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GMZombie:
just as the topic says...describe how you got your mame machine to turn on with just one or mabye 2 buttons. Im still trying to figure this out. I have a different situation im gonna at least need 2 buttons if not 3 cause i have a jamma board wired into the mame machine....gotta have the golden tee golf 99 in there. anyways i know im gonna need a sep. switch for the jamma board but how did you do it with your cabinet.

etumor:
One way is to use the Bits Limited "Smartstrip."  I haven't used one of these myself, but I just bought one and plan to use it in my next cabinet.  Go here for a review:

http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/smartstrip1.html

In my current cabinet, I wanted to be able to turn the computer off and on independant of the rest of the machine (since I use that box as a server).  I did it by getting an extension cord that supports three connections.  I plug the computer into one connection, and a power strip into another connection.  I mounted the power strip on a board just inside my coin door.

As for the computer, I hacked the power switch wires into a standard microswitch, then mounted a pushbutton on the board right above the powerstrip.  To turn the machine on from a total powerdown, I hit the white button and flip the red switch.  But most of the time, I just use the red switch to turn the machine on and off, while the computer stays powered on 24/7.

-Jeff

SpamMe:
I'm using a smart strip. Case power button wires to standard pushbutton's microswitch (but I have the wires running through a toggle inside so I can disable the button when we have visitors that can't seem to stop hitting it accidentally).
Windows is set to stand by instead of powering off. I don't mind the minor power consumption, and I like the fast boot ups. If I need to do a real shutdown, I do it via mamewah's shutdown option instead.

Industen:
I used a Bits Limited power strip and spliced into the power wire of my computer so everything turns on at once. I used a square pushbutton with a START decal because I thought I wanted it to be a visable part on my cabinet. Turns out I ended up mounting it on top of the cabinet so prying hands do not touch it. Pretty simple to do. You can follow these directions I wrote up if you need them.



http://joelsgadgets.com/computeronpushbutton.html

SirPeale:


Plus check this thread as well.

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=19304

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