power on wireless keyboard

[claudio]

I have a t60p 2007 hooked to an external LCD and wireless keyboad.
I would like to turn it on from my wireless keyboard. I cannot find any sort of "power on usb" option in the bios.
Is there any way to power on the laptop without opening the lid?

Thanks,
Claudio

[Harryc]

Is there any way to power on the laptop without opening the lid?

Thanks,
Claudio

Sure, get a dock and use the power button on the dock.

[claudio]

mmm...ok....i should have asked for a solution that does not imply buying new hardware

i've seen some bios with a power on usb option, but my laptop does not have it. is there any hope for me?

cheers,
claudio

[Harryc]

You can do wake on LAN, but the magic packet would have to be sent from another machine.

[claudio]

so i guess there's no hope... that is weird though as some ibm desktop do support power on keyboard.... oh well...

thanks,
claudio

[PhilD]

Sure, get a dock and use the power button on the dock.

i'll second this, a dock is well worth the investment. sometimes you can find one in the scratch-and-dent section of Lenovo's outlet for a really good price...