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The good and bad about a relay system and how to do it.
mvsfan:
i forgot to mention something about it. ive also got the pc power switch wired to a pushbutton on top of my cabinet, and ive got the pc set to shut down automatically (no hold for 5 second delay)
so basically you hit the pc power supply button on top once, The Pc, Monitor and Light kick on, and it boots to a game.
the second time you hit it, the pc does a proper shutdown (important) and the monitor/light go off too.
the guy who said he set up a power strip with a switch on the back of the cabinet coming out of the strip and then set his pc to power back on in case of power failure,
i dont believe hes getting a proper shutdown as well.
if not, it cuts down your boot time a whole heck of a lot.
oh the advantage i see for using a relay like this, is mainly cost if you went and bought it, and also, i had this stuff on hand.
bkenobi:
This setup is basically the same as a Smart Strip. The only difference is that this is DIY and the the other is available retail. The only cost for this is a relay plus the wire. There is a link to this setup on the wiki, but the page was dead last I checked. If you want to read about it, go to an archived version (way back machine has the full page as of last week).
mvsfan:
funny, i thought of this independent of asking anyone. But that just shows me that this would have been a heck of a lot less work if i did do that or had i known about the wiki since someone already thought of it.
i think im going to spend a lot more time on the wiki here just reading before i post a new topic. thanks for clearing up the fact that i didnt think of it.
Ummon:
--- Quote from: mvsfan on July 07, 2009, 08:11:15 pm ---i think im going to spend a lot more time on the wiki here just reading before i post a new topic.
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Wow, magic words. Also note that the app attached (whether it'll be accessible, don't know) to be able to have things come on within a certain period of time after startup.