why use a shutdown controller???
I'm using win98SE on a laptop P133....I know I know, wimpy wimpy wimpy.....but it only cost me $10 and it runs a gps and winamp.
Anyways whenever I turn off the car, it just kills the power to the mobo without going through the shutdown process and everything is just fine after several hundred ungraceful shutdowns.
So, whats the point using a shutdown controller, power sequencer, etc? Just use a dc2dc psu and thats it.
I'd eventually like to upgrade to win2k, but do I then have to worry about purchasing additional circuitry just to shutdown the os gracefully?
PS. I'm not sure if this is the right place for this thread but I thought you guys would know the answer.