Wake on timer
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Important Note: Due to hardware limitations, for now, fit-PC2 doesn't support wake-on-timer from Hibernation Mode.
WinXP
You can use one of the following methods:
Windows XP Scheduled Tasks Tool
- Go to Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Scheduled Tasks.
- Launch the Scheduled Task Wizard by double-clicking Add Scheduled Task.
- Click Next and select the program that you want to start when your system wakes up. Click Next.
- In the following three screens, select the Daily/Weekly/Monthly/... option, the time that you want your system to wake up, and then type a username and password with Administrative privileges.
- On the last page, select the Open Advanced Properties check box and click Finish.
- In the Properties dialog box for the scheduled task, choose the Setting tab and select the Wake The Computer To Run This Task check box.
- Click OK.
WakeUp utility
- Launch WakeUp utility (download xp-wakeup-xx.zip from here)
- Choose Standby option.
- Choose Resume at absolute or relative time option. Set the resume time.
- Choose application launch option.
- Choose suspend upon automatic resume option.
- Click Suspend.
Windows 7
- Go to Start | Task Scheduler.
- Click Create Task.
- Open the General tab:
- Enter name of the task and its description (optional).
- Choose Run whether user is logged on or not option.
- Choose Windows 7 in the Configure menu.
- Open the Triggers tab:
- Click New.
- In the New Trigger screen, set up appropriate trigger settings and click OK.
- Open the Actions tab:
- Click New.
- Choose the appropriate Action and click OK.
- Open the Conditions tab:
- Set Wake the computer to run this task option.
- Click OK to finish the new task creation.
- Enter the user account information and click OK.
- Close Task scheduler.
- Go to Control Panel | Power Options.
- Click Change plan settings" option that is next to the power plan that is selected.
- Click Change advanced power settings.
- Click Cange settings that are currently unavailable.
- Set Require a password on wakeup to No for both On battery and Plugged in options.
- Expend Sleep section.
- Set Allow wake timers to Enable for both On battery and Plugged in options.
- Click OK.