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Ipac2 still powered on after shutdown ****PROBLEM SOLVED****
Zaven:
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Anyway..
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I wanted to post it here and then email you the link so i could video and pics and get as many ideas as possible because the problem seemed rather tricky.
swamprat96:
so andy could you point to whats wrong with the info? I was going off the web site for the Ipac- and I assumed the error codes are the same for all models?
Zaven:
Still working on it, when I get home I will try what he suggested
Zaven:
--- Quote ---so andy could you point to whats wrong with the info? I was going off the web site for the Ipac- and I assumed the error codes are the same for all models?
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Andy was very helpful. He told me that the board was still getting power from the motherboard, because there is a feature that supplies the power
so you can wake the computer by keyboard or mouse. He says that the board will not lose power, therefore not shut down when the power supply is still on.
The problem comes in when the joysticks lose power and the ipac2 does not. So his suggestion was to check the motherboard for a jumper that you can adjust to
turn the power off to usb after shutdown. Well my mobo does not have this jumper. He then suggested that i wire the power to the joysticks through the ipac2. While i think this could have worked, i opted for a easier fix that costed me 20 bucks.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7833785&st=usb+pci&lp=2&type=product&cp=1&id=1142298626004
I run the ipac2 through this handy card, and when the pc shuts down, all pci devices lose power. So now it works great. The shifted keys do not work however, i have given up on that =) I can always run some dedicated switches for that. I'd really like to say thanks to everyone who offered up some info, and helped me get this fixed! :notworthy:
Ummon:
-hnh, dude, checking for a jumper costs you a couple minutes at most. I never had the problems you did, but I was worried about unit life with it being powered on all the time, so I found the jumper - in this case, it said KEYBOARD, handy eh? - and took it off. No power. Then, for a couple dollars probly, or maybe even almost nothing if you know where to look for one, you get a little connector with cable attached that goes from the +5v on the IPAC (that's why it's, um, there), and then connect the ends to your hot and grounds on the sticks. Really helps to understand the specs of all your hardware an all.