MCE Remote Turn ON HTPC FOUND! w/DONGLE in front of your CASE!

Eskro I updated my post with your new FIND!..... thanx

(2012-06-03 00:22)eskro Wrote:  +1,
Hibernation wont give you ZERO power OFF bossanova808
and it'll also ware out your SSD faster since it needs to write stuff on it
before actually hibernating..
so, S3 or S5 is recommended when using an SSD.
not S4....

For that matter, neither does power off. The ASRock obviously draws power even when off so as to be able to power that USB receiver etc. so true power off = only switch at wall.

Re ssds - having thrashed scores of these, including in servers, I really am not that worried about the wear out factor, not from hibernation anyway.

I haven't seen any real standby weirdness yet but good to know there is an option for from cold if required....

Ta for your research.

Beer, I have to tell it straight -
It would be very difficult to find anyone willing to spend this much time and money to build a better Mouse Trap than YOU! (with a little help from your friends) Just when I thought you had it perfect, you come back with more.

I have family lurking and following your build. They are still deciding on a case before placing the order. Now that you have the remote issues solved, it sent a question my direction.
She asked me "Is there any way to not having that thing sticking out of the front? It would look better without it."

Do you see any problem with this -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6815158163
and a USB Extender cable? It would answer the remining questions for me (I hope)

Thanks.

I'm actually looking for an easy solution to power on my HTPC with a remote control, this USB dongle would be an excellent choice but did I understand the discussion that this only works if you have a specific motherboard? I have the Asus p8z68-mpro board. How can I tell if my motherboard can support this remote/dongle?

(2012-06-03 02:05)Driver 944 Wrote:  Beer, I have to tell it straight -
It would be very difficult to find anyone willing to spend this much time and money to build a better Mouse Trap than YOU! (with a little help from your friends) Just when I thought you had it perfect, you come back with more.

I have family lurking and following your build. They are still deciding on a case before placing the order. Now that you have the remote issues solved, it sent a question my direction.
She asked me "Is there any way to not having that thing sticking out of the front? It would look better without it."

Do you see any problem with this -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6815158163
and a USB Extender cable? It would answer the remining questions for me (I hope)

Thanks.

What is so wrong being at the front? whole purpose was not to have cords.....

Anyways guys check this out.... I went and tested.... I placed the DONGLE on the back of my system of the motherboard USB's on the one on top the eSATA port....

GUESS what.... it works!!!!!! I think it don't matter what UBS port it's in

So....



Get a USB extender like this and place it where ever you want.... hooked to the outside of the motherboard..... DONE!




Another thing.... it works being on the back too!!! I can press buttons and it works... jaja.... but you have to aim at the HTPC.... on the front you don't just aim at the TV.

doesn't the remote kit come with an USB extention?

(2012-06-03 03:03)ragedogg69 Wrote:  doesn't the remote kit come with an USB extention?

Yes I did not take it out.... it's 20" long.... good catch!

lol I read that at first as 20 feet. damn that would be crazy.

(2012-06-02 03:05)Beer40oz Wrote:  FYI! ESKRO found the remote with that dongle with the COLOR buttons on the bottom..... all in one.... this one is FTW! as he says....

Rosewill RRC-126 Windows 7

FTW!!!!!!

FYI guys, if you do a click through cash back, it is reported as the full $25 price. So for me, Fatwallet reported nearly double the cashback.

Good info for all those frugal people like me.