Does anyone know what the power usage is in "power off" state for each SB
model? I tend to leave my SB3 and Transporter permanently plugged in.
What is the best plugin to install to enable a command to be sent to put the
local server to sleep/hibernate? I'd like to do it as a manual action (se
Zaragon;295818 Wrote:
> One interesting point about using Squeezeboxes in a green fashion that
> always seems to crop up is the comment along the lines of " I'm going
> to build a low power server ".
>
> So I was wondering in global enery and resource terms is going out and
> buying new compone
One interesting point about using Squeezeboxes in a green fashion that
always seems to crop up is the comment along the lines of " I'm going
to build a low power server ".
So I was wondering in global enery and resource terms is going out and
buying new components, which used electricity in manu
syburgh;295626 Wrote:
>
> Not a great idea to run SC7 open to the public Internet, but many home
> routers support VPN...
Or you create a virtual machine, give it read-only access to the "base"
OS that actually contains all your music files (the same way you'd do if
it was two machines networked
Agree with most of the previous posters-- I use a Core based system with
passive cooling and laptop drives. It's about 19W with SpeedStep at
lowest speed (never increases except when transcoding FLAC to MP3
files). I use WOL with a 30 min timeout to suspend the system and wake
using SB3 (takes a f
Right - but if you're going to run a box 24x7, you can just run
squeezecenter right on there.
Don't get me wrong, VMs are great, but a lot of the attraction for
server VMs is that you have a better shot at server stability if you
don't have to worry about the interplay between server apps. VMs als
One alternative approach is to consider virtualization. The equation
then becomes: if you were willing to run a PC full time to support the
music serving requirement, and you have another PC for some other
regular, recurring workload, then virtualizing them and placing the
both of them (or more, a
I know I'm being contrary to "accepted wisdom" somewhat here, but if
you've got a fairly large collection, laptop drives don't offer power
savings. Yes, they're low wattage, but they're also low capacity.
For instance, WD has a "green" 1TB drive that uses around 5W.
How many laptop drives would it
funkstar wrote:
> I've voiced my thoughts on this before, here is a link to the post:
> http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=288939#post288939
>
> In short, it takes a lot more to be 'green' than just using less
> electricity :)
>
My thoughts: There's only a limited amount of power.
I
I've voiced my thoughts on this before, here is a link to the post:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=288939#post288939
In short, it takes a lot more to be 'green' than just using less
electricity :)
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funkstar
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dsdreamer;295254 Wrote:
> I have been enjoying my pair of SB3s for quite some time without
> thinking about the energy costs (financial and environmental) of
> running an old PC 24/7/365 to act as a dedicated server. Now I want to
> do something about it, and wondered what options people have emp
SuperQ;295285 Wrote:
> The best way to save electricity is to just use SqueezeNetwork. ;)
>
But I only like to listen to lossless FLAC files :-)
SuperQ;295285 Wrote:
>
> WoL has been supported since 6.0 afaik (SqueezeBox 2). If you could
> give us more details about your server, we could pr
dsdreamer wrote:
> Anyway, my experience in using 3/4 of the rated clock speeds was
> noticeably less heat and less noise (due to the temperature controlled
> fan running slower) and I see no down-side as yet.
I've also had good stability with underclocking.
It generally reduces CPU power directl
CatBus;295271 Wrote:
> Here's my thoughts based on my experience along similar lines:
>
> CPU and memory underclocking won't get you anything but headaches.
I'm not sure why that should be? Power consumption is proportional to
clock frequency all else being equal, and if a synchronous digita
The best way to save electricity is to just use SqueezeNetwork. ;)
WoL has been supported since 6.0 afaik (SqueezeBox 2). If you could
give us more details about your server, we could probably give you more
specific tips.
Have you upgraded to an 80Plus PSU? Have you put your server on a
watt-m
CatBus wrote:
> others. A Pentium 3 or Core-series CPU is fairly efficient, but
> there's no saving a P4. Not sure about the AMD side. Hope that helps.
Look at VIA and others if you want serious energy savings. Anything
Pentium is really a space heater.
SqueezeCenter doesn't need much CPU pow
Here's my thoughts based on my experience along similar lines:
CPU and memory underclocking won't get you anything but headaches.
Auto-standby seems like a very good idea if you can get WOL working.
Removing unneeded hardware certainly can't hurt, but it's probably more
effective to buy/replace
I have been enjoying my pair of SB3s for quite some time without
thinking about the energy costs (financial and environmental) of
running an old PC 24/7/365 to act as a dedicated server. Now I want to
do something about it, and wondered what options people have employed
successfully.
Some ideas o
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