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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 20:52:53 -0600 (MDT)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: Re: Gigabyte BIOS/UEFI and WOL
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On Tue, 1 Apr 2014, Warren Block wrote:

> So far I've tried and failed to get a Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 to wake from 
> the network.  It had the most recent BIOS (F13), which did not have a WOL 
> option.
>
> A UEFI BIOS is available, so I've installed that, and still failed to get it 
> to wake up.  There are a bewildering number of undocumented options, none of 
> which mentions WOL.
>
> Adding an Intel PCI card made no difference.  The card LEDs are on when the 
> system is off, but it still doesn't wake up.
>
> Once manually started, the system works fine, and ifconfig shows WOL_MAGIC.
>
> Any suggestions on things to try?  I'm open to going back to a normal BIOS... 
> if it will let me.  It runs fine either way.

And of course I tried it one more time out of desperation and it worked. 
I'll document the settings ...if they work again.