power saving computing - was Re: OT Re: ComputerGiving - CamLUG project

[Sam Kuper]

2008/10/21 Paul M <paul-clug at mansfield.co.uk>

> By underclocking I can reduce power consumption by 20 to 25 watts, I
> don't even notice the performance drop, but I can enjoy saving £180 per
> year on electricity!


Depending upon what you are serving, and to whom, you may not need to keep
your server switched on all the time. If you only need on-demand access, you
could in some cases set up your server to wake on LAN and keep it halted the
rest of the time. This should reduce your energy consumption substantially.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.infowares.com/archive/clug/attachments/20081021/9ab68a3e/attachment-0003.htm