Powering up Q...

Although JOKERSWILD usually gives pretty good advice, this suggestion is dangerous if you don't know what you are doing.  Don't start messing around with rigging something off your motherboard. If you short something out, you're in real trouble.  Instead, tell us which model computer you have and perhaps we can suggest a setting in the BIOS that will accomplish what you are trying to do.  Each system is somewhat different.  On my office system, a 4550, I have the AC Power Recovery set inn some way (don't remember the settings since I'm not at the office) so that when I shut down in the evening, the computer shuts off.  I then shut the power strip off and when I come in in the morning, I just turn the power strip back on and the computer starts.  Note that if I try this immediately after shutting down it doesn't work, but does work if I leave it off for more than about 15 minutes.

Steve

Message Edited by chuket on 02-01-2004 11:42 PM

Documentation on the BIOS settings for your system can be found at:

http://docs.us.dell.com/docs/systems/dim4600/en/4600i/sm/syssetup.htm#1138127

The settings you want to play with are under Power Management > AC Power Recovery.  Your choices are Off , On, and Last.  If you wait a minute while I reboot, I'll tell you how mine are set.  Again, this only works for me if I shut down, turn off the power strip, then wait for a while before turning the power strip back on.  I'll be back in a minute to tell you my settings.

Steve

I'm back.  On my 4550, the settinig for AC Power Recovery is "On".

Steve

Message Edited by volcano11 on 02-02-2004 09:27 AM

Volcano,  Thanks for taking the trouble... I'll try it and post my results here for everyone else interested.  Thanks again!!

Steve