it or modify one of my own slot covers to serve the same function and use it instead.Overall, for the money, this is a nice solution for people who just need something that works and doesn't cost a lot and it's great not having to get up to use the power or reset buttons. I would complain a lot more if it costed more.UPDATE - 9/16/2020One final thing that I feel is worth mentioning on this review is the (perceived) quality of the actual wires inside. While the cable that runs from the button into your case seems relatively thick, the end of the cable where the wires come out to be connected to the motherboard shows that (possibly/likely) they skimped a bit on the quality of these wires. They look (and feel) exceptionally thin, which generally does not tend to bode well for the longevity of any wire. Particularly if it is likely that it was produced to be of minimal quality and maximum profitability, which this probably was (I could be wrong).Anyway, this was what happened with the original power and reset buttons on my NZXT case. The wires they were connected with were also not originally of the best quality (just from the look and feel of them) and over the years, the normal process of handling these wires while taking the PC apart for cleaning and putting it back together took it's toll on them and caused breaks inside. And they obviously had very few strands in there to begin with.That said, the original wires did last about 7 years and I would say I probably moved them around and handled them more than the average person would (most people probably do not clean their PC fans as often as I do). Anyway, these wires on this button will likely not be moved too much because they go straight from the motherboard to the back of the case and out. At least I hope I will not find myself hooking and unhooking them often. Because if I do, I suspect they would not hold up that well.All that said, it is still a nine dollar (US dollars) product so most people will probably be perfectly fine with it if they get a couple of years out of it (I wonder if most people even keep a PC longer than that these days). Honestly, you could not go too far wrong ordering several of these and keeping the backups in case you do have problems with reliability. The overall functionality of the product is that good.And also, I have found that the lights on this unit don't bother me as much as I thought they would and have found the HDD light to be more useful than I expected. I would still say it would be too bright if it was sitting at an angle where it would tend to "beam" the light right at you.END UPDATE

The original "On" button on my 7-year old desktop started acting up. I got this replacement and installed it in about five minutes. I did not want to replace the original info lights or the reset button, so I only connected the "on" switch cable to the mother board, ignoring the other wires of this button, and it is working perfectly. I suggest that before you even open the case, get (download?) the manual for your motherboard and familiarize yourself with where to plug this in. Then just unplug the cable from the old button and plug in the new. All done! No tools needed.

I have a great Centurion case but was considering getting rid of it on my next build because of the broken plastic container housing the power switch assembly. The switch is functional and quite attractive with the led lights. It anchors through a case slot for pci cards and hooks up in such a way you will not pull the wires out. You might want to be sure you have a slot which you can use.

I have two of these. If your computer is sitting on the floor or simply out of arm's length this is ideal. The great big button has a power LED and a HDD activity LED. I have turned my computers backwards to make it easier to get at the ports and these buttons allow me to control power and see drive activity without having to crawl around under my workstation.