VIA 693A ATX
MAINBOARD
INSTALLATION
2-3
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RTC ALARM
PC system can be waked up by the RTC setting in the CMOS. You can set the
alarming date and time in the BIOS setup program, When RTC alarms, the PC
system will be triggered and wakes up automatically.
Enable the “RTC Alarm Resume” selection in the BIOS setup utility, and then you
will see the input request for the date and time. (you can find the “RTC Alarm
Resume” in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” in Section 4.7), When you
have stored the RTC alarm setting, the PC system will be turned on automatically
according to the date and time which is recorded in the CMOS memory.
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MODEM RING-IN
This mainboard supports the Modem Ring-In power on feature. In order to use the
ring-in signal to wake up your PC system, you will have to use the
EXTERNAL
MODEM
and have it connected to one of the
SERIAL PORTS
( COM1 or COM2 )
on the mainboard. When the mainboard detects the ring-in signal from the serial
port, the system power will be turned on instantly
To enable the Modem Ring-In feature, you have to run the BIOS setup utility and
enable the “Modem or LAN Resume” option (refer to Section 4-7 - “POWER
MANAGEMENT SETUP”).
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WAKE ON LAN ( WOL )
There is a WOL connector CN16 on the mainboard which is designed to connect to
the signal from a LAN card which supports the Wake On LAN feature. When such
LAN card is installed, you may turn on the PC system from the remote server and
monitor the PC status. To enable this feature, you will have to use the BIOS setup
utility to enable the “Modem or LAN Resume” in the BIOS setup program.
Note: This function will be disabled if you turn off the power before the system can
verify the DMI pool data.
2.3
POWER OFF THE PC SYSTEM
There are two ways to power off the system. They are “Shut Down by Power Button”
and “ Shut Down by OS”. (such as Windows® 95 and Windows® 98, you can choose
the
Shut Down
from the file menu and the system will be powered off immediately ).
