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bigbuffs:

So I am using a smart powerstrip for my arcade that I got at walmart for like 20 bucks. It is a Cyberpower that you can see on the link below.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/CyberPower-CSP706TG-CyberPower-CSP706TG-Professional-Surge-Protection/21130613?findingMethod=rr.

It had been working perfectly for me but I recenlty decided to upgrade my computer in the arcade and with that I got a new PSU. After the change the smart strip no longer funtions like it should. It will not shut off everything when I power off the PC. Everything stays on unless I cut power myself. I am just wondering if there is some type of setting in the bios or something that I could do to make this thing work again. I was under the impression that it would work with any PSU but appently that is not the case? Any ideas on what I could do?

Fursphere:

The power strip functions based on the "switched" outlet.  Its basically got an amp meter on a relay - when it detects current being pulled through the switched outlet, it flips the relay.

The computer bios has NOTHING to do with how the smart power strip functions.  Verify the computer is plugged into the correct "master" outlet.  Verify the things you want turned off are plugged into the "slave" outlets and not the "always on" outlets.

If that doesn't work, the relay in your strip has probably failed.

bigbuffs:


--- Quote from: Fursphere on April 05, 2013, 10:17:27 pm ---The power strip functions based on the "switched" outlet.  Its basically got an amp meter on a relay - when it detects current being pulled through the switched outlet, it flips the relay.

The computer bios has NOTHING to do with how the smart power strip functions.  Verify the computer is plugged into the correct "master" outlet.  Verify the things you want turned off are plugged into the "slave" outlets and not the "always on" outlets.

If that doesn't work, the relay in your strip has probably failed.

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I have everything pluuged in correctly. Here is the deal. If I turn off the PSU manually by flipping the switch on the back of PSU then everything else will turn off like it is supposed to. But everthing stays on if i just turn the computer off. The PSU I was using would work just fine but that one also didn't have a on/off switch located on it. I suppose I could just go back to using the PSU that was working correctly but I would rather figure out why this one isnt working and see if I can fix it.

Dekieon:

sounds to me like you arn't turning off the computer when you press the computer's power button, but instead putting the computer to sleep. Checked the power settings in your control panel, and make sure that the power button is set to turn off the computer, not put it to sleep.

bigbuffs:


--- Quote from: Dekieon on April 05, 2013, 11:15:08 pm ---sounds to me like you arn't turning off the computer when you press the computer's power button, but instead putting the computer to sleep. Checked the power settings in your control panel, and make sure that the power button is set to turn off the computer, not put it to sleep.

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No, it turns off. I have been doing a little more research online and I think what is happening is that my PSU draws to much power when it is off or in stanby mode for the power strip to see that it has turned off. I don't see a way of fixing this without getting a new smart strip that is power on by USB or has a sensitivity adjustment of some kind.

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