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The perfect Arcade machine Motherboard??
Bill_S:
I just put together a PC for an arcade machine I'm helping a friend build.
The motherboard BIOS had an option to "Power on After Power Fail".
I set it and tested it last night.
I shut the PC down and un-plugged it. When I plugged it back in, the power immediately turned on and the thing booted right up.
I un-plugged it for the night and this morning it did the same thing!
This should eliminate the extra momentary switch like the one I have in my cab. I know a number of people have hacked up a power-up scenario that doesn't need the extra switch, but this one requires nothing as far as I can tell.
The motherboard is a Shuttle AV49N.
Brad Lee:
This defienitely can make it easier for a 1-switch power solution
Ive got a supermicro ssa370(i think thats the model) that also does this, and my TV also has auto power on. Everythings plugged into one strip, weh I hit the switch it all lights up
Hoagie_one:
it cant be healthy to a computer to keep killin the power while its running htough, can it?
Bill_S:
We're not killing the power while it's running.
We are simply "turning off" the power strip AFTER shutting down the PC.
Hoagie_one:
i was under the impression that it only booted back up after a power failure,like killin thepower.