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Remote startup for laptop
Kevin Mullins:
How is the rest of the cabinet components powered up?
(speakers, lights, anything else that might be a part of it)
Does the BIOS have a power up after AC restored option?
And I'm guessing that there is an option that allows it to remain on when closed?
(just to clarify for myself)
What kind of "remote" idea did you have in mind?
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: ptpeter on December 31, 2007, 06:33:58 pm ---true, but if the cover is closed on the laptop its kinda hard to do that. In my Inspirions case.
--- End quote ---
My laptop is an Inspiron E1705. My information might differ from your model. The plastic cover over the power switch is removable with a little care. With some very careful soldering, a bit of very thin wire, and careful placement through the keyboard spacing or out through the rear exhaust vents, I would bet you could very easily make a reversible tap. With a very small plug (the type found on motherboard fans for example), you could even tuck the adapter under the plastic cover if you should ever desire to pull the laptop and mobilize it again.
Note the Insprion gets really hot. Mine apparently has issues deciding just how hot is too hot. I downloaded I8KFan to make sure it remembers to switch on the fans once in a while.
rdagger:
Most recent laptops and desktops can be turned on over a network using Wake on Lan (WOL). It works with my Dell laptop.
You can use another computer to send the WOL packet or you could build a WOL circuit. I just finished such a circuit and have the plans on my website.
ptpeter:
Thanks for all the info.
My laptop does have the ability for WOL and i have a wireless card for it. So could i make it work?
rdagger:
On my Dell laptop, the WIRED LAN card always has power when the laptop is plugged in (even when the laptop is turned off). However, I doubt the WIFI LAN card gets any power unless the laptop is on. I think you could only wake you laptop with a cable plugged into the network jack. If you really wanted wireless you could patch the cable directly into a wireless gateway.
I like the idea of having the cab computer on my local LAN. This way I can remote in to make changes.
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