using timer switch to turn on computer

how to use timer switch to turn on my computer without pushing the switch
button on my motherboard?thanks.

check the BIOS settings for your particular board,
whether there is an option for "action on supply failure" or similar phrase,
that tells the pc what to do when power is restored after a failure,
there is often 3 choices,
1 do nothing,
2 return to the state before power down,
3 always turn on.
or similar phrases. choose the one that turns the pc on after restored
power.

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"teong song mau" wrote in message
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how to use timer switch to turn on my computer without pushing the switch
button on my motherboard?thanks.

thanks for the assistance it's working now but to my old type of HP pc they
don't have "action on supply failure" or similar phrase what should i
do?thanks.
"AlmostBob" wrote in message
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check the BIOS settings for your particular board,
whether there is an option for "action on supply failure" or similar
phrase,
that tells the pc what to do when power is restored after a failure,
there is often 3 choices,
1 do nothing,
2 return to the state before power down,
3 always turn on.
or similar phrases. choose the one that turns the pc on after restored
power.

--

Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters

"teong song mau" wrote in message
...
how to use timer switch to turn on my computer without pushing the
switch
button on my motherboard?thanks.

teong song mau wrote:
thanks for the assistance it's working now but to my old type of HP pc they
don't have "action on supply failure" or similar phrase what should i
do?thanks.
"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...

check the BIOS settings for your particular board,
whether there is an option for "action on supply failure" or similar

phrase,

that tells the pc what to do when power is restored after a failure,
there is often 3 choices,
1 do nothing,
2 return to the state before power down,
3 always turn on.
or similar phrases. choose the one that turns the pc on after restored
power.

--

Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters

"teong song mau" wrote in message
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how to use timer switch to turn on my computer without pushing the

switch

button on my motherboard?thanks.






Be careful to specify a delay in turning the power back on. Frequently
when power is restored there are a lot of transients that can kill your
computer if you turn on immediately. When power comes back it often
fails and comes back several times before becoming stable again. Try to
give it several minutes if possible. I leave mine in the off state so
that when I return I can turn them on safely under my control.

James

thanks for the warning but due to the conveniences in my duty the pc needed
to download data from a source for about 30minutes before it can be used i
still need to have this function anyway. if anyone have an idea to help me
to solve these problems will be much appreciated.thanks
"James" wrote in message
...
teong song mau wrote:
thanks for the assistance it's working now but to my old type of HP pc
they
don't have "action on supply failure" or similar phrase what should i
do?thanks.
"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...

check the BIOS settings for your particular board,
whether there is an option for "action on supply failure" or similar

phrase,

that tells the pc what to do when power is restored after a failure,
there is often 3 choices,
1 do nothing,
2 return to the state before power down,
3 always turn on.
or similar phrases. choose the one that turns the pc on after restored
power.

--

Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages
before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters

"teong song mau" wrote in message
...

how to use timer switch to turn on my computer without pushing the

switch

button on my motherboard?thanks.






Be careful to specify a delay in turning the power back on. Frequently
when power is restored there are a lot of transients that can kill your
computer if you turn on immediately. When power comes back it often
fails and comes back several times before becoming stable again. Try to
give it several minutes if possible. I leave mine in the off state so
that when I return I can turn them on safely under my control.

James

What's wrong with the advice you have been given? If you enable the option
"always turn on" (with or without a time delay) then when the timer turns
the power on the PC will start.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"teong song mau" wrote in message
...
thanks for the warning but due to the conveniences in my duty the pc
needed
to download data from a source for about 30minutes before it can be used
i
still need to have this function anyway. if anyone have an idea to help me
to solve these problems will be much appreciated.thanks
"James" wrote in message
...

jeff thanks for your previous valuable advices but that only applicable to
my p3 pc not to the win 95 HP phoenix BIOS version 4.05.U (HP
rev.ha.07.06) because in this pc don't have the option that you mentioned
"always turn on" or similar phrase that enable me to do so under its power
management.
"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...
What's wrong with the advice you have been given? If you enable the
option
"always turn on" (with or without a time delay) then when the timer turns
the power on the PC will start.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"teong song mau" wrote in message
...
thanks for the warning but due to the conveniences in my duty the pc
needed
to download data from a source for about 30minutes before it can be used
i
still need to have this function anyway. if anyone have an idea to help
me
to solve these problems will be much appreciated.thanks
"James" wrote in message
...

In that case, simply leave the power switch set to "On" and allow the timer
to control the power.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"teong song mau" wrote in message
...
jeff thanks for your previous valuable advices but that only applicable to
my p3 pc not to the win 95 HP phoenix BIOS version 4.05.U (HP
rev.ha.07.06) because in this pc don't have the option that you mentioned
"always turn on" or similar phrase that enable me to do so under its power
management.