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javeryh:


--- Quote from: mattmayhem on December 07, 2010, 02:42:21 pm ---I rewired the power switch to the motherboard to a pushbutton switch, and within windows I have mine setup to when I push the "power switch/pushbutton" it safely shuts down windows and turns the computer off.
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Me too.  I plug everything else into the SmartStrip.  When I press the button, XP shuts down safely and then everything else turns off.  Same thing happens when I turn it on.  It works great.

newmanfamilyvlogs:

Doesn't anyone else just put their machine into standby mode?
Leave mine 'asleep' and with a tap of the power button hyperspin is up and running before the screen finishes warming up.

markronz:

yeah I have to agree with the others. Extending the power button on the PC and getting a power strip is the way to go.   I made two arcade machines before I figured that out.  I couldn't figure out why my default.cfg file for MAME kept being reset.   Well, it was because it was in use when the power was just cut from the computer.   That and it eventually made my PC have bootup problems due to drive corruption.   So yeah, I wouldn't recommend just shutting off your PC.

severdhed:


--- Quote from: javeryh on December 07, 2010, 03:16:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: mattmayhem on December 07, 2010, 02:42:21 pm ---I rewired the power switch to the motherboard to a pushbutton switch, and within windows I have mine setup to when I push the "power switch/pushbutton" it safely shuts down windows and turns the computer off.
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Me too.  I plug everything else into the SmartStrip.  When I press the button, XP shuts down safely and then everything else turns off.  Same thing happens when I turn it on.  It works great.

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+1

BurgerKingDiamond:

Cool. That's easy enough. Thanks everybody.  :burgerking:

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