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I just recently got hold of a Dell Poweredge 2400 server and succeeded in installing Debian Etch on it, so far without any problems save one, that is that the server powers itself on at precisely 22:40 (BST) each night.

I thought initially that the server had just powered itself on by chance but I have observed it for a few days now and the time it does so, is consistently 22:40.

I’m assuming that this has been set somewhere to power on at a specific time of day but I don’t see anything in the BIOS for this and don’t know how to either clear it or set a new time.

Has anyone come across this and know how to change it?

Thanks in advance.
Daryl.
I’ve since found that there are three BIOS parameters: AutoOn, AutoOnHour and AutoOnMinute, which I guess have been set on this server. How to reset or set them however, is another matter.

AutoOn (sint32) Defines the auto-on configuration: disabled, every day, or weekdays (Monday through Friday). 1-Other, 2-Unsupported, 3-Disabled, 4-Every day, 5-Weekdays

AutoOnHour (sint32) Defines the hour to turn on the system. 0–23

AutoOnMinute (sint32) Defines the minute setting for when to turn on the system. 0–59

I want to know which distro of Linux I should load on it. I have tried openSUSE live CD, Ubuntu 7.10 live CD, Fedora Core live cd, and the Ubuntu 6.04 Dapper Drake LTS live CD which is the only one that worked. The ubuntu server 7.10 froze at 21 percent twice with 2 different downloads and cd’s, and so did the Ubuntu 7.10 alternate. I am currently trying the opensuse non live cd. I just want to use it as a file server and to browse the web and stuff like that. It has 2 933mhz prosessors, and 1 gb of memory. Thanks in advance!