Power On Your Computer by Keyboard, Mouse or Alarm

I found these useful options in the bios settings of my computer. In the Power Management Setup you can enable the Power on by Keyboard and Power on by Mouse options. Then, when you want to power on your computer or wake it up from sleep or you can just double click your mouse or press some key(s) on your keyboard.

Another exciting thing I discovered is that I can start the computer by alarm. You specify a time and date, and the computer starts automatically at that time. It is particularly useful for me for downloading things from the internet at night (I have a broadband plan that provides unlimited night time usage). I don't have to keep the computer On all the time. It now automatically starts at 2 a.m. in the morning, boots into the default OS (which is now Win7), starts the download manager (I have put it in the startup list) and begins downloading!

These options may not be available on all motherboards or bios though.

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