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Automatic Power-On Features

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models with SCSI hard disk drives, the feature is set to Enabled by default, but it is not operational.) Setting Automatic Hardware Power Management Features: To set Automatic Hardware Power Management features, complete the following steps. 1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility Program" on page 34). 2. Select Advanced Power Management from the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu. 3. Be sure APM BIOS Mode is set to Enabled. If it is not, press Left Arrow (←) or Right Arrow (→) to change the setting. 4. Select Automatic Hardware Power Management. 5. Set Automatic Hardware Power Management to Enabled. 6. Select values for the three levels of power management (system power, processor speed, and display), as necessary. 7. Set Hard Disk to Enabled or Disabled. 8. Refer to "Exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program" on page 37 for instructions on saving your settings and exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Automatic Power-On Features The Automatic Power-On features within the Advanced Power Management menu allow you 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. Chapter 4. Configuring Your Computer. 51

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models with SCSI hard disk drives, the feature is set to
Enabled
by default, but
it is not operational.)
Setting Automatic Hardware Power Management Features:
To set
Automatic Hardware Power Management features, complete the following steps.
1.
Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see “Starting the
Configuration/Setup Utility Program” on page
34).
2. Select
Advanced Power Management
from the Configuration/Setup Utility
program menu.
3.
Be sure
APM BIOS Mode
is set to
Enabled
.
If it is not, press Left Arrow (
)
or Right Arrow (
) to change the setting.
4. Select
Automatic Hardware Power Management
.
5. Set
Automatic Hardware Power Management
to
Enabled
.
6.
Select values for the three levels of power management (system power,
processor speed, and display), as necessary.
7. Set
Hard Disk
to
Enabled
or
Disabled
.
8.
Refer to “Exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program” on page
37 for
instructions on saving your settings and exiting from the Configuration/Setup
Utility program.
Automatic Power-On Features
The Automatic Power-On features within the Advanced Power Management menu
allow you 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.
Chapter
4.
Configuring Your Computer.
51