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How to power the entire cabinet on..
AC.:
The motherboard can be turned on and off by connecting the power-on pins on the board. Simply "connecting" the two pins together with a brief touch with a knife or or small piece of metal works. Any spring switch can be wired to the two pins. I also use a power strip to turn off the monitor since I can't easily get to it behind the bezel.
elvis:
I think I've answered this question in one form or another at least 5 times to date now...
In my BIOS I have an option called "power on state after power failure". It can be set to "ON", "OFF", or "LAST". Basically it tells the system what to do after a power failuer to the ATX power supply. I've set mine to "ON".
I then plug everything in my cabinet into a simple multi-point power board, and plug that into the mains. When I power up the cabinet (by turning it on at the mains), everything inside (including the computer thanks to the BIOS setting) powers up. When I'me finished playing, I shut my PC down via the frontend, and turn it off at the wall.
That option was the easiest for me, as it didn't require any special hardware, nor any electrical device hacking. No timing circuits, no smart strips, no playing with dangerous voltages.
mahuti:
yeah... but how is that any fun??
;)
Minwah:
--- Quote from: elvis on October 12, 2005, 01:47:20 am ---I then plug everything in my cabinet into a simple multi-point power board, and plug that into the mains. When I power up the cabinet (by turning it on at the mains), everything inside (including the computer thanks to the BIOS setting) powers up. When I'me finished playing, I shut my PC down via the frontend, and turn it off at the wall.
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My setup is very similar, except I have a power button for the pc which is an arcade pushbutton on the top of the cab. I'm going to try to get an 'on timer' to prevent my monitor from coming on for x seconds so post etc. is hidden.
Skippydzg:
So how exactly does this smart power strip work? Does it automatically power everything on, or what? Do I ever need to do anything other than turn the power strip on to get everything going?
As for the other offered solution, where do I find out how and where to do the external power button thing? Getting a button or switch to do it wouldn't be hard at all, but I don't know even where to start when it comes to connecting it to the motherboard. I'm basically looking for a way to extend the power button so it can be mounted somewhere on the cab, making it so you don't have to open up the cabinet to turn things on.