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[Motherboard] How to enable “power on by PS/2 keyboard” via BIOS setting

First of all，the keyboard must support power on by keyboard, it must be the PS/2 keyboard!!

Memo：（1）ASUS BIOS can't support power on by USB keyboard！

（2）If not connect PS2 keyboard, you can't see the option of power on by keyboard！

The steps are below:

1. Press 'Del' or 'F2' in the keyboard after power on, enter into Advanced Mode:

Ordinary motherboard is defaulted to EZ Mode, need press 'F7' to enter into Advance Mode; ROG series motherboard is defaulted to Advanced Mode

2. Click [Advanced] - [APM Configuration]

3. Find [Power On By PS/2 Keyboard]

4. The option is defaulted as [Disabled]，you can see four modes in the drop-down list: [Disabled]、[Space Bar]、[Ctrl+Esc]、[Power Key]，please set the mode that you want to power up

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