[mythtv-users] OT: Acer Aspire Revo Custom Power Button

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:48 AM, MacNean Tyrrell <dardack at gmail.com> wrote:

>> I believe you can set the bios of the Revo to power on when it gets
>> plugged in.  You can always use "poweroff" or "shutdown" commands to
>> power it down.  The OP asked if there is a way to enter shutdown by
>> pulling the power chord.  I am not sure how you would sustain power to
>> the MB to gracefully power it down in that scenario.
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> Do you have one to verify this?  And eh as a frontend on a USB stick, don't
> really care about shutting down gracefully TBH.   Ty for your time/response.

One of my revos powers on when the power supply is switched on at the
wall, without intervention of the "on" switch. The other doesn't. they
are different models but i think the difference on this point is the
bios setting, which i will try and remember to look at for you
tonight.