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I am running a Windows XP SP2 OS on a Celeron 2.0 GHZ with 1 GB RAM. I want to auto power on and shut down my PC when I am not at the computer. Basically I want to schedule the starting up and shutting down of my computer. I know the shutting down can be scheduled, but is there a way to auto power on a computer? Can this be implemented through the BIOS? Will a new BIOS upgrade solve the problem?

My Computer particulars are as follows:

BIOS Date: 05/07/03
BIOS Type: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
BIOS ID: 05/07/2003-P4M266-8235-6A6LWYKAC
OEM Sign-On: P4M266A-M/MN VER:2.00 05/23/2003
Chipset: VIA 82C3148 rev 0
Superio: ITE 8705/SiS 950 rev 2 found at port 2Eh
OS: WinXP SP2
CPU: Intel Celeron(R) 2000 Mhz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Yes
BIOS ROM Size: 256K
Memory Installed: 1024 MB
Memory Maximum: Unknown
Memory Slot 01: 512 MB
Memory Slot 02: 512 MB
Memory Slot 03: 0 MB

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Several practical ways exist to automate power-on and shutdown. raised the network-wake option, noted vendor utilities for OEM systems, and reported finding a board-level BIOS wake after upgrading. The following adds focused, actionable checks and reliable workarounds that were not shown in depth above.

Many motherboards expose a real-time-clock alarm in the BIOS (look under Power Management / ACPI / Advanced). Labels vary—examples include “Resume by RTC” or “Power on by RTC alarm”—and options let the board power up at a given time (one-time or repeating). This typically works from soft-off (S5) or suspend (S3/S4) depending on the board. Steps: reboot to BIOS, search power-management options, enable the alarm, set time/frequency, save and test. BIOS updates can add features but should be done only after reading vendor change-logs and following the vendor’s flashing instructions.

Network-based wake is a second route when on-site networking is available. It requires a NIC that remains powered while the system is off and matching BIOS/driver wake settings. Enable the wake options in the NIC driver (Device Manager) and in BIOS, test locally with a magic-packet sender, and remember that waking across an Internet gateway usually needs router configuration or an on-site relay to forward the packet. Wired Ethernet is far more reliable than wireless for remote wake.

If the BIOS lacks a scheduler, a low-cost workaround is a programmable AC timer or smart plug that restores mains at a set time combined with a BIOS “power on after AC loss / restore on AC” setting. Scheduled shutdowns inside Windows can be done with Task Scheduler running shutdown.exe; for example:

shutdown /s /f /t 0

Confirm S-state behavior in the motherboard manual, test changes safely, and document any BIOS settings before flashing.

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*Watches this thread as I want to do the same thing*

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i believe you can, you can wake the machine through the NIC card (wake on lan)

let me look it up for both ya!

.....done researching


yes you need whats called Wake-On-LAN

--miniHOWTO
and sometools

commented: Good find! :) -'Stein +3
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you can do this using cctk product , which is DELL product. use autoonhour and autoonmin etc

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Thanks for the reply. I have already solved the problem. Upgraded my PC. The BIOS is the Gigabyte G31/G33 mobo has a setting through which the PC can be booted automatically at any predetermined time.

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