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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: oldgamesrbetter on May 14, 2013, 01:45:56 pm
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I'm building a mame bartop with a laptop inside it. How in the world do you get it to start up without actually going in there and pushing the power button on the laptop? There must be a way.. I don't wanna open it up every time. I've seen someone had a wireless remote to turn theirs on.. But what if you don't have that? Thanks friends!
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Unfortunately I'm not aware of any truly easy ways to do that. One option is to go the route this fellow did: http://www.mp3car.com/how-to-power-a-laptop/108758-simple-and-clean-remote-laptop-power-switch.html
Without opening up your laptop to do some mods I am not aware of an easier way. Haven't seen any remotes really to turn on a laptop.
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Laptop's usually use a momentary switch to power on so here's what I would do (not that I'd suggest it if you're not experienced in things like this);
Disassemble your laptop and look for the power button, now short each wire/solder point on the button with every other wire or solder point, shorting 2 at a time until your laptop boots up (there's usually only 4 wire/solder points)
Once you know which 2 points have to be shorted to start the laptop you'd solder 2 lengthy wires to those points and a momentary switch (eg an arcade button!) to those lengthy wires,
Some modification will have to be made to the laptop casing if your going to reassemble the body because you can't screw it back up with 2 wires and an arcade button hanging out.
The momentary switch would then be mounted on your front panel, or somewhere it won't be accidentally pushed and further to this windows has a setting that will turn off the laptop when the power button is pushed again.
Hope that helps (and I of course take no responsibility if any goes wrong, be careful!)
(edit) Oops it seems I should have read the link in TPA5's post, it's what I was trying to describe
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You could use a trackball or wireless mouse and simply put the laptop to sleep after each play session.
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there is a way just hack the power button from your laptop is easy all depends on what kind of pc you have . pic will help
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Laptop's usually use a momentary switch to power on so here's what I would do (not that I'd suggest it if you're not experienced in things like this);
Disassemble your laptop and look for the power button, now short each wire/solder point on the button with every other wire or solder point, shorting 2 at a time until your laptop boots up (there's usually only 4 wire/solder points)
Once you know which 2 points have to be shorted to start the laptop you'd solder 2 lengthy wires to those points and a momentary switch (eg an arcade button!) to those lengthy wires,
Some modification will have to be made to the laptop casing if your going to reassemble the body because you can't screw it back up with 2 wires and an arcade button hanging out.
The momentary switch would then be mounted on your front panel, or somewhere it won't be accidentally pushed and further to this windows has a setting that will turn off the laptop when the power button is pushed again.
Hope that helps (and I of course take no responsibility if any goes wrong, be careful!)
(edit) Oops it seems I should have read the link in TPA5's post, it's what I was trying to describe
yep thats the way some laptos all you have to do is remove the top/upper cover some ya have to open the entire lap.. good luck