January 30, 2008

Adjust your computer’s energy settings

Posted by SiteEditor   •  Comments 3   •  Participants 19   •  Entries logged 17
Filed under daily challenge, eco friendly, and energy savers
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Depending on your computer, there are several ways to adjust its settings to make it energy efficient during the day. For example, on a PC there’s a difference between ‘standby’ and ‘hibernate’ for when you walk away from your desk. Standby conserves power, but doesn’t save your computer memory to your hard disk. Hibernate is a deeper ‘sleep’. For maximum energy savings, experts recommend setting your computer to standby at 15 minutes and to hibernate at 30 minutes.

Another good idea is to get rid of your screen saver. They really aren’t necessary and they prevent your computer from going into an energy efficient mode.

Today, adjust your computer settings to a more energy efficient level.

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egoward
Posted March 19, 2008 at 09:03 AM

I did this on my work computer but I will have to remember to do this on my home computer as well

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amanda81
Posted March 25, 2008 at 05:32 PM

I set my Mac to sleep after 5 minutes and hibernate after 10.

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moomoopenny
Posted March 27, 2008 at 08:56 AM

I am doing this today. I have made a commitment to save energy in my home everywhere and do my part in going green.