T420s Bios - No RTC utility to self-boot?

[Spiderbird]

Hi there,

I've been looking up and down the Lenovo website for a BIOS update that allows you to set an RTC alarm to wake/boot at a certain time/date. I can't seem to locate it in my Thinkpad 420s BIOS "Power" menu, and I'm beginning to suspect that the T420s can't do this.

is this feature not available with this particular laptop/BIOS combo?

Thanks in advance!

[ajkula66]

Welcome to the forum!

is this feature not available with this particular laptop/BIOS combo?

As far as I know, there's no way of enabling the feature that you're interested in.

[Spiderbird]

Ahh crud. I thought as much. Thanks for clarifying that.

[RealBlackStuff]

The only usable/viable option is Wake-On-LAN, where you need to set an external PC/Server to send a Magic Packet via LAN cable to that T420s at given time(s).
Check your Bios/Config/Network Setup/WOL.

[Spiderbird]

The only usable/viable option is Wake-On-LAN, where you need to set an external PC/Server to send a Magic Packet via LAN cable to that T420s at given time(s).
Check your Bios/Config/Network Setup/WOL.

Yep, was going to go down that route but looking for stand-alone wake up without the need of a second comp.
Going the route of waking up from sleep mode instead of shutting down completely. Will use Task Manager to do that on Friday and manually reboot Sunday night.

Thanks for the response!