Wake-on LAN
Wake-on LAN (WOL) allows a computer to be turned on or resumed from sleep or hibernation state
by a network message. You can enable or disable WOL in Computer Setup using the
S5 Maximum
Power Savings
setting.
To enable or disable WOL:
1.
Turn on or restart the computer.
2.
Press either
Esc
or
F10
while the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu” message is displayed at
the bottom of the screen.
NOTE:
If you do not press
Esc
or
F10
at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer
and again press
Esc
or
F10
when the monitor light turns green to access the utility.
3.
If you pressed
Esc
, press
F10
to enter Computer Setup.
4.
Navigate to
Power > Hardware Power Management
.
5.
Set
S5 Maximum Power Savings
as follows:
●
Disable WOL = Enabled
●
Enable WOL = Disabled
6.
Press
F10
to accept any changes.
7.
Select
File
>
Save Changes and Exit
.
Power-On Sequence
At power-on, the flash boot block code initializes the hardware to a known state, then performs basic
power-on diagnostic tests to determine the integrity of the hardware. Initialization performs the
following functions:
1.
Initializes CPU and memory controller.
2.
Initializes VGA software.
3.
Initializes and configures all PCI devices.
4.
Initializes the video to a known state.
5.
Initializes USB devices to a known state.
6.
Performs power-on diagnostics. For more information, see “Power-On Diagnostic Tests”.
7.
The unit boots the operating system.
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