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S3 Standby State Done Right

Posted by kdawson on from the you-will-sleep-now dept.

For Earth Day, Cameron Butterfield has written in with a pointer to his article on how to get your Windows PC into S3 sleep, and why you want to. It covers the question of how to take advantage of this extremely low-power mode even when your machine is an "always on" file server, remote desktop, or VNC server.

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  1. Re:FreeBSD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Guys! You found each other!

    Shouldn't you guys exchange phone numbers or something?

  2. Re:And Linux? by BillGatesLoveChild · · Score: 5, Funny

    > what are the options to set up a Linux system to reduce power usage and fan noise when idle?

    Disconnect those pesky cooling fans. They just make a lot noise and suck up power. Truth is, your PC will run fine without them. It's just a scam by equipment manufacturers to make a few extra bucks out of you. I've been running with them removed for years, no problems.

    regards
    Scott E. Brown
    NOAA Antarctic Station