Secondary power button -- what connector?

kevinpet

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My motherboard doesn't support power-on by keyboard with a USB keyboard (only PS/2), and my case (Antec P183) has an inconvenient power button half hidden behind a vent when the door is closed.

I'd like to add an additional power button. Since these are momentary on, the wiring is simple, but I want the connectors to be clean. I want to plug in the new button between the motherboard header and the current power button. I'm sure someone out there make an extension for these connectors, but I don't know exactly what they are called. Should I just be searching electronics sites for "header"? Is this 1mm spacing?

Edit: I found a y-splitter marketed for LEDs, but I think power switch is the same. (I can never remember which one is the odd one out.) http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...oduct_info&cPath=60_357_358&products_id=21699
 
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Why not just unplug the stock button and leave it in place and connect the wires to your new switch? Why do you need to keep both switches working?
 
You'll be fine using the Y-splitter you found, as long as it's for 2-pin LED's and not the kind that's 3 pins with a blank space in the middle.
 
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