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Shut down windows vs just powering off PC
markronz:
Hey guys, I've had my arcade machine up and running for nearly a year now and it's been working great. I currently have it set to a remote control that turns it on or off.
See here:
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-BG108000-04-Conserve-Energy-Saving/dp/B001GQ2W6W
I've been afraid to ask this for a while now since I am afraid of the answer, but I'm finally going to ask...
Are there down falls to just powering down your computer, like that without letting windows shut down normally? I am using Windows XP. So far it seems like it doesn't matter. Occasionally I've had it so that it resets the controller config file, but my solution to that was to create a script that re-copies the config file back into the mame folder every time the pc boots up.
So, what do you think? Does it matter that I'm just cutting out the power? I really really really don't want to find a way to shut down the pc normally. I can do it with a mouse, but I'm of the mind where I want things to look like a real arcade machine, not a pc.
thecheat:
Go into the Power Options control panel and under Advanced tab, choose "When I press the power button on my computer" and select "Shut down." When you press and release the power button that turns the computer on, it will also shut the machine down.
Forcing a shutdown is going to catch up with you sooner or later and this is a very elegant solution.
severdhed:
--- Quote from: thecheat on August 24, 2009, 04:18:19 pm ---Go into the Power Options control panel and under Advanced tab, choose "When I press the power button on my computer" and select "Shut down." When you press and release the power button that turns the computer on, it will also shut the machine down.
Forcing a shutdown is going to catch up with you sooner or later and this is a very elegant solution.
--- End quote ---
+1
markronz:
I have everything hooked up to the power strip I linked above. So once I flip the switch on the remote, it cuts the power to the computer and everything else. Then I just changed the BIOS screen so that it auto powers on once the power returns.
So currently I do not have the PC power switch wired up to anything. That's what is prompting this conversation. I don't really want to wire up the power button to anything unless I need to. So how exactly will it "catch up with me." That's sort of the information I am looking for.
Thanks for your help!
ahofle:
Windows background processes could be in the middle of writing to the disk when you kill the power which could result in corrupt files or sectors.
If you want everything to shut down with your computer, check out a Smart Strip:
http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Strip-LCG3-Autoswitching-Technology/dp/B0006PUDQK/ref=pd_sim_e_3
Then you just shut down your PC (gracefully) and all the other devices will shut off automatically.
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