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Automatic Power-On Features

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8. Refer to "Exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program" on page 41 for instructions on saving your settings and exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Automatic Power-On Features You can use the Automatic Power-On features within the Advanced Power Management menu to enable and disable features that turn your computer on automatically. Serial Port Ring Detect: If your computer has an external modem connected to serial port 1 and you want the computer to turn on automatically when a ring is detected on the modem, set this feature to Enabled. Modem Ring Detect: If your computer has an internal modem and you want the computer to turn on automatically when a ring is detected on the modem, set this feature to Enabled. Wake Up on Alarm: With this feature, you can specify a date and time at which the computer will be turned on automatically. This can be either a single event or a daily event. Wake on LAN: If your computer has a properly configured Ethernet LAN connection and you have network-management software, you can use the Wake on LAN feature. When you set Wake on LAN to Enabled, your computer will turn on when it receives a specific signal from another computer over the LAN. For additional information on this setting, refer to "Using System-Management Features" on page 27 and "System-Management Settings" on page 56. Setting Automatic Power-On Features: To set these features, complete the following steps. 1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility Program" on page 38). 2. Select Advanced Power Management from the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu. 3. Select Automatic Power On. 4. Select the menu item for which you want to view or change settings. Use Left Arrow (←) or Right Arrow (→) to toggle between selections. 5. Refer to "Exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program" on page 41 for instructions on saving your settings and exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Chapter 4. Configuring Your Computer. 55

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8.
Refer to “Exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program” on page
41 for
instructions on saving your settings and exiting from the Configuration/Setup
Utility program.
Automatic Power-On Features
You can use the Automatic Power-On features within the Advanced Power
Management menu to enable and disable features that turn your computer on
automatically.
±
Serial Port Ring Detect:
If your computer has an
external
modem connected to
serial port 1 and you want the computer to turn on automatically when a ring is
detected on the modem, set this feature to
Enabled
.
±
Modem Ring Detect:
If your computer has an
internal
modem and you want
the computer to turn on automatically when a ring is detected on the modem,
set this feature to
Enabled
.
±
Wake Up on Alarm:
With this feature, you can specify a date and time at
which the computer will be turned on automatically.
This can be either a single
event or a daily event.
±
Wake on LAN:
If your computer has a properly configured Ethernet LAN
connection and you have network-management software, you can use the Wake
on LAN feature.
When you set Wake on LAN to
Enabled
, your computer will
turn on when it receives a specific signal from another computer over the LAN.
For additional information on this setting, refer to “Using System-Management
Features” on page
27 and “System-Management Settings” on page
56.
Setting Automatic Power-On Features:
To set these features, complete the
following steps.
1.
Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see “Starting the
Configuration/Setup Utility Program” on page
38).
2. Select
Advanced Power Management
from the Configuration/Setup Utility
program menu.
3. Select
Automatic Power On
.
4.
Select the menu item for which you want to view or change settings.
Use Left
Arrow (
) or Right Arrow (
) to toggle between selections.
5.
Refer to “Exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program” on page
41 for
instructions on saving your settings and exiting from the Configuration/Setup
Utility program.
Chapter
4.
Configuring Your Computer.
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