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Power On Function

Common Options : Button Only, Keyboard 98, Hot Key, Mouse Left, Mouse Right

Quick Review

This BIOS feature allows you to select the method to turn on your computer.

By default, this feature is set to Button Only. This allows your computer to be started up only through the use of the power button or switch. Other available options :-

  • A Keyboard 98-compatible keyboard (which comes with a wake-up button )
  • A keyboard hot key (for non-Keyboard 98 keyboards)
  • A mouse button (either the right or left button)

If you select the Mouse Left option, the left button of the mouse will be used to start up the system. The Mouse Right option selects the right mouse button as the power on button instead.

Please note that only PS/2 mice support the Mouse Left or Mouse Right options. Mice using serial or USB connections do not support this power on function.

The Keyboard 98 option will only work if you are using Windows 98 or better and have the appropriate keyboard. Then you can use the keyboard's wake-up or power-on button to start up the computer.

Older keyboards that do not conform to the Keyboard 98 standard and therefore do not have the special wake-up button can use the Hot Key option instead. There are twelve hot keys available : Ctrl-F1 to Ctrl-F12. Select the hot key you want and you will be able to start up the computer using that hot key.

There is no performance advantage in choosing any one of the options above. So, choose the option that you are most comfortable with.


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