is there a program to

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well your computer is not toldly off cuz of the system clock right so i thought there would be somthing that they would make so your computer would turn it self on
 
The system time is stored on the CMOS battery, it uses very, very little power. To run a program, you need the computer to be fully powered on, using CPU and memory, and have an OS. Even then, if a program could do it, it couldn't because a program cannot run when the computer is OFF.
 
That's only partially true. There is another option called "wake-on-lan" where you can turn a computer on using the network card.

A "program" to wake a computer isn't possible because the operating system isn't functioning when the computer is off. However, instead of powering down the computer, you could tell it to 'sleep'. I believe software can 'wake' a 'sleeping' computer.

Best of luck on finding it though.

~LoudMusic
 
KM, do you have a network card?

Of course you can wake a sleeping computer, Windows can do that for you. But, what KM is saying is cold booting a computer, no power at all.
 
Originally posted by Viper Zero
KM, do you have a network card?

Of course you can wake a sleeping computer, Windows can do that for you. But, what KM is saying is cold booting a computer, no power at all.

1. yes i have a nic card

2. i know about the wake on lan thing (sort of just don't understand how it works)

3. i thought that someone made a program or something that u can put in ur mobo that works like an alarm clock and would turn the computer on
 
there is a program like what you are asking about on the imac's at my school. i treid it and it did work though i am not sure if it has something to do with the network conection the computers have.
 
some time im on the net a pop up like that apears on my pc when i'm on the net.
but i don't know where that come from,so i can't tell you where the program is but the next time i find i will let you know ;)
 
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