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| rablack97:
One of these guys, they are called smart power strips..... I'm not to versed in laptops, but i know you will have to crack it open to get the power button wires. I know in my cabs, i just take a normal arcade button and find the power wire the goes to the mother board, remove that and replace with the 2 lines from the button. Plug pc in the master control, monitor and any other peripherals into the switching sockets....One off and on.... |
| vwalbridge:
--- Quote from: rablack97 on August 18, 2015, 03:17:37 pm ---smart power strips..... --- End quote --- This is the device I first thought of for Pauly but it only solves half his problem. He is still going to have to power the tablet on. This device is just going to provide power to everything when told so. |
| rablack97:
--- Quote from: vwalbridge on August 18, 2015, 03:34:02 pm --- --- Quote from: rablack97 on August 18, 2015, 03:17:37 pm ---smart power strips..... --- End quote --- This is the device I first thought of for Pauly but it only solves half his problem. He is still going to have to power the tablet on. This device is just going to provide power to everything when told so. --- End quote --- correct, so he will have to crack open the laptop and extend the power wire externally. or he might try this http://www.howtogeek.com/192642/how-to-remotely-turn-on-your-pc-over-the-internet/ |
| yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Pauly on August 18, 2015, 02:56:40 pm ---Ok, so I got a question for you guys. I have a Surface Pro 2 that pretty much lays around my office. As a temporary fix I am going to use this as my machine for the cab until I want to whip out the wallet to upgrade. Since it's practically a laptop, whats the best way to do power with this thing? Is it going to be where I am essentially going to have to open the cab and turn it on every time? Would love to do the 1 button turns everything on thing. Anyways looking for suggestions. Thanks as always. :cheers: --- End quote --- Why not sell the Surface and use the money for the upgrade? :dunno |
| vwalbridge:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on August 18, 2015, 03:38:35 pm ---Why not sell the Surface and use the money for the upgrade? :dunno --- End quote --- This ^ might be an even better idea if you are up for it and it fetches a decent price. Here is why: 1. You are probably going to crack open that suface in such a way that it will never go back together again. 2. Even if you do get it open, you are going to need a microscope and some serious soldering skills to extend power wires off those solder points. Trust me, I know first hand. My father-in-law solders microscopically for a living so I was lucky enough to have him do this exact thing for the pico computer in my Coleco build. |
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