Will this turn a windows 8 HTPC on and off?
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Unless a device is wired into the PC's power switch/supply it will not be able to power down/up the PC. Some motherboards have this capability built in via IR. If not SIMEREC and others make devices that provide this capability as an add on.
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I received this information from a Flirc representative:"You can wake the machine from sleep. In the controllers->media keys, record the suspend key. It both wakes and suspends the machine."
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You can "sleep" and "awake" the machine. Many front ends will allow you to power down the machine completely such as XBMC/Kodi. You can also map your start button to your remote. You cannot turn on a machine that is powered down.
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Look Into systems that are equipped with a BMC( Base Management Controller ) The BMC provides management and monitoring capabilities independently of the host system's CPU, firmware (BIOS or UEFI) and operating system. This technology was initially deleveoped by Intel (R) but has been implemented by other board manufactures. A good example of the technology would be a server board. (This is essentially a Motherboard With a Long Life Cycle and extended capabilities)
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Yes, it has independent phantom power for each input. It will work with Windows 8.1, but you will need to download the latest drivers. Thanks Aaron.
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No idea what HTPC is. However, this unit includes a power amp and I don't see why you would need additional power.
875507
No - the adapter is just an alternate power supply. When using the adapter, the auto-off is disabled (it stays on until you turn it off).
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No...What ever your output display card is...is converted to HDMI. If you buy it let me know if stays on. Mine stops working when it is on for about an hour.
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No, it will turn on with motion and then go off after a preset time of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, minutes. Not for big loades like heaters, fans.
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Not sure. For me I have my home theater receiver connected to it and it turns off other devices. Check and see if there is a minimum load that has to be on the control socket. It is sensing the change in current
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That usually depends on the BIOS/OS... this did not seem to stop spinning with Win 8.1, but then, I only use it for system back ups.
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It will turn on automatically when the system is powered up if you've connected it to the correct place on the mobo.
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Yes- The (any) tuner card is hard drive agnostic - all it does is dump the data to whatever drives are set up by WMC. Mine is in a Win7 HTPC running media center quite happily. From the PC perspective you *should* be good as most recent BIOS can handle larger drives but make sure you have enough power being supplied and try not to daisy chain too many drives on one sata power cable
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Nope, only by unplugging it or it shuts off when the computer is completely off. Other than that the lights are always on since there's no real software with it
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I'd like to note that this can actually be a feature!! In fact - I am specifically looking for a hdmi switch that DOES NOT auto sense. Can be very useful when switch is hooked up to 2 computers and turning computers on/off.
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Sure, that would work great. You could plug a power strip in and turn everything on or off. Just be sure that if you un-plug and re-plug in, some things do not automatically turn on (ex: newer Ac's, TV's)
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Not just with Windows 8, if i plug it in my pc turs it self on when i try to shut it down.Als i can't use more that four port at aktive or Else things wont be detected
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Don't know exactly. Information should be available from video card maker. I am using with a 380W power supply with no issues, but also no gaming. HTPC application.
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Plugging in an HDMI should trigger windows to recognize that the HDMI/DisplayPort audio device is available (but by default won't be set as default).
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You know, I never thought about checking it. All I can say is I have one serving each of our computers and they work perfectly. Thinking of replacing the regular APC on the TV. But I'm not sure it will shut off my subwoofer when the tv is turned off because the tv still draws an amp or two when it's off. Maybe I'll try one of the 'master control" surge arresters to see if will shut off the subwoofer, before I get another one. Anyway, when you turn on or off the computer, the monitor and speakers come on or off with it. Nice.