Energy-hogging Linux, what to do?

[Jerry Feldman]

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 13:07:29 -0400
"Nicholas Bodley" <nbodley at speakeasy.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 08:58:13 -0400, Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> wrote:
> 
> > laptops are not designed for 24x7 operation
> 
> Wondering: Are the critical factors cooling, and HD platter bearing life?  
> Anything else? Seems that my suggestion to use a laptop 24/7 was not a  
> good idea; I'll readily accept that it was probably bad advice. I try to  
> arrange fans to cool off hot spots. My old Compaq Deskpro has a fan rigged  
> to cool its HD; intenal circulation, only. It's a very-solid, reliable  
> box, although it has some quirks.
> 
> I'd love to have my HD spin down after some extended period of inactivity!  
> Maybe that can be configured; I don't know. Afaik, the commands to HDs do  
> include spin down while power is applied.
Most newer systems tend to power down most of the energy consuming
stuff. So, they consume little power when idle unless you turn off
Energy Star. 
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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
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