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
the serial port 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 PC has a properly configured token-ring or Ethernet
LAN adapter card that is Wake on LAN-enabled and you have remote network
management software, you can use the IBM-developed 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 on your local area network
(LAN). For further information, see “Wake on LAN” on page 5.
Setting Automatic Power-On Features: To set Automatic Power-On features,
complete the following steps.
1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see “Starting the
Configuration/Setup Utility Program” on page 23).
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. Press Esc twice to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu.
6. Before you exit from the program, select Save Settings from the
Configuration/Setup Utility program menu.
7. To exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program, press Esc and follow the
instructions on the screen.
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