On Friday 25 Jul 2003 3:26 am, Wiggins d'Anconia wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have been writing perl along with some other languages, and I have been > > thinking about setting up a server (so that I can play with different > > server OS's and settings without messing anything up on our home > > network). My parents think that it will cost to much in power. I was just > > wondering if anyone knows about how much it is per day to run a computer > > without a monitor. > [SNIP] > Good luck, you have stumbled on to probably the best way to learn about > computers, aka breaking them (at least the OS).... > > http://danconia.org > > 1995 numbers: > http://it.erau.edu/NewsnLinks/energy_efficiency/energy_efficiency.html
One thing to remember is the power management settings. Using things like (I think) hdparm, you can set time-outs for the hard drives which will probably save quite a bit. With good power management settings your server could end up using less power than your mobile phone charger (okay, stretching the point a bit there) -- Gary Stainburn This email does not contain private or confidential material as it may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
