Aurora R16, WOL (Wake On LAN) setting?

Question

Does Alienware Aurora R16 support WOL?

When I checked the advanced-power options menu in BIOS for WOL settings,
I could see AC recovery settings, Deep sleep settings, and Auto power on related settings, but I could not find any Wake On LAN related functions.

In the network adapter settings in Device Manager,
I can use the "wake on magic packet" and "wake on pattern match" functions, but I do not know how to set the hardware for WOL in BIOS.

Can you explain in detail how to set WOL for Alienware Aurora R16?

Butcher79 · Accepted Answer

Turn off Deep Sleep Control and enable USB PowerShare in S4/S5 state. If you are using this for turning on your PC using Wake Me Up app on IOS that should work which it did for me just now.

jpp59 · Answer

Turn of deep sleep and enable USB power share did the trick. Thank you Butcher79!

Butcher79 · Answer

@jpp59​ Glad I could help :)

KevM_ · Answer

Hello,

I have the same model, but nothing works. Deep Sleep Control is disabled and USB Power Share is normal/enabled. Besides the network settings in Windows, have you done anything else?

The network card doesn't stay lit; the LED turns off when the computer shuts down, so it can't work.

Note: I use a server interface for Wake on LAN.

Thanks in advance

KevM_ · Answer

for complete : Have you enabled other features in the BIOS? BIOS version: 2.15

Butcher79 · Answer

@KevM_​ hey, I dont have access to my PC at the moment, I’m able to have a look for you on Monday/Tuesday.

KevM_ · Answer

@Butcher79​ Hello, have you been able to look at your configuration, thank you in advance for your feedback :)

Butcher79 · Answer

Hi sorry I totally forgot thats what it should be no I didnt change anything else in network settings, are you using Ethernet? I think you have to have Ethernet cable already connected than give it try if you need recommendations on Ethernet cable just let me know!

Butcher79 · Answer

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KevM_ · Answer

Hello, thanks for the feedback, unfortunately I have the same settings and it doesn't work. I would like to wake up the computer via the RJ45 cable; maybe you don't have the same network card.

Butcher79 · Answer

@KevM_​ Hi, I didint understand are you using Ethernet or wifi? If you are using ethernet try keeping the wifi off, what exactly are you trying to do with your pc, brw our configurations are same except maybe graphic card and cpu

KevM_ · Answer

Hello,

I'd like to get Wake-on-LAN to work using the network cable. But we have the same BIOS settings and the same version. Nothing seems to work; the network card remains off when the PC is turned off. Maybe I should remove the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card to see if that's causing the problem.

In any case, thank you for this information, because for you it works and for me it doesn't, that means that it is possible and that I need to look for the reason.

Butcher79 · Answer

@KevM_​ mine is also stays off after turing my pc off, could you try using this app on your phone https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/wake-me-up-wake-on-lan/id1465416032 I feel like its already enabled for you, give this app a try if you need help setting it up let me know but its pretty simple

KevM_ · Answer

Ah, but here's the explanation: the card doesn't seem to stay lit like on the Precisions! Not having had much time to look into it, I only checked to see if the card's LED was lit! But I used our own tool to wake up the computer, and it worked.

Thanks for the clarification on the LED status, and sorry for wasting your time without following through.

Butcher79 · Answer

@KevM_​ yeah it never stays on, dont worry haha

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