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Scouse Monkey · 01-06-2005, 07:26 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by jonee

I searched through this forum but it suprised me that there doesn't seem to be a startup/shutdown controller for a laptop.

yeah there is.... http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...6&page=1&pp=15 look harder - there are nmore ideas!

Quote: Originally Posted by jonee

BTW: Running a bicycle brake harness through my car to remotely 'push' the laptop's power button seems a bit 'unclean' to me (nice try though).

I actually thought it looked quite cool the way the guy did it. Personally if i didn't have a port replicator with switch though i would just put a connector on the side of my laptop that i could connect a remote switch to as well as the circuit in the thread above.

01-06-2005, 07:26 AM	#2
Scouse Monkey MySQL Error Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 13,521	Quote: Originally Posted by jonee I searched through this forum but it suprised me that there doesn't seem to be a startup/shutdown controller for a laptop. yeah there is.... http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...6&page=1&pp=15 look harder - there are nmore ideas! Quote: Originally Posted by jonee BTW: Running a bicycle brake harness through my car to remotely 'push' the laptop's power button seems a bit 'unclean' to me (nice try though). I actually thought it looked quite cool the way the guy did it. Personally if i didn't have a port replicator with switch though i would just put a connector on the side of my laptop that i could connect a remote switch to as well as the circuit in the thread above. __________________ If you want more answers on anything I have posted you can find me at digital-car.co.uk or skiing or diving or doing somthing else fun!