Auto Resume on power loss

[djberriman]

Just got a unit from fit-pc.co.uk and it does not support auto restart after power failure (nor sport a wireless card).

Be aware you will need a HDMI monitor.

[irads]

You can use a DVI display. No need for HDMI.

[serak]

I'm planning to order fit-pc2 directly from Compulab. How can I order
(through order form) instant-on unit?

[irads]

Currently we are not offering instant-on units in direct sale.
We will consider offering that in the future.

[Yossi_Givati]

In a phone call with CompuLab I was told that there is a new BIOS update that allows wake-on-power and ac recovery.
Is this true? An if it is, how can we get this update?

Thanks
Yossi Givati

[irads]

Instant-on cannot be enabled by BIOS. It requires non-trivial wiring.

[nanuq72]

Excuse me is this has been answered earlier.

I'm curious about if the FIT-PC2 is capable of being set into hibernation mode and then woken up by a usb-connected APC UPS if powerchute is installed on the system?

Thanks in advance

[RonM]

Reference here is made to both auto resume and instant on, not necessarily the same thing. Instant on implies an image of the system state constantly updated, so that a power return after power loss could result in an instant return to the previous state. I can see why this would be non-trivial.

Auto resume, or auto re-boot implies that the system will reboot when power is restored after a loss, a different thing.

I don't care about the former, it's the latter that would be useful to me.

R.

[fluffycloud]

Your evaluation of the implications is incorrect.

"auto-resume" is a feature in bios that, upon power being restored after a loss, will set the machine to it's previous on or off state, with no reguard to data-safety, or 'imagaing'. I believe we aren't going to get this feature.

"Instant-on" is where they rig the machine to always be on if there is power, reguardless of previous state.

I want a webserver, so the "Instant-ON" feature is what is useful to me, though I could fake it with an auto-resume feature and turning the machine on the first time manually, as I will have to be there to install it anyways.

Gosh I wish I could buy one. In the USA. Please. I have the money...

-Fluffy