[PanamaMike]

Wondering if keyboards via bluetooth dongle can wake up a PC. I had some issues with a USB adapter.


Mike

 

[steven975]

depends on whether the PC can wake up via USB, as BlueTooth dongles are almost always USB...even the internal BlueTooth controllers on OEM PCs.


Some can, some can't. If they didn't wire the USB to the +5VSB power source it won't work.

 

[MKANET]

Im particularly interested in this. I'm curious to know when a PC/laptop is in sleep mode, what settings to put to wake it up when receiving a bluetooth device autoconnect.

 

[steven975]

Again, it depends on whether it can wake up via USB. Even the internal laptop Bluetooth controllers are usually USB.

 

[Bigbird999]

Lots of mobos have jumpers that you must set to enable/disable +5VSB for the various USB headers and sometimes the KB and PS2 mouse ports. Your mobo manual will list these.


BB

 

[MKANET]

I have a netbook with the most common standard integrated bluetooth... (broadcom). What settings in windows or bluetooth do I need to enable? I'm guessing it might be under windows power management.. I just dont know where.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigbird999 /forum/post/16969891


Lots of mobos have jumpers that you must set to enable/disable +5VSB for the various USB headers and sometimes the KB and PS2 mouse ports. Your mobo manual will list these.


BB

 

[steven975]

or the BIOS settings.

 

[MKANET]

Very basic BIOS settings on mine; like most typical netbooks/laptops... nothing about wake on USB. I dont even have a wake on USB on my HTPC. Just wake on LAN.

 

[duttzi]



Quote:
Originally Posted by steven975 /forum/post/16967649


depends on whether the PC can wake up via USB, as BlueTooth dongles are almost always USB...even the internal BlueTooth controllers on OEM PCs.


Some can, some can't. If they didn't wire the USB to the +5VSB power source it won't work.

So, if the USB is powered then a bluetooth keyboard (connected with usb-bluetooth dongle) can wake the PC?

 

[PanamaMike]



Quote:
Originally Posted by duttzi /forum/post/17102747


So, if the USB is powered then a bluetooth keyboard (connected with usb-bluetooth dongle) can wake the PC?

Turns out for my purposes, this doesn't work since the bluetooth keyboard I'm using needs to have an application running on the PC to communicate with the keyboard. Therefore the PC has to already be on.


Mike

 

[duttzi]



Quote:
Originally Posted by PanamaMike /forum/post/17103001


Turns out for my purposes, this doesn't work since the bluetooth keyboard I'm using needs to have an application running on the PC to communicate with the keyboard. Therefore the PC has to already be on.


Mike

Ok, anyone else got other experiences?


What about a RF (2,4 ghz) usb-dongle?


Edit: I now read that the Keysonic ACK-540 RF can wake the htpc from standby ( http://www.ebuyer.com/product/104608...roduct_reviews ).

 

[paulcl]

I managed to wake up my Asrock Ion 330 from StandBy and Hibernation using the Keysonic ACK-540 RF. Clue was a registry setting, see attached.

 

NVUSBS3.zip 0.236328125k . file