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A Mame machine in an antique buffet - USB probs solved (I think!)
Aceldamor:
Wow.....if this doesn't win a MAMEY I will be astonished....I love this machine. Steampunk is my favorite genre and you did an amazing job at it here.
If I might make just one suggestion? you have got to find a way to hide the monitor bezel, that is the only thing that takes away from the aesthetic.
Something like this would be killer on that cab (minus the base of course)
drventure:
Hehe. I've had datamancer's page bookmarked for ages :)
That monitor definitely isn't staying that way. Actually that whole area to either side of the monitor will be steampunked in some mannerr or another. Just haven't figured out exactly what/how yet.
But I've got 12 fake nixies that are +dieing+ to come to life, plus a great big ol' frankenstein knife switch for power.
it'll get there...
DashRendar:
Yep, I'm loving this project. Maybe it's the whole thing about it transforming into something that the GF would approve of, while still having the gaming functionality there. :laugh2:
Nah, it's just the creativity that can (and is) going into this project. It's just unique as hell and you're really doing a great job with it.
Although I'd still like to see a spark regulator on there somewhere!
More ideas here: http://www.oobject.com/category/diy-frankenstein-lab-items
drventure:
I got some pointers to some local swap meets from a guy last week, so I'll definitely be checking them out.
That spark regulator is on my "short list" of inspirational pics!
drventure:
Well, no pics this time, but a handy little trick, in case anyone else runs into this.
I've put everything in my cab on one of thosesmart strips (mentioned it a few posted back) andit works +great+.
BUT, I noticed that when I powered the PC down, my CP didn't power off. (at least, I had 2 USB lights that I was using to light the trackballs and they stayed lit).
Sure enough, when I opened it up, all the hubs I'm using (they're those hubs with the ridiculous blinking leds all over inside them), were ALL lit up and flashing!
Ack! and this is with a supposedly "green" motherboard.
The thing is I'm SURE that this is meant for that "Wake on USB" feature where if you have a USB keyboard or mouse, doing something with it will power up the PC.
But here's the rub. This MOBO doesn't support Wake on USB!
So the leave the power on, but don't actually support anything that would make use of it (other than maybe a phone charger or something, sheesh!)
Anyway. I played around with splicing a relay into the 5v line on the USB, or possibly replacing that 5v line with one from a harddrive power plug. But those all seems like dicey solutions (I read online in a number of places that delivering, or dropping, power to usb devices can be tricky to perform at the hardware level like this and still have everything work right.
Then i remember I had an old PCI USB/Firewire card from an old server that didn't have USB ports (it's since gotten a new mobo, so that card went in my scrap pile).
Cut up the case a little to accommodate it. Slapped it in, and plugged it up. Viola! When I shut the PC down, anything attached to THAT CARD does indeed completely shut down!
Since my keyboard is PS2, and this ASUS mobo DOES support wake on PS2, I can still power things up just by pressing any key on the keyboard (unfortunately, buttons on the CP don't work, because they all go through an IPAC which is connected to usb). Minor point, cause that's not the way I'll eventually power up anyway.
Moral of the story: A little 10$ cheapy USB card can fix mobo's with USB ports that won't shut off.
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