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From what I'm reading you need to have the combination of the Asrock motherboard and this type of dongle for it to work correct?
My MSI E350A1-E45 says it only supports power on from S5 using PS/2 so I'm thinking I need to get a SIMEREC.COM but there's no way I'm dropping $40.00 more on this budget build. I might as well take that $40.00 and buy a G530 spend an additional $90.00 on a new ITX board and try to sell my MSI board.
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Just a question..... This is great and all but why not just use standby? Beats waiting the 20 secs for even a quick windows boot doesn't it? Almost any rc6 USB dongle will do that. I would guess it uses only a couple of watts on standby... Also, what about hibernate if you really want zero power off?
I ask because I am much more used to xbmc Linux .. But have moved my A6 truly silent to Windows as the video drivers are a lot better....so far standby seems like a winner!
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eskro
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+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....
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Eskro I updated my post with your new FIND!..... thanx
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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?
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doesn't the remote kit come with an USB extention?
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lol I read that at first as 20 feet. damn that would be crazy.
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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.
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