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  1. 03-06-2002, 10:36 PM #1
    dmbrown73
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    Powering up a laptop remotely

    Anyone know how to power up a laptop remotely? I am about to buy a Sony VAIO notebook with a port replicator for the car but I am not sure of the best way to power it up. The docking station aka port replicator will be mounted in the trunk. I was planning to take apart the laptop and solder a two-wire lead parallel with the power switch and run that to the dash and use a momentary push-button to start the laptop but if anyone has an easier method I would sure like to know about it Thanks in advance!
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  2. 03-07-2002, 08:40 AM #2
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    Some Network cards have a feature called "Wake on Lan".
    You can wake up the PC from a low power state. It might allow some sort of power on but I don't know of a "sure fire" way to turn on the power remotely, other than another switch. You may want to put some sort of male and female connector on the new wire so you can dissconnect the laptop easily. :-)
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