From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 8 17:28:01 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 232C816A4CE for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:28:01 +0000 (GMT) Received: from serenity.mcc.ac.uk (serenity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.93]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9605743D4C for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:28:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97]) by serenity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 1BXkOE-0009lP-37; Tue, 08 Jun 2004 18:27:58 +0100 Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i58HRvuf070846; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 18:27:57 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: (from jcm@localhost) by dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (8.12.10/8.12.6/Submit) id i58HRv48070841; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 18:27:57 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 18:27:56 +0100 From: Jonathon McKitrick To: Richard Caley Message-ID: <20040608172756.GA70798@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20040608122101.GA68204@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <87zn7ednwg.fsf@pele.r.caley.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87zn7ednwg.fsf@pele.r.caley.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Spam-Score: -4.9 (----) X-Scanner: exiscan for exim4 (http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan/) *1BXkOE-0009lP-37*017/WlLhKFE* cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Leaving a server on all day X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 17:28:01 -0000 On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 05:18:07PM +0100, Richard Caley wrote: : In article <20040608122101.GA68204@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, Jonathon McKitrick (jm) writes: : : jm> I have my desktop configured to run as a server and app server for a thin : jm> client laptop. Will running it all day without suspend mode use a lot of : jm> power? : : Turn the monitor off, especially if it is getting old. I have a 19inch : from back when they were expensive and it eats power. Hopefully I'll get my flat screen back soon from repair. I guess those use less power, right? Also, a 1.8GHz Athlon won't use any more power than necessary during idle time, right? jm -- My other computer is your Windows box.