[mythtv-users] OT: Acer Aspire Revo Custom Power Button

George Galt george.galt at gmail.com
Thu Sep 20 14:58:31 UTC 2012


On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 5:23 AM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Christopher Kerr <mythtv at theseekerr.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 9:35 PM, MacNean Tyrrell <dardack at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I can get an Acer Aspire Revo MB for cheap, but no power switch.  I'm
>>>> looking to mod my own heatsink/fan, if I can't I can get for $30 but really
>>>> don't want to spend it.  However, I really don't want to buy a power
>>>> switch/usb port thing.  I'd rather have it auto power when plugged in, power
>>>> down on unplug.  Is there a way to do this? or are those pins custom, no way
>>>> to like hardwire them like a normal MB?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I am so lost.  What are you asking?
>>
>>
>> I -think- he's saying that he can purchase the bare motherboard/CPU out of a
>> Revo, but that he's too cheap to buy the powerswitch/USB module as a spare
>> part.
>>
>> As such, he'd like to know if the power switch interfaces to a reasonably
>> standard header to which he could bodge up his own switch.
>>
>> I'm afraid I can't be bothered to open either of my Revo's to find out,
>> though.
>
> same here.
>>
>> - Chris
>>
>>
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I believe you can set the bios of the Revo to power on when it gets
plugged in.  You can always use "poweroff" or "shutdown" commands to
power it down.  The OP asked if there is a way to enter shutdown by
pulling the power chord.  I am not sure how you would sustain power to
the MB to gracefully power it down in that scenario.


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