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RE: [OT] Is there any software to awaken PC from "Stand By" ?





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On 14/01/2006 at 10:13 Steve Morgan wrote:

>Now, starting-up:
>
>This requires one of two BIOS options to be supported. Many have a
'power
>on
>at specific time' option. In which case, it's a simple case of defining
the
>time at which you want the machine to restart.
>
>The alternative is to look for a BIOS option that causes the machine to
>turn
>on when power is restored after a power failure. With this set, you can
use
>a timeswitch (use an electronic one with battery backup) to turn the PC
>off,
>then back on again a few minutes later.
>

The other option is Wake on Lan (WOL) magic packets but that would require
some
device capable of sending macig packets to be on

Andy





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