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One "On/Off" Switch to Power Them All
Kaytrim:
The only issue with cutting power to a windows computer is that damage can be done to the hard drive. Not physical damage but swap files and temp files can be lost and eventually fill up the dirve making your computer work slower and slower. You need to gracefully shut down the computer to prevent this. This is where extending the computer power button and using a smart strip come in. When you push the computer power button Windows shuts down properly. Then the power is cut to the rest of the cab. When you press the power button again the computer starts up and power is sent back to the rest of the cab.
IMHO using the smart strip is smart computer management. ;D
Kaytrim
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: Kaytrim on June 19, 2007, 04:09:45 pm ---The only issue with cutting power to a windows computer is that damage can be done to the hard drive.
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Two words: read only.
Chris G:
--- Quote from: Peale on June 19, 2007, 04:10:43 pm ---
--- Quote from: Kaytrim on June 19, 2007, 04:09:45 pm ---The only issue with cutting power to a windows computer is that damage can be done to the hard drive.
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Two words: read only.
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Ya KT, stop posting will ya. ;D
saint:
Swap file. Don't know if you can make a non-modifiable Windows system. Anyone done that?
--- Quote from: Peale on June 19, 2007, 04:10:43 pm ---
--- Quote from: Kaytrim on June 19, 2007, 04:09:45 pm ---The only issue with cutting power to a windows computer is that damage can be done to the hard drive.
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Two words: read only.
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psychotech:
Right!
--- Quote from: javeryh on June 19, 2007, 03:11:48 pm ---I just used a SmartStrip and wired the computer power-on button to a pushbutton on my cabinet. The computer gets plugged into the "hot" outlet on the SmartStrip and everything else (marquee light, speakers, monitor) gets plugged into the "cold" outlets. The SmartStrip plugs in to the wall. Once I press the power button on everything comes to life. To turn everything off I just press it again. Simple!
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And that's all there is to it. Come on, how complicated do you really want to make these things...
Works even with Win98/SE/ME. XP actually supports the power switch shutdown function natively and shuts down all running programs before shutting down the system ..no lost (swap)files or anything.
KISS
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