m1-atx is this working correctly?

**llajumpvid** · 05-27-2005, 06:43 PM

I have my pc set up using the supplied ac/dc power supply which the positive is connected to the ACC and constant battery power. I put a switch on the ACC wire. When I turn off the ACC wire the PC shuts off instantly, fan and led....; When I turn it back on it goes back through the whole startup process. If I had something running (like Frodo) when the pc comes back on there is nothing running. It takes just a little over 1 minute to boot up. I have the jumpers set for the 5sec/2hour shutdown. I thought that when I shut it off it would come right back to life inside of a 2 hour period? Oh and I'm running xp pro sp2 on a MKII

Does this sound like it is running correctly or do I have something wrong?????

**rando** · 05-27-2005, 07:42 PM

5s/2hrs means that the PC will receive the shutdown command 5s after you switch the ACC wire off. If your PC is configured correctly it should proceed through a normal shutdown cycle. If your PC fails to shutdown correctly, it will be forced off after 2 hours when the PSU will force all of its power rails off.

**CapitaineFritz** · 05-27-2005, 07:45 PM

m1-atx is dc-dc; not ac-dc.

If you wire it correctly (red = constant 12V; white = acc 12v and black = ground) it should start ~3-4seconds after you put the key in the contact and stop 5secs after (as described in the 5s/2h setting). I just installed mine last week and it works like a charm

**llajumpvid** · 05-28-2005, 09:01 AM

I have the ac power brick that converts to DC and is plugged into the M1-atx. The + is hooked to the red and white and a switch is on the white acc wire. I guess I was thinking that when I turned the switch back on that everything would start from where it was previously (frodo would still be open)? It sounds like I thats not how it is suppose to be. It does though seem to properly shut down because I don't get any of the "windows was shutdown improperly checking disk" type message when it comes back up.

**bertybassett** · 05-28-2005, 09:48 AM

drop the power brick in the bin that is no longer needed. Just connect the battery up to the m1-atx

**llajumpvid** · 05-28-2005, 12:12 PM

I will once I get everything installed in the SUV, wires etc and have all the programs running like I want.

So when you shut down and turn it back on you have to reload everything???? I thought it would/could work like my laptop, when I shut the lid it goes off and when I open the lid back up everything resumes from where I left it??

edit.
Okay dumbass alert. I found that at some point I had switched the red and white wires on the M1atx so my switch was on the battery line which is why I had a instant off

. Then doing some searching figured out I didn't have the video driver so that is why no hibernation.....dumbass.....