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by avasile

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I was wondering if anyone knows a way to power off my server (win 2003 - probably with a script), have the server off for 1-2 hours and then power on by itself. I can do this with an iSeries but not with Windows.
Thank you,
Adrian

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by cmiller5400

Well you can use the shutdown.exe command to shutdown your server. The BIOS on the systemboard must support a power on time, or if you are using IBM servers, you can get a RSA card to do this for you. HP/Compaq makes a product called Lights Out that may have this capability.

by avasile

I have a Compaq ML350 G2 which doesn't support Lights Out. How will I check the BIOS feature?
Thank you,
Adrian

by cmiller5400

On boot enter the BIOS usually F1 or F10 I believe. Look around in the power management area. The only other way I can think of is to use a (gulp... a very bad idea!) electrical timer to do this.

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