USB Remotes

CapitalOne · 7 Jun 2017 at 22:28

Hi all

I've tried to find an answer to this elsewhere but got nothing definative. I'm not usually so tight over a tenner but I have so much unused kit already I should be on hoarders!

Those £10-£15 usb PC remotes available elsewhere have a power button. The literture etc mentions a power button. I'm not convinced as when I used one before it was much more expensive and was wired into the power header and the PSU. Anyone know if these things will power on the PC.....my rough guess is an absolute no as a USB device won't generally work unless the PC is booted. Just wanted to check i've not missed something...my gut instinct can be wrong!

Many thanks

CapitalOne · 7 Jun 2017 at 22:33

eta - if the above is as I believe, can anyone recommend and IR (must be IR - it's for Harmony use) power on switch, prefferably one that can be used in conjunction with the existing on switch?

Ta

andicole0 · 7 Jun 2017 at 22:33

Some USB ports retain power after shutdown, there's usually a BIOS setting to disable this or maybe there's something in device manager.
Andi.

lude1962 · 8 Jun 2017 at 14:47

wake from sleep states are governed by the bios (some dont have wake from usb)

skyripper · 8 Jun 2017 at 14:49

My old Remote sensor for Windows XP Media Centre (remember that!?!?) had a connection that went into the lead between the PSU and the Motherboard.

It basically replicated the Power button on the case.

CapitalOne · 8 Jun 2017 at 17:51

lude1962 said:
wake from sleep states are governed by the bios (some dont have wake from usb)

Would "wake from sleep" infer the power save sleep? I'd want to shut down, power on via the harmony.

CapitalOne · 9 Jun 2017 at 18:29

Ok so a £3.99 gamble it is - will update you all tomorrow!