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March 4th, 2016 08:00
USB Smart Power On - OptiPlex 7040
"USB Smart Power On" is listed as a feature for the OptiPlex 7040 on the Dell website, but we cannot find any information on it.
Does anyone know the answers to the following questions?
- What is "USB Smart Power On" used for?
- How is "USB Smart Power On" utilized (what are the keystrokes to turn on the desktop, if that is what it is used for)?
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dvulyak
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March 16th, 2016 12:00
I am trying to find information on this as well, and I hope someone replies.
jon_mc99
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April 27th, 2016 08:00
I'm also intrigued... googled it and came across this page. Someone's gotta know??
yaa_dell
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May 15th, 2016 10:00
This is the answer I got from the technical analyst with the Resolution Expert Center (REC) at Dell assigned to your Optiplex 7040 Micro service request.
Here are some steps I have found for USB Wake Support:
1. In “Power Management” setting of BIOS please Enable “USB Wake Support” and Disable “Deep Sleep Control”
2. Connect Keyboard or Mouse to Smart Power On Connector port
3. Disable Fast Startup in OS.
Search for and open “Power options” in the Start Menu.
Click “Choose what the power buttons do” on the left side of the window.
Click “Change settings that are currently unavailable.”
Under “Shutdown settings” make sure “Turn on fast startup” is disabled.
I plugged Logitech wireless keyboard+mouse dongle into the USB port, shutdown the computer, and
and typed "Alt+P" (which is Lenovo Thinkcentre desktop Smart Power On keystroke), and it powered up.
Hope it answers your curisity.
Nickn99
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January 15th, 2020 04:00
If you plug a wireless dongle, keyboard,or mouse into that port then you can enable the computer to power on or wake the computer simply by pressing S3,S4, orS5 on the keyboard
386
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January 20th, 2020 09:00
@Nickn99
You wrote "pressing S3,S4, orS5 on the keyboard". Did you mean SHIFT 3, SHIFT 4, SHIFT 5 or F3, F4, F5? Or was it something else completely (if this last choice, please elaborate/clarify)? Because I've never seen a keyboard with S3, S4 or S5.
OregonRider
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March 22nd, 2023 10:00
Still no real answer to this question.