Configuring 3 Series for HTPC Duty? USB-wake etc

I'm wanting to work my NP365E5C as a HTPC system driving my Sony 46" HDTV etc. The easy things work ok... Thankfully AMD's Catalyst CCC remembers settings, otherwise it would be a huge Pain since the display-function-keys are useless/inoperable. Once I setup in CCC to use the big HDTV, and tweaked the parameters, it remembers so the next time I plug in it goes right to the display settings.

But the rest ... not so much.
1. HOW do I set it up to allow wake-from-sleep [plugged-in to AC Charger] via the HID device... Kbd plugged into a USB port? On my Thinkpad X120E on Win 7, this "just works"... one of the USB ports is setup in BIOS [I assume] as having Primacy, and the keyboard plugged in there will wake the system with no further tweaks. The Samsung 3 is running Windows 8.1. I've tried a keyboard/trackpad combo in all of the USB ports and in no case able to wake the system via hitting the Return/Enter key. Anyone know a secret?

2. Anyone have a different way of waking the system across a wire or wireless? In HTPC duty I have it plugged in to wired Ethernet so presumably I could ping a command to it from remote and politely ask it to awaken? I am betting a WOL utility of some sort would be needed. I do not recall seeing any Wake-On-LAN setup fields in the BIOS screens.

thanks for help

c

 

In Device Manager, some USB devices have a Power Management option which includes an "Allow this device to wake the computer" setting. However, on my X4C these are greyed out.

I can't remember whether this might be a BIOS option or there is some other setting to make sure nothing disturbs the computer (which is they I want it).

John

 

I spent time threading about for answers: it appears that the answer, on windows 8/8.1, is "it cannot be done" because Power Mgmt settings in Windows 8 are ineffective.
I had noticed that even when I set the "High...Highest Performance" settings for AC/Plugged-in, it made no diff. the system will still go sound asleep, lose the USB settings altogether, requires a Power Button-press to awaken, then you get to reload the drivers for the attached [unplug/plugin] usb HID.
great...

there are a LOT of MS TechNet/Social/etal posts on this, many sprinkled with profanity

 

Thanks for the update.

Such is progress. While I'm currently using Windows 8 because it is what this computer came with, I would willingly revert to Windows 7. IMO, 8 is the next in the progression Me, Vista, ...

John