Re: Automagic boots
kmself@ix.netcom.com writes:
> "Green" as in environmentally friendly? Maybe, maybe not. The
> evidence I've seen is largely inconclusive.
When management is shoving environmental regulations down your throat,
I figured that shutting our server down during company `off' hours was
not a bad idea.
> Shut down your CRT (monitor) if you're away from the machine for
> 20-60 minutes.
The TFT monitor is off whenever I'm not sitting at the machine, which
is most of the day. CRTs? They won't even let us buy those anymore.
> However, the nominal power draw of CPU, memory, fan(s), and disk(s)
> is relatively low, and the surge from repeated power cycling may
> cause more rapid part failures -- with the ensuing manufacturing and
> distribution cost, energy. On the third hand, parts obsolescense
> being what it is, you're most likely going to junk the unit before
> it wears out anyway.
I'm talking one shutdown/boot cycle a day. Your average PC goes thru
quite a few more I would say. Ever seen `You have to reboot before
these changes take effect' messages? ;-)
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Olaf Meeuwissen Epson Kowa Corporation, Research and Development
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