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javeryh:

--- Quote from: ideft on April 09, 2008, 06:32:20 pm ---Some motherboards have the option to power on from a keyboard press, usually the space bar.  Which makes ideal since it is a default button in Mame.

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That's fine but how would you power everything else on without the SmartStrip?
ideft:
You would use it in conjunction with a smart strip or a relay.
javeryh:

--- Quote from: ideft on April 10, 2008, 06:32:34 am ---You would use it in conjunction with a smart strip or a relay.

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So then the SmartStrip isn't overkill?   That was the original suggestion above.  If I understand correctly people are saying there's no need to rewire the power button on the computer to somewhere on the cabinet if you power on with a button press through the BIOS or whatever but the SmartStrip is still necessary?  Seems like splitting hairs at that point...

 :dunno
ex_directory:

--- Quote from: TelcoLou on April 09, 2008, 05:54:07 pm ---Does anyone here use the option to have the PC power on upon a keyboard button press? I read that many newer MOBOs have this option, you just need to enable it in the BIOS. That, coupled with a smartstrip would be the ideal situation (well, for me ... I have a deep phobia of re-wiring things) .. just press any of the buttons on the control panel to boot up the PC.

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I did this, I have an abit mobo which has a password option for startup in the bios, i set it to the letter s, one of the cp p2 buttons. The only thing is when young kids come around they press all the keys and so it turns on. Easily overcome by a 3 key password i guess. Not sure if all abit mobo's have this feature but it was good solution as there was no extra wiring required.
stevodevo:
Here is another older link that I had saved...

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=19304.40

I'm 'electrically challenged' so I'm still trying to figure out exactly how some of these solutions work.

What I have currently is a hacked power strip that turns on everything *but* my PC from a switch on the side of the cab.  What I'd like to know is if there is something (relay?) I can insert at the point of the PC power-on switch that will also cause the PC to turn on when I turn on the power strip.

Any suggestions?

nm:  found this: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=77450.0

It looks like the instructions here are a bit more clear than the older post I had listed first... thanks!

I hope peale doesn't mind me sharing this link again:
http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/captrick/
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