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How do you guys have your pc power switch set up?
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CrazyKongFan:
Right now I just have a power strip inside the PC, reachable by the open back door. I'd like to wire it up to the toggle switch on the back of the cabinet though (the normal on/off switch), and maybe wire a push button to the front for the PC bootup, using an existing security bolt hole (like I did with my coin 1/coin 2 switches). I don't have to worry about a cat pushing it or anything. It's in the basement and I don't let her down there :) I don't need it to shut down, I use CTRL/ESC to bring up the shutodown menu on my CP (I have an ESC admin button, and one of the player buttons as CTRL), so I just shut it down that way every time.
Paul Olson:
I did mine just like severedhed did, and I think it is a great solution. The cat is not allowed in the room since he jumped inside the cab through an open coin door.  :angry: At least I got him out of there before he could mess anything up in there; I mean before he got hurt.  ::)
remal:

I don't have a power button.

I have my PC BIOS set to power-on with any key press on keyboard, the PC, LCD, Speakers, all  conncted to a smartstrip like switch (by craftsman), and that is connected to a APC UPS 500.

XP is set to suspend (S3), and it wakes up when someone touch any part of the control panel, in about 20 seconds.
joshlindem:
Here's a pretty simple solution so that as soon as the PC recognizes power (ie: power strip turns on) the computer will boot up.

 Power up of the MAME cab PC


--- Quote ---Most ATX motherboards work in the same way, you don't have to have a separate switch or complex circuits to power on the pc, All you have to do is power on your mame cab and use a temp switch on the motherboard "atx power switch" to power it on for the first time after that switch the Cab of at the wall and remove the temp switch. The next time you power the system up at the wall socket the PC should power up automatically. If  your system didn't power up automatically you can short together two wires on the PSU, The GREEN wire (Sense PS ON) and BLACK ground OV. You can use any of the black wires because they all go to the PSU ground or OV but it is best and easy to use the BLACK wire next to the GREEN wire.

Warning!! Do Not attempt to short any other wires together or it will result in permanent damage.
--- End quote ---
Found here http://www.arcade-emulator.co.uk/hardware.html
Bluedeath:
if the mobo doesnt have the feature "status after power loss"  put a capacitor (220nanofarad 16V if I member correctly) on the power switch (chech the polarity with a tester) should do the trick, be careful anyway not to burn anything
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