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Getting PC to power up...
BASSOFeeSH:
--- Quote from: Cue-Ball on April 15, 2003, 01:16:29 pm ---Windows doesn't like being powered off without proper shut down. Especially Win2K or XP.
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While it's not really the best idea to just pull the power, I was under the impression that Win2k/XP with NTFS didn't really suffer to many problems from this. I know it was much easier to screw up Win9X this way.
AX:
it's not a software issue when improper shutdown is concerned. It is the fact that older hard drives and some newer ones simply dropped the read/write arm ontot he plater causing errors and sometimes damage to that area of the drive. Most modern semi-decent hard drives have protections in them now a day but I still wouldn't do it.
Wade:
I don't think it's a physical hard drive issue, hard drives have been auto parking since the 20mb IDE days. Only the really old RRL/MFM hard disks (< 20 mb generally) had to be parked.
No computer running Windows is going to have a hard drive this old or this small, nor have physical hard drive problems if not shut down properly. It is entirely a software issue.
Wade
BASSOFeeSH:
i.e. delayed writing.
Windows(or the harddrives) cache writes & don't always do them immediately. Data loss can occur when the power is removed.
DinoRoger:
I am using a 1.8GHz portable system in my MAME cab. I soldered 2 wires to the button board on the laptop to a normal push button mounted on top of my case. It will power on the system and in Widnows XP will perform a noraml shutdown. I am sure your should be able to do the same thing to the power switch on your desktop case.