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sharpfork:
--- Quote ---If you want to keep this setup, you can just wedge a toothpick or piece of paper or something between the Xbox power button and the Xbox case (to keep the button depressed) and it will just turn on as soon as it gets power.
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When I leave an Xbox in the case, I put a tiny wood screw between the power button and case plastic, holding the power button in. You have to take it out if you want to eject the DVD drive. Same side as the toothpick but a bit more stable long term.
CoryBee:
Without the power button on the outside you end up having to kill the power completely without a proper shutdown. Last I checked the Orig XBOX used IDE drives and this is never good for them while reading\writing to it. Just a thought.
fieldofcows:
Thanks for all the power suggestions - very useful.
--- Quote from: PL1 on January 05, 2013, 07:27:21 pm ---Wait . . .That not right. :dizzy: Did you just imply 4 power buttons??!!?? :lol
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:embarassed: It did sound like that didn't it? No, not 4 power buttons but 4 things that need plugging in. Everything except the xbox (or so I thought) could be setup to come on as soon as you apply power.
I didn't realise you could wedge the xbox power button in so it starts when powered. Like CoryBee I don't like the idea of just removing the power to the xbox without shutting it down. I really like the idea of the smart power strips. Unfortunately it I can only find the belkin one for sale in the UK. It's also quite expensive. So I think I might just make something myself.
How about this - I already have a microcontroller that gets it's power from the xbox controller connector (my controller interface). Why don't I just extend this to energise a relay when the xbox is started? This relay could then switch on a power strip that powers the LCD, amplifier and S Video to VGA converter. I would put a socket like the one CoryBee posted a picture of on the back of the cabinet. The xbox would be permanently powered from this and the power strip would only be powered when the xbox is turned on.
Using this approach I could solder wires to the xbox to be able to provide a power button on the outside of the cabinet.
fieldofcows:
I sprayed the first coat of black paint tonight. I'm quite pleased with how it has turned out. It's going to need a few more coats though.
sharpfork:
The Xbox doesn't go through any kind of noticeable power down sequence when you power off. It pretty much just instantly goes off. I'm going to dig into this more but I highly doubt there is a differences between pulling the plug and hitting the power button, especially if you have an emu running instead of a formal Xbox game.
SIII + Cyanogen + Tapatalk 2
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