A new PowerSpec B734.

Just bought a PowerSpec B734. I want to set the PC to start up at a certain time each day. And also to restart in the event of a power interruption.

I assume I can do this in the UEFI. How do I get into the UEFI? What keys do I press?

And when I am in, will I find a setting that allows me to do what I want? I need to access the B734 remotely using TeamViewer periodically.

Thanks.

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  • cgs
    cgs
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    I can't remember how to get into the BIOS on the G212. On boot, it says "CTRL+I" for the "Configuraiton Utility" but that does not show any Power options, just "Intel Rapid Storage Technology Options."

    I know I once successfully got into the BIOS because I remember setting the G212 to restart on any power outage, which it does; I just can't remember the key combination to get me there and I have tried some of the obvious: Delete, F2, F8.... nothing works.

  • PowerSpec_MikeW
    PowerSpec_MikeW PowerSpec Engineer
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    @cgs

    Should be F2 on Intel.

  • PowerSpec_MikeW
    PowerSpec_MikeW PowerSpec Engineer
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    @cgs

    You're correct, as configured out of the factory if you enable this feature it doesn't work. This is easily correctable however. The G212 gave us a really good clue as to what's going on. The Wake on RTC Alarm feature wakes from S5. Problem is modern PC's from Windows 8 onward have a feature called Fast Startup or Hybrid Shutdown. When you shutdown the PC it goes into an S4 state, it never goes into S5, therefore cannot wake from S5.

    Resolution:

    Control Panel - Hardware and Sound - Power Options - Change what the power buttons do (Left frame) - Change Settings that are currently unavailable - Uncheck "Turn on Fast Startup(recommended)" - Save Changes - Reboot.

    You have an NVME drive, this isn't going to effect your startup times by much at all and the system should wake up properly.

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