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anyway to boot pc without the actual power button?
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katuuuz:
yeah seems simple, but i have a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- ass dell and my power button seems to be powered by a ribbon.
katuuuz:
    Board: Dell Inc. 0G8310
Serial Number: ..CN1374056N0870.
Bus Clock: 800 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. A04 02/09/2005

those are my mobo stats. hope this can narrow down a result.
SirPeale:
http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/captrick/
zelony:
You could do what I do.  Simply put your system in Standby instead of shutting it down.  Then any mouse movement or keyboard press will wake it up.  I actually set my power button to be standby as well.  That way I could have a switch that powers down everthing at once, but it is really just asleep.  No need to wait for the system to boot, load up GameEx or anything.  It is just ready to go.

In order for your monitor to power down too, you will need to have an actual PC Monitor, that is why I replaced my 36" Medium Res with a 36" Gateway Monitor, that and the better resolution.

You PC and Monitor will use about 1 to 3 watts of electricity while in standby mode.  You can set these settings in Windows by going to the Power Options control panel.

Good luck,

Jeff
Havok:

--- Quote from: zelony on January 09, 2007, 10:27:20 am ---You could do what I do.  Simply put your system in Standby instead of shutting it down.  Then any mouse movement or keyboard press will wake it up.  I actually set my power button to be standby as well.  That way I could have a switch that powers down everthing at once, but it is really just asleep.  No need to wait for the system to boot, load up GameEx or anything.  It is just ready to go.

In order for your monitor to power down too, you will need to have an actual PC Monitor, that is why I replaced my 36" Medium Res with a 36" Gateway Monitor, that and the better resolution.

You PC and Monitor will use about 1 to 3 watts of electricity while in standby mode.  You can set these settings in Windows by going to the Power Options control panel.

Good luck,

Jeff

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I don't think that would work for a marquee, though - do you have any additionally powered/lit devices? Also, I wonder if a smartstrip would detect the power drop and shut off other devices plugged in?
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