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Another one of those "power up my cab with one switch" questions
hnugz:
i have one of those mini minder lookin things that i bought from thinkgeek (might be the same one i cant seem to find a link) and i love it. works great with my setup.
MovingTarget:
I've never been able to get my Smartstrip to work even with the adjustment. I'm sure I've got the newer one since I bought it new less than a year ago. :banghead:
I just figured it was because I've been using such an old computer and for some reason it must draw the same power on or off. Once I upgrade I'll see if it still doesn't work then I'll throw it in the friggin lake (Erie that is) and get the Sears version or it will start to work and I'll be happy. ;D
somunny:
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--- Quote from: somunny on September 20, 2006, 10:31:58 am ---I use the Mini Power Minder. Never had a problem with it in the two years it's been in my cabinet.
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Minder-MINI-POWER-MINDER/dp/B000BSN1CA/sr=8-1/qid=1158762685/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-3962117-8203153?ie=UTF8&s=electronics
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Be careful here. I have one also, but it only works for some machines... MANY motherboards today continue to provide power to the USB ports even when shutdown. You can fix this on some in the BIOS, but not all. I've got two boards that won't work with this out of the box. I had hack the USB cable to provide the +5V from a molex instead of the USB port.
Other than that, it's great. ;D
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Didn't know that. Thanks for the info.
RayB:
I use DOS, so I don't need to "shutdown" the PC. All I need to do is switch off the AC.
The bios is set to "boot after power loss" so all I gotta do is flip the main AC switch back on.
max8061:
--- Quote from: somunny on September 20, 2006, 05:53:20 pm ---Didn't know that. Thanks for the info.
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No problem. They include a whole sheet explaining the problem, but it's folded up inside the package. Nice, huh?