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garnerb350:
The computer wont turn on unless you press the power button on the PC....What I did was mount a regular pushbutton to my cab and had it wired to the on/off switch on my PC...All I do is walk up, hit the switch, everything turns on and when I finish, hit the button again, and the cab turns off...
Firebat138:
Is it prety simple to figure out...I am all thumbs at electric stuff..  LOL 
mrclean:
I use this which you can pick up locally at sears for $19.99... When you turn on the PC, the monitor, and the marquee lights up.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00924031000P

and infact one of the reviews.. not mine, but...

Great Product, October 18, 2007
By Anonymous Reviewer from Altoona, PA

Value   5 5 
Durability   5 5 
Reliability   5 5 
 

"I purchased this product for use in my MAME arcade cabinet. I wanted to be able to turn everything on and off with a single button, and thanks to this device, now I can. I press an arcade button on top of the cabinet that is wired as the PC power button, the computer boots up and this wonderful device powers up my speakers, monitor, and marquee lights. When i shut the PC down, everything else turns back off. It works great, I couldn't be happier with it. and at $20, it is a great value. I highly recommend it to anyone building their own arcade gaming system."
 
ivwshane:
If your computer has a setting to turn on after a power failure then as soon as power comes into the strip it will boot and everything else will turn on as well.
Firebat138:
where would i find that setting?  Is there a program I need to accomplish this...Thanx.
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