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RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - dio_free - 2013-02-26 Hi guys, I'm about to pick up a Harmony remote. I just built an HTPC with a IR receiver attached via USB. Should this allow me to shut off the HTPC with the remote? RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - flabbamann - 2013-03-13 Hi, i got my Case today which comes with a (MCE Compatible) Remote and an internal IR Receiver, that is to be connected via USB. Does anyone have some recommendations on a Socket 1155 µATX or mITX Board that allows USB power up from S5, so I can use my remote for power on? I read some Gigabyte Boards allow USB to stay on even in S5 to charge mobile devices, but I did not find a definitive answer if wake on USB is supported on these or not... Thank you. RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - joe_sun - 2013-03-14 (2013-02-26, 22:21)dio_free Wrote: Hi guys, Depends on the MB and the IR receiver. For both of my systems the answer was no but quite a few Asrock MB support this. My MB doesn't support any sort of wake from S5 so I had to go an alternative route. I know it's been mentioned before but I bought this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999191&Tpk=antec%20remote&IsVirtualParent=1 I already have a good IR Receiver so I only wanted this to power on. When I hooked this up I didn't connect the USB connector and only connected the power portion. I then programed my Harmony One to power it on. It works great but the problem was that this only has one code for power on and off so it would shutdown my box if you hit the power twice. I ended up changing the settings in Windows so that the power button does nothing while it's up and running. My Wife LOVES that the Harmony now controlls everything "except the PS3 which she doesn't use" RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - illiac4 - 2013-03-14 Xir v2 can do reset and power on. RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - dacica - 2013-03-23 Hello dear friends, I really need your advice for a buy. A few weeks ago I decided to make the transition from a dedicated tvix media player and make a HTPC in order to have a full support in what media center experience has to offer. I decided for a hardware based on: Processor: AMD A6 3500 2.1Ghz 3-core Socket FM1 HD6530D Motherboard: Asrock A75-PRO4-M whith CIR header Memory: 2x2GB or 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz The system will run on Windows 8 and XBMC. My wish is to have a HTPC that can be totally controlled remotely. I'm reading forums for the last 3 weeks and I'm still not sure what remote control and IR receiver to choose. The main function that I look for is the power on/off option from the remote control button and full compatibility with XBMC and Win 8 without having to reprogram and change the commands of the remote control, I'm not good with that. As I understood so far my best options are: Inteset receiver/remote ; HDPlex remote/receiver . The only problem is that I have to order one of these from US, being in Europe and I don't know which one makes a good job. My other unsure options are: iMon Inside ; MCE remote/receiver like Hama 52451 ; or IR receiver and Logitech Harmony® 300 Remote I still don't know which one of these options can offer me for sure the power on/off option. Can someone give me a good advice about this? Thank you guys so much RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - cw-kid - 2013-03-24 Anyone using an Intel dh67cf ITX media board and the Inteset CIR board http://shop.inteset.com/intel-cir-receiver With Ubuntu ? I've got it working using the in kernel drivers, I just had to modify the rc_mce keymap file a bit. One problem I can't turn on PC from S3 sleep mode or from S5 Shutdown. Using a harmony remote setup as MCE remote. Another thing I noticed the Descrete poweron / poweroff commands dont work, have to use power toggle instead. The PC can be turned off (put to sleep) ok however with the remote. Thanks RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - tahn - 2013-05-01 I use a very compact wireless keyboard and a mice and am happy with them. I only need a remote that would turn the PC on and off. Has anyone tried Simerec or rfpcremote.com? RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - Miles_prower - 2013-05-12 Hi there. I'm new in this thread, but I've read some pages of it. - I have an Asus motherboard (ASUS P5G41TM LX3) wich doesn't have any cool option on the BIOS to turn on the PC (like USB Power On, Remote Power On, etc.). - I have a RC6 eHome receiver. - A Hamrony 300i remote that works perfectly with the receiver. - Windows 8 Pro 64 bit and XBMC and no intention of using Ubuntu, or other O.S. So, now I can only use the remote to wake the PC from suspended mode (S3 I believe it is) but not from complete shutdown (S5 I guess). I am interested only in being able to turn on the PC from S5, because I can control and shutdown the PC on Windows once it is turned on. Is there any good option for me to be able to turn on the PC? I think it should be the Simerec PCs-1, but I don't want tu cut cables of the power supply... RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - PV_XBMC - 2013-05-12 (2013-05-12, 13:49)Miles_prower Wrote: Hi there. I think, this http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=162399 is interesting and cheap solution. RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - Miles_prower - 2013-05-12 (2013-05-12, 21:43)PV_XBMC Wrote:(2013-05-12, 13:49)Miles_prower Wrote: Hi there. Ehm... Obviously if I don't want to cut cables I want less to solder or disolder things... Lol. RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - homerjs - 2013-05-29 My build: Asrock a75m-itx A6-3500 Rosewill MCE dongle RHRC 11002 and harmony one remote All works well, when I shut off the PC via XBMC I can turn it back on again from the S5 state, however if I wait an extended period of time, 30+ mins I cannot power on the PC via remote, almost like USB has lost power. Settings in bios are set to wake via US/remote. Does the usb lose power after a set time? any reason for this? Any fix Thanks RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - tkarns24 - 2013-07-13 does build #5 motherboard support power on/off. If not then which method would work best. (2011-09-30, 08:39)eskro Wrote: The Power ON and OFF feature seems so wanted in the HTPC market nowadays... RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - tboggie - 2013-07-27 Built a new HTPC last night. Please can anyone suggest the best solution how to shutdown/PowerOn AsRock FM2A85X-ITX Motherboard - 1 x CIR header Silverstone Grandia GD08 GMYLE® Windows 7 Vista XP Media Center MCE PC Remote Control and Infrared Receiver for Home Will this work? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Internal-Infrared-IR-Receiver-Cable-and-Custom-Mounting-Bracket-/230676938088?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b56abd68 RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - ffe811 - 2013-07-30 (2013-07-27, 20:32)tboggie Wrote: Built a new HTPC last night. Please can anyone suggest the best solution how to shutdown/PowerOn http://shop.inteset.com/inteset-cir-receiver-for-asrock-motherboards This is what you are looking for RE: How to Power ON/OFF your HTPC using a Remote? - Blaccko - 2013-08-06 Hi, I'm planning on installing XBMC's version of Ubuntu on my to-build HTPC. Here's the list of the parts of my build. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Celeron G1610 2.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($45.40 @ DirectCanada) Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.05 @ Newegg Canada) Memory: G.Skill 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.83 @ Newegg Canada) Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($78.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) Case: nMEDIAPC HTPC 1000B HTPC Case ($74.99 @ NCIX) Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 380W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($64.88 @ Newegg Canada) Total: $397.47 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-04 18:06 EDT-0400) If I want to use my Harmony 650 remote to control my HTPC and to turn it on from S5 state and to turn it back to S5 state, which IR receiver should I be looking for? I was reading this guide and the autor mentinoned to pick a receiver that would work easily with Linux regarding the drivers and everything. Quote: All I can do if that if you are still planning to buy an IR receiver, make sure it is compatible with Linux out-of-the-box, meaning that the driver should be included in the vanilla Linux kernel. This will make life a lot easier for you. How can I know if a receiver is compatible with Linux out of the box? Are this and this receivers compatibles with Linux (XBMC Ubuntu)? Otherwise, which ones are? Does this quote mean that the Linux drivers for the receiver should ideally be available or the ones for the CIR header on the motherboard should ideally be available on Linux? Also, to power my HTPC from S5 state, is a USB IR receiver able to do so or if I should instead buy a CIR IR receiver (I have a CIR header on my ASRock motherboard) as a USB receiver wouldn't allow me to do so? I have a CIR header on my ASRock motherboard; H77M, but the only CIR drivers for Linux I found on ASRock website are the ones for the ION. Do you think they would work nonetheless with the ASRock H77M motherboard? Thanks in advance, Blaccko |