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MTPPC:
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Are you using the switch to turn off the entire cabinet, or did you find a way to turn the pc on with that? I'm guessing you can't since it's not a momentary switch?
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I only use that switch when I want to cut power to the entire cabinet and still keep it grounded. I use a momentary button in a more convenient location for turning the PC on and off. Then I use a relay connected to the PC molex connector to cut power to the rest of the components.
fantoboy:
--- Quote from: EMDB on March 17, 2014, 04:56:55 pm ---
--- Quote from: fantoboy on March 17, 2014, 04:36:22 pm ---
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Are you using the switch to turn off the entire cabinet, or did you find a way to turn the pc on with that? I'm guessing you can't since it's not a momentary switch?
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You can switch most PC's by setting them to auto start on power on in the BIOS. This way the PC will start when you switch on the power for everything (PC, monitor, marquee lighting, etc.).
I did it on my cab. Works perfectly fine. I mounted the power switch on the top of the cabinet so it can be reached more easily though...
The mains comes in from the bottom via a cable with a power plug. It goes to the top of the cabinet were it is switched on/off and goes back to the plain power strip were all electronics including the PC are plugged in. When I hit the switch on top the PC boots into Hyperspin. On exiting Hyperspin the PC is shut down.
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That sounds like an excellent solution. What kind of power strip is that, did you cut one up?
EMDB:
Any power strip will do. I removed the power cord and used it as inlet (it's the black one on the picture).
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