Does anyone here have experience with the
Digital Loggers IoT Relay 2? From my research (see the "PC USB Power Connection Example" section about
half way down the page, I can plug my PC into the "Always ON" outlet then plug a USB cable into my PC with the other end of the USB cable connected to the relay on the power strip. With that setup, when I power on the PC, power goes to the relay from the USB port, then the relay will turn on anything plugged into the "Normally OFF" outlets (marquee lights, speaker amp, coin door, and monitor).
Unfortunately, every single USB port (rear and header) are still powered when the computer is Shut Down. That means none of the components get shut down. The power from the USB ports are constantly triggering the relay to power them. I need to figure out how to have at least one port power off when the PC shuts down.
I'm running Windows 7 with an old abit motherboard, and there's nothing helpful in the abit user manual. I'm positive the PC is not in Sleep or Hibernate. From my research, many people have suggested that unchecking the "Turn on fast startup" in Control Panel > Power Management will fix the problem. I've followed several different directions to find this setting but cannot. Does anyone have any suggestion for finding this setting in Windows 7?
Alternatively, does anyone have other suggestions for turning off a USB port when my PC shuts down?