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Posted: **Sun Aug 09, 2020 12:37 pm**

I don't have this option in my BIOS either.

Pleas post a link to a BIOS version for the AK1 that supports this feature.

My machine is an AK1 running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Here's the output of dmidecode:

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# dmidecode 3.2
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.0.0 present.
Table at 0x000EDC10.

Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
        Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
        Version: V3.15_4GD_W7L
        Release Date: 11/10/2017
        Address: 0xF0000
        Runtime Size: 64 kB
        ROM Size: 5120 kB
        Characteristics:
                PCI is supported
                BIOS is upgradeable
                BIOS shadowing is allowed
                Boot from CD is supported
                Selectable boot is supported
                BIOS ROM is socketed
                EDD is supported
                5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
                3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
                3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
                Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
                Serial services are supported (int 14h)
                Printer services are supported (int 17h)
                ACPI is supported
                USB legacy is supported
                BIOS boot specification is supported
                Targeted content distribution is supported
                UEFI is supported
        BIOS Revision: 5.12
        Firmware Revision: 0.29

Here are two screenshots:

Posted: **Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:52 am**

AK1 power on and boot EC download:
How to flash BIOS:

Posted: **Mon Aug 10, 2020 10:59 pm**

The video posted does not work, it needs a workaround:

For some unknown reason, the USB key I plugged in mapped to fs1: and not fs3:

The file startup.sh needs to be updated to change fs3: to fs1:

Also: the files you posted are not a BIOS update, they are updating something called "EC"

After update, the PC does indeed boot after power failure, but the option to control the behavior is still not available in the BIOS.

Also, the FAN is now making very strange noises.

Posted: **Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:22 am**

The method of flashing ec is the same as that of BIOS, and there is no question.
EC: EC is similar to BIOS. It is a relatively advanced power management chip for the machine. It mainly controls the machine's fan speed, keyboard backlight, I/O devices and some switches. By updating the EC firmware, the fan speed can be improved and the hardware can be repaired. BUG and implement some new functions and so on.

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:05 am**

Hi,

Is it correct that the AK1 and AK2 use the same BIOS? I have an AK2 and would like updated BIOS to allow a power on after power loss. I see many posts on this for AK!...not many for AK2.

I'd appreciate a link to the most recent.

Thanks!

Here is my current version:

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# dmidecode 3.2
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.0.0 present.

Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
        Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
        Version: V3.20PM1_8GD_W7L_M1333_STUP
        Release Date: 12/23/2018
        Address: 0xF0000
        Runtime Size: 64 kB
        ROM Size: 5120 kB
        Characteristics:
                PCI is supported
                BIOS is upgradeable
                BIOS shadowing is allowed
                Boot from CD is supported
                Selectable boot is supported
                BIOS ROM is socketed
                EDD is supported
                5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
                3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
                3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
                Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
                Serial services are supported (int 14h)
                Printer services are supported (int 17h)
                ACPI is supported
                USB legacy is supported
                BIOS boot specification is supported
                Targeted content distribution is supported
                UEFI is supported
        BIOS Revision: 5.12
        Firmware Revision: 0.30

Handle 0x0039, DMI type 13, 22 bytes
BIOS Language Information
        Language Description Format: Long
        Installable Languages: 1
                en|US|iso8859-1
        Currently Installed Language: en|US|iso8859-1

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:17 am**

This setting already exists in AK2. You don't need to flash the BIOS again.

Posted: **Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:36 am**

I don't see the setting in my BIOS, and it is not restarting when power is applied. Here's a picture of that screen:

Posted: **Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:24 am**

Ho un AK2, ma nei menù non vedo come attivare wake on lan. Come si deve impostare il bios ?

Posted: **Thu Dec 03, 2020 3:46 pm**

Yes, that is basically the same question I am asking.

Posted: **Fri Dec 04, 2020 2:08 am**

AK1 and above models can be powered on in “Chipset.”

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