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how to set power on

Asked by Waluyo Adi Siswanto

My computer, Ubuntu 9.04 AMD64, always power on automatically at 8.00AM.
I don't know how to change? I could not find from System > Preference >Power Management.

Please any help?

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Dmitry Tantsur (divius) said : 		#1

Most probably is is set in BIOS. I don't know a way to use Ubuntu as an alarm=)
This can also be connected with some external device, e.g. some computers have "wake on LAN" feature which truns a computer on when LAN cable is plugged in.

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Dmitry Tantsur (divius) said : 		#2

And of course if you have a stationary computer you can completely turn it off with help of power button (usually on the back panel)

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ktech (ktech) said : 		#3

On booting your pc keep pressing DEL key you will then enter bios setup. Disable Auto switch on (probably in power mgnt.

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Waluyo Adi Siswanto (was-wlk) said : 		#4

Yes I have found in the bios setup WOL and power on alarm "enable". I switched them "disable" and it is ok now.
But I still have a question why last time power on every 8 AM. I don't install alarm clock ?
Before I switch the power on alarm to disable, the alarm time setting was at 0:0:0.

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Best Steve (stupendoussteve-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#5

Waluyo Adi Siswanto wrote:
> Question #72316 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/72316
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> Waluyo Adi Siswanto is still having a problem:
> Yes I have found in the bios setup WOL and power on alarm "enable". I switched them "disable" and it is ok now.
> But I still have a question why last time power on every 8 AM. I don't install alarm clock ?
> Before I switch the power on alarm to disable, the alarm time setting was at 0:0:0.
>

It is possible your BIOS was using GMT vs your local time. Depending on
your timezone 0 could have been 8am.

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Waluyo Adi Siswanto (was-wlk) said : 		#6

Thanks Steven Susbauer, that solved my question.

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alifbro (alifbro) said : 		#7

u should by new one.. just kidding =)