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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Evilpenguinj on January 05, 2015, 02:43:18 pm
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I am looking for an easy way to power on my cabinet without having to do any wiring. I read somewhere that you could use an Ultimarc Ipac 2 to accomplish this.
Can someone tell me how this is done.
Thanks
Jason
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While im sure there is a way to do it, i would like to offer a very very easy way to just set a button directly through your motherboard. It will require slight wiring, but nothing crazy.
On your motherboard, locate where the power button runs to. Should be 2 pins somewhere on the board. Those two pins just need the connection between them completed to power on and off. You an test this by simply touching a screwdriver head to them both together and it will power up. Assuming youre currently powering up with some sort of button, you can do a few things.. You can use the wire and button already used on your motherboard..My button was a tiny button in a square plastic piece, so i simply glued it onto a pushbutton, where the plunger would hit it when pushed, and left it connected to the 2 pins..That was simple. The more official way would be to just strip the end of the wires, and run them to a microswitch, one wire to the ground one to the nc switch. If you dont have a button currently running to the motherboard power pins, you can use a lot of different wiring from a old pc.. the led lights, or anything. You just need 2 wires running to a connector to sit on the 2 pins, and the other end running to a microswitch or any other rigging of a button. I hope this helps. i typed it from my phone or else id include pictures. Im sure someone can add a more proper explanation with proper terms for the switches and such.
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I am looking for an easy way to power on my cabinet without having to do any wiring. I read somewhere that you could use an Ultimarc Ipac 2 to accomplish this.
Can someone tell me how this is done.
Thanks
Jason
Power on USB should work if supported by the BIOS.
AC Recovery (the system powers on after AC power is restored) BIOS setting works fine for me. If I switch on the single mains the monitor, audio amplifier, marquee lighting are switched on and the PC powers on.
(http://blog-imgs-34.fc2.com/k/a/g/kagishipponyanko/IMGP3406.jpg)
For shutting down exiting my FE (Hyperspin) shuts the PC down. Afterwards I switch the mains off.
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These are great suggestions.
But the question still remains how to use the IPAC 2 to do this? Is it possible with a certain button press?
Jason
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These are great suggestions.
But the question still remains how to use the IPAC 2 to do this? Is it possible with a certain button press?
Jason
iPAC2 is an USB device so if wake / power on USB is supported any button should power on your system...