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| Wade007:
Technical question about how to easily turn on a home arcade cabinet with "one button" including boot up of the PC. Is there a way to have one's computer boot up automatically WITHOUT pressing the "on" button when the computer receives passive or standby power? In other words, can a Windows 7 computer be set to boot up simply by plugging the power cord into the wall socket? The reason I ask is that once I get my arcade cabinet set up, I'd like to NOT have to open up the cabinet to push the start button on the computer each time. I want it to be more or less invisible to the user with only an external switch (remote or otherwise) to be the master control. The current idea would be to use a "smart power strip" where the CPU would be the 'master' and the other components (speakers, monitor, marquee light, etc) would be powered up only when the CPU received power. They sell these smart strips (see link below) and even have remote to go on the outside of the cabinet, but it doesn't get around the idea of having to still turn on the computer so it will boot up. How to apply the "boot up" command to a switch? http://catalog.bitsltd.us/catalog/SMART/SCG3.html Does that make sense? I can only control when power is available to the CPU with a smart strip, not the boot up directive (without pressing the on button). Setting the BIOS to resume/restart after power failure won't work because I plan to have Mala shut down the system normally when I'm done playing. This won't register as a "power failure". Onboard settings of the CMOS? Otherwise is there a way to hard wire the ON button on a computer to a type of light switch on the outside of the arcade cabinet? Any ideas? What are you all doing with this situation for your cabinets? Thanks. |
| lilshawn:
the bios should have something along the lines of a "on AC loss" section where you can have it go on/off/last state setting. if not. a capacitor (100uF 10 or 16 volts) across the power button leads on the motherboard header will cause it to boot up. (be sure to meter out the pins and find out which pin is putting out 5v and place the + lead of the capacitor on that pin.) |
| SavannahLion:
Might be a little confusion let's clear some of it up. There are no CMOS settings. It's just a type of technology. So CMOS battery is really a device that keeps the BIOS settings "alive". --- Quote from: lilshawn on October 26, 2012, 07:14:46 pm ---the bios should have something along the lines of a "on AC loss" section where you can have it go on/off/last state setting. if not. a capacitor (100uF 10 or 16 volts) across the power button leads on the motherboard header will cause it to boot up. (be sure to meter out the pins and find out which pin is putting out 5v and place the + lead of the capacitor on that pin.) --- End quote --- Based on the OP's post, I'd say what he really is looking for is a way to extend the power button outside the case. With a smart strip, the most obvious solution is to use an arcade button. Chop the old switch ofd and wire the leads to the common and NO tabs on the arcade button. Don't use a light switch, it won't work without modification or extra circuitry. |
| PL1:
--- Quote from: Wade007 on October 26, 2012, 06:40:31 pm ---Otherwise is there a way to hard wire the ON button on a computer to a type of light switch on the outside of the arcade cabinet? Any ideas? What are you all doing with this situation for your cabinets? --- End quote --- This thread and many others like it describe how to wire one switch to control the computer and monitor using a smart strip. Put "smart strip" into the forum's search function for the best variety of options and opinions. Scott |
| lilshawn:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on October 26, 2012, 07:56:00 pm ---Might be a little confusion let's clear some of it up. There are no CMOS settings. It's just a type of technology. So CMOS battery is really a device that keeps the BIOS settings "alive". --- Quote from: lilshawn on October 26, 2012, 07:14:46 pm ---the bios should have something along the lines of a "on AC loss" section where you can have it go on/off/last state setting. if not. a capacitor (100uF 10 or 16 volts) across the power button leads on the motherboard header will cause it to boot up. (be sure to meter out the pins and find out which pin is putting out 5v and place the + lead of the capacitor on that pin.) --- End quote --- Based on the OP's post, I'd say what he really is looking for is a way to extend the power button outside the case. With a smart strip, the most obvious solution is to use an arcade button. Chop the old switch ofd and wire the leads to the common and NO tabs on the arcade button. Don't use a light switch, it won't work without modification or extra circuitry. --- End quote --- --- Quote ---In other words, can a Windows 7 computer be set to boot up simply by plugging the power cord into the wall socket? --- End quote --- :dunno what's not to get. the bios should have a setting...if not, some hacking with a cap involved. |
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