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How do you guys have your pc power switch set up?
theburge:
I have my BIOS set to power up the computer on any keyboard press. It works great for the moment... but I don't have my marquee light wired in and my speakers/monitor are always "on" for this to work. I'll be tweaking it a bit more as time goes on.
tophatne1:
--- Quote from: brock.sampson on March 05, 2008, 04:27:59 pm ---Most likely that 8300 has a remote board that the power switch is mounted on that goes back to the mobo via a ribbon cable. I have a precision workstaion with the same kind of setup. I'm going to try and trace the switch lines and tap into the ribbon cable so I can have a remote switch. If you beat me to it let me know how it turns out.
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I was just going over this yesterday and I think I'm going to try and tap into the ribbon cable.
If it works I'll let you know.
MPTech:
Everything is plugged into a Smartstrip and the power button is connected to the Coin Return.
When I want to turn the cab on I hit the coin Return and the whole thing starts up!
danny_galaga:
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--- Quote from: Bluedeath on March 07, 2008, 08:49:46 am ---when the ATX PSU get power the pc will start, the capacitor tricks the mobo making it believe that the power button has been pressed. If the mobo BIOS has the function "status after power loss" this is not needed.
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Right.... I see what you're trying to achieve, but it won't work on 99% of MOBO's..... In most cases having that cap across the start switch will either shut the mobo down, or put it into standby after a few seconds.
What you actually need is to use non latching relay to kick the start switch when the mains is applied, and then to drop out, leaving the machine running. Wiring that would be quite easy to do.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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it definitely works, ask peale (",)
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=19304.msg158474#msg158474
my solution (we both wanted the power to come on without holding a button down) was to use a relay, but the cap is much simpler...
SirPeale:
http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/captrick/