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Cristi · 02-10-2010, 12:09 PM

Hello,

Here is how I solved this problem:

There is a power management section in the
BIOS settings of the PC where you can set, among others,
a daily power-on time.

This only works for the PC's with Motherboards that have this feature and that are supplied by ATX power sources.(don't worry, this options were introduced a very long time ago, so if you own a computer that is younger than 10 years - it's very likely that you will be able to set this up)

You need to make sure that the PC doesn't ask you for a password and loads without needing input from user (My bedroom PC doesen't involve a lot of security so it's ok...)

Next create a .bat file that contains the :
C:\Progra~1\Winamp\winamp.exe "c:\Music\MyFavouriteMelody.MP3"
line. Custumize with your own player and your own song. Save the .bat file with an intuitive name like MusicStartup.bat

Create a shortcut of this file and drop it in the Start>AllPrograms>Startup folder

And voila : Each time your computer starts up it will load that song and play it.And since you can set the bios to start up your PC at a certain time, every day, you have made for yourself a PC alarm clock.

Just make sure you leave your speakers on, and the bios time and date are correctly set.

Now...
Surprisingly, even though I set up my speakers preety loud(definitely louder than my former phone alarm clock), and the song was a ATB energyc song I had trouble waking up the first morning I tried this...

I figured it was that my subconcious was used to ignore those kind of loud sounds from those late nights I used to fall asleep during watching a movie.

I hope that, with time, I will get used to the new method.

So I strongly advise you to use your old wake-up method for a fail safe...

02-10-2010, 12:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
Cristi Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1	Hello, Here is how I solved this problem: There is a power management section in the BIOS settings of the PC where you can set, among others, a daily power-on time. This only works for the PC's with Motherboards that have this feature and that are supplied by ATX power sources.(don't worry, this options were introduced a very long time ago, so if you own a computer that is younger than 10 years - it's very likely that you will be able to set this up) You need to make sure that the PC doesn't ask you for a password and loads without needing input from user (My bedroom PC doesen't involve a lot of security so it's ok...) Next create a .bat file that contains the : C:\Progra~1\Winamp\winamp.exe "c:\Music\MyFavouriteMelody.MP3" line. Custumize with your own player and your own song. Save the .bat file with an intuitive name like MusicStartup.bat Create a shortcut of this file and drop it in the Start>AllPrograms>Startup folder And voila : Each time your computer starts up it will load that song and play it.And since you can set the bios to start up your PC at a certain time, every day, you have made for yourself a PC alarm clock. Just make sure you leave your speakers on, and the bios time and date are correctly set. Now... Surprisingly, even though I set up my speakers preety loud(definitely louder than my former phone alarm clock), and the song was a ATB energyc song I had trouble waking up the first morning I tried this... I figured it was that my subconcious was used to ignore those kind of loud sounds from those late nights I used to fall asleep during watching a movie. I hope that, with time, I will get used to the new method. So I strongly advise you to use your old wake-up method for a fail safe...