will this turn a htpc off & on from total shutdown mode? THANKS ALL - building a HTPC in an ANTEC FUSION MAX & really want to ditch the Imon & use that slot for another optical drive - will have to read up on my bios will this turn a htpc off & on from total shutdown mode? THANKS ALL - building a HTPC in an ANTEC FUSION MAX & really want to ditch the Imon & use that slot for another... » Read More will this turn a htpc off & on from total shutdown mode? THANKS ALL - building a HTPC in an ANTEC FUSION MAX & really want to ditch the Imon & use that slot for another optical drive - will have to read up on my bios « Show Less
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I had not tried that, but it would depend on your bios functionality to wake via usb and the software, if using windows, to program a particular button so that the remote's receiver can send the wakeup signal; I used this under linux, in a program called LNMCE using the LIRC module.
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It will turn it off (XBMC offers a shutdown option), not sure about on though... I would check to see what bios settings are available or maybe do some googling to see what other folks are doing.
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It depends on the mobo. You need a CIR header on your board (Intel, some Asrock). You plug a CIR device (I use Inteset) in and any MCE remote will turn it on from complete shutdown.
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I ended up buying a different model (HP MCE Remote w/IR transceiver). It does not do what you want, and I doubt that any will. I agree with the comment from Lester Barraatt, that this would require BIOS level settings, and accompanying driver software functionality.
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Depending on the machine it should be able to, but in general, no. I personally don't shut off my htpc, so I can't say for sure.
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Todd's experience above matches mine. I puts it in sleep mode but will not be cause it to resume.
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Hi there !Can anybody tell me wether the eSata ports are "powered" on this board or do I need to use the "on the side" USB plug to get the power ? I'm running XBMC and Ubuntu with GREAT SUCCESS, laughing at 1080p decoding using VDPAU acceleration.I'm wondering about booting up from an OCZ OCZESATATHR8G 8GB eSATA Throttle Series Solid State Drive ( OCZ Technology 8 GB Throttle Series eSATA Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZESATATHR8G )but I'm not sure if I need to power it with the usb-port or if it's enough just to plug into the eSata slot ?! ( This OCZ Throttle has an extra usb-connector ... not only eSAta )Anybody know ?rgd,EE. Hi there !Can anybody tell me wether the eSata ports are "powered" on this board or do I need to use the "on the side" USB plug to get the power ? I'm running XBMC and Ubuntu with GREAT SUCCESS, laughing at 1080p decoding using VDPAU acceleration.I'm wondering about booting up from an OCZ OCZESATATHR8G 8GB eSATA Throttle Series Solid State Drive ( OCZ Technology 8 GB Throttle Series eSATA Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZESATATHR8G )but I'm not sure if I need to power it with the usb-port or if... » Read More Hi there !Can anybody tell me wether the eSata ports are "powered" on this board or do I need to use the "on the side" USB plug to get the power ? I'm running XBMC and Ubuntu with GREAT SUCCESS, laughing at 1080p decoding using VDPAU acceleration.I'm wondering about booting up from an OCZ OCZESATATHR8G 8GB eSATA Throttle Series Solid State Drive ( OCZ Technology 8 GB Throttle Series eSATA Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZESATATHR8G )but I'm not sure if I need to power it with the usb-port or if it's enough just to plug into the eSata slot ?! ( This OCZ Throttle has an extra usb-connector ... not only eSAta )Anybody know ?rgd,EE. « Show Less
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Good question, sad to say, the drive starts from the beginning once you turn it off, then it restarts from the first song, so whenever I do that I am constantly having to hit the "next" button over and over to get to where I last was....Same with using a SATA card. Other than that little glitch I really like the unit as a whole. For the price? I think it's ok.Hope this answers you coherently.
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In the overview it says the fan turns off when not needed. The powersupplies does not put out the heat others do. Best bet for better ansewer go to the Amazon site under the Corsair HX Professional series 750, and look in the overview it will go over it better than I can. THanks for wrightting. Randy PS I relay like mine a lot.
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I have my desktop plugged into the master and a pair of monitors into the controlled ports. All I do is a normal shutdown command when I'm finished using the PC, and a minute or so later the power drops from the monitors entirely. Works like a charm!
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I have installed two of these units in a single case. All recent OS - XP SP1 and above in Windows' case - will work because they support SATA configurations. It's more an issue of your BIOS being able to support hot swapping - if that is your reason for using the device. Should this not be the case, which I doubt, you will need to power down the system before exchanging disks. Please take into account that each drive requires a separate SATA cable, so the number of available SATA ports is the real concern here. SATA 2 or 3 is dependent on your drives and motherboard; nothing to do with the rack. Power consumption will also hike; check your power supply capacity. I hope this is helpful. I have installed two of these units in a single case. All recent OS - XP SP1 and above in Windows' case - will work because they support SATA configurations. It's more an issue of your BIOS being able to support hot swapping - if that is your reason for using the device. Should this not be the case, which I doubt, you will need to power down the system before exchanging disks. Please take into account that each drive requires a separate SATA cable, so the number of available SATA ports is the real concern here. SATA 2 or 3 is dependent on your drives and motherboard; nothing to do with the... » Read More I have installed two of these units in a single case. All recent OS - XP SP1 and above in Windows' case - will work because they support SATA configurations. It's more an issue of your BIOS being able to support hot swapping - if that is your reason for using the device. Should this not be the case, which I doubt, you will need to power down the system before exchanging disks. Please take into account that each drive requires a separate SATA cable, so the number of available SATA ports is the real concern here. SATA 2 or 3 is dependent on your drives and motherboard; nothing to do with the rack. Power consumption will also hike; check your power supply capacity. I hope this is helpful. « Show Less
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Just got one of these too and swapped out the RAM. Exact same problem that you guys are talking about. It only seems to shut down completely with the original stick that came with the netbook. I've been trying every single configuration option for the last 5 hours, and nothing seems to work. Please let me know if you hear of any solution out there.
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I'm still happy. It does have an on/off switch. Just make sure that before you switch the enclosure off that you safely remove the hardware from your computer. That way you don't lose or corrupt your data.
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It depends on how much of that 510watts you're using according to cyberpower you have 10.4 Minutes when using 210 Watts, and 2.15 Minutes when using 425 Watts and probably 1min or less if you're under max load The power went off at my house recently for a couple minutes and before i could shutdown my htpc the power came back and my htpc never shut off Mind you my htpc is using a 600watt power supply but computers don't use the full wattage, especially if it's idle
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There is no indication. You can plug a radio or a lamp when you are setting up your system though to make sure it working properly. I think the master/control device you have isn't completely turning off. I use my television, and I had to turn off the quick start up feature to get this to work. If whatever device you're using has something like that, then it won't sense that the master device has ever shut down, so there will always be power to the controlled outlets. Hope this helps.
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No. It is one of the quietest computers I've come across. But (there;s always a but) at this time it will not do a restart (requires a shutdown) if there is a USB drive connected. It will hang. I have been told there is a BIOS update coming by the end of March to address this. Other than that it's been an excellent computer.
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Most motherboard/video card combinations will disable the onboard video. There are exceptions. Some motherboards onboard video may be enabled using ATI crossfire. Sorry, I do not have more information or specifics. What you are asking for is rare and not typically used.
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Hello again. Thanks to the Interposer on the back of this optical drive the sata cable that comes with it both powers the optical drive and is used for communication. If there is anything else I can do for you or if you have any other questions please let me know.Sincerely,Chris Nickels Red Planet Trading
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In a word, silent. And I am NOT joking. On the other hand the front panel LEDs are quite obtrusive, but I cover them with electrical tape, and all is good. Why manufacturers insist on having BRIGHT LEDs on their equipment is beyond me. Makes an HTPC setup look rather like an old school arcade game... :-)
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I have no idea. I wanted to use it as a esata drive but discovered that the only time it'll recognize the drive is when you boot up your computer. If you turn it off then you'll have to reboot you're computer so the computer can recognize it again. In other words it wants to stay on all the time as would any normal hdd. I use it as a usb drive now. That way it'll turn on/off using the switch and if I need to use it again all I need to do is plug it into a usb port and turn it on. The fan should last a long time, but I don't use the external hdd all the time, so I really don't know about fan life. I have no idea. I wanted to use it as a esata drive but discovered that the only time it'll recognize the drive is when you boot up your computer. If you turn it off then you'll have to reboot you're computer so the computer can recognize it again. In other words it wants to stay on all the time as would any normal hdd. I use it as a usb drive now. That way it'll turn on/off using the switch and if I need to use it again all I need to do is plug it into a usb port and turn it on. The fan should last a long time, but I don't use the external hdd all the time, so I really don't know about fan... » Read More I have no idea. I wanted to use it as a esata drive but discovered that the only time it'll recognize the drive is when you boot up your computer. If you turn it off then you'll have to reboot you're computer so the computer can recognize it again. In other words it wants to stay on all the time as would any normal hdd. I use it as a usb drive now. That way it'll turn on/off using the switch and if I need to use it again all I need to do is plug it into a usb port and turn it on. The fan should last a long time, but I don't use the external hdd all the time, so I really don't know about fan life. « Show Less
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Not sure - but I did find it annoying the remote did not have direction keys (ie: up, down, left, right) it only has a mouse which isn't always effective for htpc configurations especially when the application UI is normally manipulated with direction keys for quick navigation. My use was on a htpc with xbmc and had to return the product because it didn't satisfy my need. Hope this helps.Wm
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I investigated this and the drive accepts "smartctl -l scterc,70,70" and echoes back the values properly after "smartctl -l scterc". I was unable to get the setting to be preserved across power cycles, so it would have to be repeated on each boot. I did not absolutely prove that the setting definitely has the desired effect, but the tentative presumption is that it does. I am using ZFS, so I do not really need this feature and am not using it.