[iyonix-support] Re: Pyjamas still.
- From: Gary Locock <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 22:48:07 +0100
In article <Marcel-1.53-0517082242-1cbpErr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue 16 May, Gary Locock wrote:
> >
> > In article <9547e1274e.acld75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > george <george.greenfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > In message <692d9a254e.harriet@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Harriet Bazley <iyonix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > > On 11 May 2006 as I do recall,
> > > > Ewen Pring wrote:
> >
> > [Snip]
> >
> > > TBH, in the light of the above I can't see the point of the soft
> > > restart button: I'd much rather have a conventional, RPC-style,
> > > make-and-break switch on the front.
> >
> > Seconded!
> Unforunatly I think it's a battle lost, I can't remember the last new PC
> case that didn't have a soft start button.
We have at least one, about 4 years old, but very unlikely to be current.
Castle are stuck with proprietary cases for obvious reasons. Whilst the
mechanical switch behind the pretty button could probably be swapped for a
'hard' power switch (or a relay more likely), it would still have to draw its
power from the PSU, which would defeat the object. Alternatively, putting a
proper mains power isolating switch on the front would probably require a
specially modified PSU... Ho Hum. Another fine idea smacks into the
buffers...
> The silly thing is that I think 95+% of PC users don't have a need for it
> (The Soft start means you can implement a Wake Up on Lan (i.e. remotely
> power a machine up which can be useful in very specific circumstances)
WOL is the best reason for a soft power-on, but the Iyo can't do it, and TBH
even if it could, 5-10% of the time it wouldn't start up properly and would
need manually resetting :-(
> The only real use I think PC users make of 'soft' powering, is the 'soft
> power down', PC users wouldn't like to wait around for the system to shut
> down to then turn the power off, which on a normal RISC OS setup is of
> course no problem:-)
Soft power down is nonetheless quite a pleasant feature when you have 30 to
switch off each night, but only if it is reliable. When a machine has to be
reset before the power-down will operate (also around 5-10% of instances) it
is a PITA, and holds up the entire routine.
We are almost certainly stuck with soft power-on/off, but it would be sooooo
nice if it worked every time!
Gary
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Gary Locock, Network Manager, Bablake Junior School
Coundon Road, Coventry CV1 4AU
School Website: http://www.bablakejs.co.uk
Private mail: g a r y (at) l o c o c k . c o . u k
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