I have one of those motherboards that does not give you the option of turning off the +5V to the USB ports when in standby mode. (K7 Triton GA-7N400).
This results in the LED's and LCD being fully lit when PC in standby. 
One solution is to hook up a relay so that usb power is only connected to the MaLa hardware when the PC is ON. I want to avoid the hassle of this if possible.
Has anyone got any suggestions for a possible solution?
Thanks
Hi ... think I have the same problem
hi loadman,
would be nice if you could post your solution here, when its done. As Arnulf i have the same issue with the usb...
thx a lot
zyx
I will do that for you late next week. 
By the way. I found this problem particularly frustrating as my other two PC motherboards do allow you to turn off 5V standby power to the USB ports using a dip switch on the motherboard. But I am not about to swap them as they are motherboards for P4 and my Mame table has a slower AMD chip.
*** [SCHILD=13]I have an Idea[/SCHILD]
If I plug my MaLa Hardware into a Powered USB Hub and
1) I obtain Power for the Hub from a Hard Drive Plug
2) Disconnect the Power wire inside that Hub coming from the motherboard
..Then in Theory it will only get power when the PC is fully on.
I'm going away (camping) for a few days, But I will test this idea out late next week.
It may be a simpler alternative than hooking up relays.
mmmm still thinking 
Zitat
If I plug my MaLa Hardware into a Powered USB Hub and
1) I obtain Power for the Hub from a Hard Drive Plug
2) Disconnect the Power wire inside that Hub coming from the motherboard
..Then in Theory it will only get power when the PC is fully on.
Forget that idea. Back to the drawing board. The Hub will not fuction without 5v coming from the motherboard, even though the Hub is self powered. ??? Very Strange
Not Happy
...Anyway I will post my original Relay plan here when I have made it.
Simon