Remote power button for the Mac Mini
by brian @ 12:05:28 - [perma-link] For some reason (more in a bit) when I have my Mac Mini in my
Vanagon, it doesn't power on when I turn the key like it should. I
end up having to slide my seat back and squeeeeeeze my hand through
the gap under the seat to reach behind the mini to press the power
button. This little mod will save my knuckles. It may even solve
the power-on problem. As it turns out, the old crimped connection between the itty-bitty
wire coming from inside the Mac (its a Y-adapter from mp3car.com in
the ...uh... Carnetix 1900 (the automotive computer power supply that
I use) to Mac Mini connector kit) to the power supply jumper wire had
broken loose, so the on pulse from the power supply was never
reaching the Mac. The soldered connection should solve that problem,
because it did work some of the time. If not, I'll have the red
button hanging out somewhere I can reach it easily enough.
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