Automatic power up?

Hodge · 15 Jul 2008 at 00:14

Here are two questions for a computer expert.........

1. Is it possible to get a PC to automatically power itself up after a power cut (ie without having to press the power on button)?

2. If I have a PC that has gone into 'sleep' mode is there a way of waking it up remotely (ie connecting to it over the web)?

If anybody knows how to do either of these things I'd really appreciate it if you could let me know how to do it.

L33 · 15 Jul 2008 at 00:18

Hodge said:
1. Is it possible to get a PC to automatically power itself up after a power cut (ie without having to press the power on button)?

Most PCs have this option in the BIOS, usually named something like 'resume after power failure' or similar.

Hodge said:
2. If I have a PC that has gone into 'sleep' mode is there a way of waking it up remotely (ie connecting to it over the web)?

Google 'wake on lan' or 'magic packet'. More than likely will not work across the internet though, only on a LAN.

MarcLister · 15 Jul 2008 at 00:25

L33 is correct.

Let us know what motherboard you have and I'm sure someone will check out the mobo PDF and let you know.

Kaed · 15 Jul 2008 at 00:34

I once looked into boiling a kettle through a telephone call (bear with me on this one)

An ATX power supply can be switched on via a modem. Therefore all you need do, is plug a standard dial up modem into a nearby telephone socket, and when you want to switch your pc on, dial that number.

Rebelius · 15 Jul 2008 at 01:12

but wouldn't you need a separate line for that? Unless you wanted that to happen any time someone phoned your house?

Hodge · 15 Jul 2008 at 08:06

Thanks all will look into the BIOS

TaLLyJ · 15 Jul 2008 at 08:35

I use WOL to power up my server whenever I need access to a movie... it works great