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5 Select your computer model and the Product Support page of your computer appears. 6 Click Get drivers and click Drivers and Downloads. The Drivers and Downloads section opens. 7 Click Find it myself. 8 Click BIOS to view the BIOS versions. 9 Identify the latest BIOS file and click Download. 10 Select your preferred download method in the Please select your download method below window, click Download File. The File Download window appears. 11 Click Save to save the file on your computer. 12 Click Run to install the updated BIOS settings on your computer. Follow the instructions on the screen. Enabling smart power on To enable Smart Power On and the ability to wake a system from S3, S4, and S5 sleep states with a move of a mouse or press of a key on the keyboard, perform these steps: 1 Make sure the following BIOS settings under Power Management setup option are set as mentioned here: • USB Wake Support as Enabled. • Deep Sleep Control as Disabled. 2 Connect a keyboard, mouse, or wireless USB dongle to the Smart Power On USB port(s) on the back of your system. 3 Disable Fast Startup in the Operating System: a Search and open Power options in the Start Menu. b Click Choose what the power buttons do on the left side of the window. c Under Shutdown settings, make sure Turn on fast startup is disabled. 4 Reboot your system so the changes can take effect. The next time when your system goes to sleep or is shut down, any use of the mouse or keyboard will wake it up. System setup 59

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5
Select your computer model and the
Product Support
page of your computer appears.
6
Click
Get drivers
and click
Drivers and Downloads
.
The Drivers and Downloads section opens.
7
Click
Find it myself
.
8
Click
BIOS
to view the BIOS versions.
9
Identify the latest BIOS
file
and click
Download
.
10
Select your preferred download method in the
Please select your download method below
window, click
Download File
.
The
File Download
window appears.
11
Click
Save
to save the
file
on your computer.
12
Click
Run
to install the updated BIOS settings on your computer.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
Enabling smart power on
To enable Smart Power On and the ability to wake a system from S3, S4, and S5 sleep states with a move of a mouse or press of a key on
the keyboard, perform these steps:
1
Make sure the following BIOS settings under
Power Management
setup option are set as mentioned here:
•
USB Wake Support
as Enabled.
•
Deep Sleep Control
as Disabled.
2
Connect a keyboard, mouse, or wireless USB dongle to the Smart Power On USB port(s) on the back of your system.
3
Disable
Fast Startup
in the Operating System:
a
Search and open
Power options
in the Start Menu.
b
Click
Choose what the power buttons do
on the left side of the window.
c
Under
Shutdown settings
, make sure
Turn on fast startup
is disabled.
4
Reboot your system so the changes can take
effect.
The next time when your system goes to sleep or is shut down, any use of the
mouse or keyboard will wake it up.
System setup
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