> check your BIOS configuration... Mine (ASUS motherboard) has an item called "AC
>Power
> Loss Restart", it's default is to leave the system off after the power is reapplied.
> I
> always change this so that my servers come back on after a power loss.
I actually keep it on off. After a power failure I don't also want
several circuit breakers to go off due to an enormous power surge.
Most ATX-based motherboards are real bad in this respect, sucking
kilowatts of power when they get plugged in, and no way to disable this
(no real on/off switch).
[Would you mind trimming your quotes a little bit the next time?]
-- Niels.
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