Many times, I have wondered what would happen if my power button suddenly acts up, and cannot switch on my PC and this situation just creates a question in mind that “How To Turn On A Laptop Without Power Button?“. It is such a terrifying thought to have, trust me. Our daily lives, activities, and especially work revolve around our laptops as this device can basically be utilized for any purpose ̶ in entertainment to maybe see a movie or in business for maybe data analysis. For almost every reason in life, we cannot do without our beloved portable computer.
This got me to carry out a research with an aim to find out methods by which we all can quicken our laptops even if there were no power buttons.
My goal is to methods that anybody can apply. This includes anyone who cannot handle a screw-driver, let alone tampering with the computer motherboard. Also, I wanted methods that are applicable to all types of laptops.
With the methods I’ve got, even if your laptop’s power button is totally damaged, you can still get it up and running. Before we dive into this, I want to give answer to a question that you may have…
BUT, why is my laptop not turning on?
There are various possible reasons why your laptop won’t power on. There are different components in the software, and hardware that when dysfunctional can cause your laptop to “slip into a coma.” Faulty motherboard, ram, battery, video card, power supply may deprive you of seeing your laptop turn on even if it is plugged in to power. You may need to look at the power connector, and battery to make sure that connection is not out of place. Damage in the internal components of the laptop can contribute collectively to this problem.
Grab a snack or murmur, “interesting…” as we go on this journey together.
Drum roll please… Again, I am behind laptop and…
HERE ARE 5 WAYS TO TURN ON YOUR LAPTOP WITHOUT A POWER BUTTON
1. Set Up and Enable the Use of Keyboard to Switch on your Laptop
To do this, you will have to get to the BIOS setup, and make adjustment. You gain entrance to the BIOS setting as you boot your laptop. There is an option for the advanced menu by clicking on either the “F2” or the “DEL” key.
OR
If your computer is on, you can get to “Settings” from the “Start” menu.
- In “Settings,” click on “Update and Security”
- Click on “Recovery” on the list available on the left
- A 2 section tab will open; under “Advanced Setup,” click on “Restart Now”
- There will be an appearance of a fresh window under which you should select “Troubleshoot”
- Under “Troubleshoot,” click on “Advanced Options”
- Navigate to the “Power Management” or “ACPI Management” tab, and click on Enter
- Glance through for these or something identical ̶ “Wake on Keyboard” or “Power on By Keyboard”
- To allow this option, utilize the plus “+” or “-” keys
- Choose a key of choice to switch on your laptop
- Save and exit using the F10 key.
If you followed these steps, and have actually done them, you now need to confirm that this setup actually works. To do this, power off your laptop and… you guessed right, click on your selected key. Do this now! You never know, there might be rainy days ahead where this will come in handy.
2. Use Wake-On LAN for Windows 10- Great answer to “How To Turn On A Laptop Without Power Button”
This method and the configurability of its network depends seriously on the setup of the motherboard.
So, to use this method to power on your laptop, follow these steps which may look very familiar with you.
Get to “Settings” from the “Start” menu.
- In “Settings,” click on “Update and Security”
- Click on “Recovery” on the list available on the left
- A 2 section tab will open; under “Advanced Setup,” click on “Restart Now”
- There will be an appearance of a fresh window under which you should select “Troubleshoot”
- Under “Troubleshoot,” click on “Advanced Options”
- Navigate to the “Power Management” or “ACPI Management” tab, and click on Enter
- Glance through for these or something identical ̶ “Wake on LAN” or “Power on LAN”
- To allow this option, utilize the plus “+” or “-” keys
- Choose a key of choice to switch on your laptop
- Save and exit using the F10 key.
There is need for Network Card Configuration to make sure that it can switch on the laptop.
Network Card Configuration
- “Visit” the “Start Menu” to search for “Device Manager”
- On the “Device Manager” menu, glance through, and right click on “Network Adapters”
- Select “Properties”
- Find the “Power Management” tab, and tick the box for “Allow this device to wake the computer.”
Test if this method works turning off your laptop, and plugging in the LAN turn it on without the power button
There are heavyweight techies around who can handle a screw-driver and will happily open up a computer. If you are one of such, then, you may wanna;
- Find the port at which the power button cable is connected in the motherboard
- Unlink the power button
- Use a conductor such as a small screwdriver or safety pin to link the pins of the power button port
- If this goes right, the circuit closes the laptops is turned on.
The advantage of this method over the others is that you can power on your system when your power button is totally bad, and you didn’t set any other method of turning on your laptop without the power button.
As a serious techie individual, you may also ask…
You: Can I install a new power button on my laptop?
Me: Yes. You. Can! 🙂
You: Okay, great… 😀
How can I install a power button on my laptop by myself?
First, you need to dispose of the bad power button. To install the new, follow these steps;
- Remove the power source (battery) from your PC
- Take out the Hard-drive and Ram
- Pull out the keyboard frame, take off the Top frame, and get the Power Button
- Exchange the old switch with the new
- Re-assemble your laptop.
CONCLUSION
I hope this has been a nice read for you, if after this article, you still can’t power on your laptop without the power button, visit an expert computer technician. The experts know best.
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