Patent ID: 8258807

Claim:
A computer system on/off test apparatus for a motherboard, the apparatus comprising: a parameter setting and test control circuit comprising a micro control unit (MCU) to set a number of test times and control an on/off test of the motherboard, the parameter setting and test control circuit comprising a first standby power connector; a test indicating circuit to display the number set by the parameter setting and test control circuit, and display a successful number of test times of the on/off test; a voltage converting circuit to convert a first voltage received from the first standby power connector to a second voltage; and an on/off signal switch circuit comprising a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a first resistor, a second resistor, and a second standby power connector connected to a power switch pin of the motherboard; wherein a base of the first transistor is connected to a first data pin of the MCU, a collector of the first transistor is connected to a power pin of the first standby power connector, an emitter of the first transistor is connected to a base of the fourth transistor, a base of the second transistor is connected to a second data pin of the MCU, a collector of the second transistor is connected to an output terminal of the voltage converting circuit to receive the second voltage, an emitter of the second transistor is connected to an emitter of the fourth transistor, grounded via the first resistor, and connected to a power pin of the second standby power connector, a base of the third transistor is connected to a third data pin of the MCU, a collector of the third transistor is connected to the power pin of the first standby power connector, an emitter of the third transistor is connected to the power pin of the second standby power connector, a collector of the fourth transistor is connected to a fourth data pin of the MCU and grounded via the second resistor; wherein the fourth transistor is turned off and the MCU controls the third transistor to be turned on in response to the power switch pin of the motherboard being at the first voltage, the fourth transistor is turned on and the MCU controls the second transistor to be turned on in response to the power switch pin of the motherboard being at the second voltage.