-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bob Sanders wrote: | Richard, mused, then expounded: |> However, if I wait a few hours before sending the magic packet, the |> machine does not power back up and the machine can only be powered back |> up by pressing the power button on the machine itself. After testing |> this over and over, I know as a matter of fact that the only thing that |> causes the magic packet to fail to power the machine back up is time; if |> I leave it too long between powering the machine off and sending the |> magic packet. |> |> Has anyone else here experienced this? |> | | Can't say that I have. But what you describe is a failing Standby | voltage circuit. It could be the power supply or it could be the | motherboard. | | If either has significant age on them, then most likely to electrolytic | capacitors associated with the circuit have gone bad. Or it could | simply be bad design and no real testing of the function during | production. | | Bob | - | Modern boards usually have a LED indicating standby power.......
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