MICHAEL

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...gyConserv.mspx

The "x" fell off.

-Michael

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Darrel,
>
> Bad link. Page can not be found!
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> Regards,
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> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
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> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
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> ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> Hello,
>> You may want to check out this paper:
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>> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...rgyConserv.msp
>> x
>> Windows Vista Energy Conservation
>>
>> The Windows Vista operating system features significant changes to power
>> management infrastructure, functionality, and default settings. These
>> changes impact how PCs running Microsoft Windows consume energy. This paper
>> outlines the potential energy savings available when deploying Windows
>> Vista and the significant changes from Windows XP. These savings are
>> presented in terms of both financial and environmental impact.
>>
>> Included in this white paper:
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>> . PC Power Consumption
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>> . Calculating Energy Savings
>>
>> . Financial Impact
>>
>> . Environmental Impact
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
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>> |>From: "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com>
>> |>References: <1171237267.207351.199610@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com>
>> |>In-Reply-To: <1171237267.207351.199610@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com>
>> |>Subject: Re: Power consumption in S3 standby mode?
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>> |>It uses about 3-6 watts.
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>> |>--
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>> |>Regards,
>> |>
>> |>Richard Urban
>> |>Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> |>(For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>> |>
>> |>Quote from George Ankner:
>> |>If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> |>You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>> |>
>> |>
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>> |>"Cat" <typingcat@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> |>news:1171237267.207351.199610@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com...
>> |>> How much power is consumed approximately when I put my PC into standby
>> |>> mode by clicking on the "Keeps your session in memory puts the
>> |>> computer in a lower-power state..." (sorry I don't know the name of
>> |>> this button)? Of course, not including external devices such as the
>> |>> printer, the cable modem and the monitor. I have enabled S3 mode at
>> |>> the bios menu, and I've got 2GBs of DDR2 memory.
>> |>>
>> |>> This "Keeps your session in memory..." works fine and it really starts
>> |>> faster but I wonder if it is still a good idea to put the PC into that
>> |>> state over night. If the power consumption is small, then I would do
>> |>> so, if not, I'd rather turn the PC completely off during the night.
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