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What's this I hear about BIOS, a SmartStrip and the "one button power on"???
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thebrownshow:
Exactly.  I use MAMEWah as well, and I use the "Exit and Shutdown" feature from the frontend.  The PC shuts down normally, and then I turn off the cabinet's power.  It's really quite elegant, and didn't require any hacking of any switches or power strips or rewiring whatsoever.  It's just cabinet power into smartstrip's monitored outlet, and everything else just works great.
seanp:
Some computers can use Window's "hibernate" feature, and you can set it up so that pressing the power button starts "hibernation" instead of just powering down the machine.  Just one more alternative to add to the list...
javeryh:

--- Quote from: thebrownshow on January 25, 2006, 05:48:41 pm ---Let me preface this with the fact that I've got my PC in an existing cabinet, but there's a MUCH easier way with a smartstrip

First, check your BIOS and see if you have a setting called "Restore Power after AC Power Loss" or something to that effect.  Essentially what that means is that when there's power at the PC's plug, should it fire up your PC?

Now plug your CABINET'S POWER into the monitor outlet of the SmartStrip, so that when the cabinet gets turned on, the smartstrip fires up the other outlets.

Your PC will notice the now-available power, and will fire up your PC.

That way, you don't need an extra button or anything, you can just use the cabinet's existing power supply

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What is my "Cabinet's Power"?  The only things requiring power (from an outlet) that are going in my cab are the computer, speakers and monitor.  I am planning on plugging all three into the SmartStrip and the Smart Strip into the wall.  I might power some separate LEDs for lights above the P1 and P2 CPs (if I can figure it out) but I will be drawing that power from the computer power supply, right?  Is there something I'm missing?
Doc Thirst:
I used a regular 110 switch to cut/allow power to a regular 110 outlet housed in the cab as well to the marquee light.  I then plugged in all my hardware (speakers, monitor, computer) to a power strip which is in turn plugged in to the outlet in the cab.  I set the bios to "Restore Power after AC Power Loss" as mentioned before.  I wired an indust extention cord to the switch and wa-la, flip the switch and the whole sha-bang fires up.

Pardon my sloppy pic, but here it is:
thebrownshow:

--- Quote from: javeryh on January 26, 2006, 01:45:24 pm ---
--- Quote from: thebrownshow on January 25, 2006, 05:48:41 pm ---Let me preface this with the fact that I've got my PC in an existing cabinet, but there's a MUCH easier way with a smartstrip

...

That way, you don't need an extra button or anything, you can just use the cabinet's existing power supply

--- End quote ---

What is my "Cabinet's Power"?  The only things requiring power (from an outlet) that are going in my cab are the computer, speakers and monitor.  I am planning on plugging all three into the SmartStrip and the Smart Strip into the wall.  I might power some separate LEDs for lights above the P1 and P2 CPs (if I can figure it out) but I will be drawing that power from the computer power supply, right?  Is there something I'm missing?

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What I said up there was that I have an existing cabinet, meaning a JAMMA cabinet that I converted.  Jamma cabinets have a main power switch, usually on the top, that fires up the monitor, coin door lights, marquee, etc.  I insert the plug from the cabinet into the switching outlet of the smartstrip.  Then when I turn on the cabinet using the cabinet's existing switch, it fires up EVERYTHING.
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