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? ;-) -- Olaf Meeuwissen Epson Kowa Corporation, Research and Development
