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    Power ON laptop from keyboard?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by MOHCTP, May 21, 2009.

  1. MOHCTP

    MOHCTP Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys!

    I decided to transform my laptop to desktop and so I bought external 22" monitor and cordless keyboard with mouse. Everything seems to be great excpet a pain in the procedure to open lid to power on my PC!
    My cordless keyboard Logitech MX3200 has a sleep button which puts my laptop to sleep. However, I was wondering how can I revive it with the same button? I saw dude doing it on another cordless keyboard and other laptop in the shop and he promised me for this to work!
    Is there a certain BIOS setting that needs to be turned on? Does every BIOS support that function and what is the name for it?
    Please help rule this out as I got this certain keyboard just because of this function :)
     
    MOHCTP, May 21, 2009
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  2. Signal2Noise

    Signal2Noise Über-geek.

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    Erm...call or visit 'dude' in shop and ask him?
     
    Signal2Noise, May 21, 2009
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  3. ilikepie

    ilikepie Notebook Enthusiast

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    Go into your laptops bios and see if there is a setting called wake on keyboard
     
    ilikepie, May 21, 2009
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  4. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    More specifically, your BIOS needs a Wake on USB support.
     
    surfasb, May 21, 2009
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