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Top-posting for s*** and g*** ... :P
You could try some aggressive power-saving settings ....
But back in the old days, I set the BIOS to Power-On-Alarm, and a
cron job to shutdown ...
MJE
On 21/03/17 15:22, Adrian Midgley wrote:
See if you can set them to all start up 5 minutes
before people are supposed to arrive, and switch off 60 minutes
after they are supposed to have gone away.
On
21/03/17 15:11, Richard Brown via list wrote:
Hi Guys
I help manage a network of 6
computers, all running Win 7. The boss has asked me
to say whether I think it is better to leave the
computer on at night or turn off. He is trying to
weigh up the eco costs with bringing electric as
compared to the costs on the computer and turning ti
off/on etc.
Any thoughts please?
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Kind Regards
Richard
Brown
I
think its reasonably fair to say, the high-stress periods on
most of the components are at switch-on and power-off,
particularly if there are intensive periods of activity for
updates, etc. What the long-term effects of these are, I
couldn't put a finger on, and I suspect there are others on
the list with more direct experience of this. However, if
your computers are getting a hammering on normal use (which
most web/programming/email/office duties really are quite
light) this would probably make no difference to the
repeated power-cycling.
Most modern power supplies, and processors are much more
power-efficient than their predecessors, so you might not
see such a big change in energy consumption as you might
think (again, depending on your workstation usage).
So basically, quite a few variables, and the usual 'your
mileage may vary' ... but a good question/discussion
nonetheless ! :]
Regards,
Michael.
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