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AT power supplies do not use the motherboard's logic to power on or shutdown a machine. This
type of power supply uses a button or switch, directly connected to the power supply, that is
snaked from the power supply to the front of the case. Once a machine with an AT power supply
has been powered on the motherboard's logic can restart (reset) the machine. This means that if
your machine has an AT power supply MonitorMagic should be able to restart it, but most likely
will not be able to shut it down completely.
MonitorMagic's ability to shutdown or reboot a machine is dependant on the machine that is
processing the alarm action, and the MonitorMagic service account it is using. If you want your
workstation to process the shutdown or reboot alarm action, the account the service is using must
have administrative rights on the target machine, the MonitorMagic service does not need to be
running or installed on the target machine. This means that if the account the MonitorMagic
service is using is a local account, the service will not be able to shutdown or reboot a remote
machine, only the local machine.
To use the Test computer shutdown feature you must click the "Test..." button which is on the
bottom of the Shutdown or reboot computer dialog box. Once the test button has been clicked
you will see the following interface:
Target computer:
The machine specified here is the one that should be shutdown or rebooted. You can specify
what machine this should be by typing in the name of the machine or by using the
button. If
you choose to use the button you will be presented with a browse network tree where you
can navigate to, and select, the target machine.
MonitorMagic service:
Only a machine that runs the MonitorMagic service can be specified here. The MonitorMagic
service, which runs on the specified machine, will process the shutdown or reboot alarm action.
You can specify what machine this should be by typing in the name of the machine or by using
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