Enabling Smart Power On - Dell OptiPlex 7050 Small Form Factor Owner's Manual

Hide thumbs Also See for OptiPlex 7050 Small Form Factor:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

NOTE:
Choose the appropriate category to reach the product page
5
Select your computer model and the Product Support page of your computer appears.
6
Click Get drivers and click Drivers and Downloads.
The Drivers and Downloads section opens.
7
Click Find it myself.
8
Click BIOS to view the BIOS versions.
9
Identify the latest BIOS file and click Download.
10
Select your preferred download method in the Please select your download method below window, click Download File.
The File Download window appears.
11
Click Save to save the file on your computer.
12
Click Run to install the updated BIOS settings on your computer.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
NOTE:
It is recommended not to update the BIOS version for more than 3 revisions. For example: If you want to update the BIOS
from 1.0 to 7.0, then install version 4.0 first and then install version 7.0.

Enabling smart power on

To enable Smart Power On and the ability to wake a system from S3, S4, and S5 sleep states with a move of a mouse or press of a key on
the keyboard, perform these steps:
1
Make sure the following BIOS settings under Power Management setup option are set as mentioned here:
USB Wake Support as Enabled.
Deep Sleep Control as Disabled.
2
Connect a keyboard, mouse, or wireless USB dongle to the Smart Power On USB port(s) on the back of your system.
3
Disable Fast Startup in the Operating System:
a
Search and open Power options in the Start Menu.
b
Click Choose what the power buttons do on the left side of the window.
c
Under Shutdown settings, make sure Turn on fast startup is disabled.
4
Reboot your system so the changes can take effect. The next time when your system goes to sleep or is shut down, any use of the
mouse or keyboard will wake it up.
System setup
51

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

This manual is also suitable for:

D11s

Table of Contents