Chapter 1. Reduction of Power Consumption

Chapter 1. Reduction of Power Consumption
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Chapter 1. Reduction of Power Consumption

Table of Contents

1. Advanced Power Management (APM/ACPI)

1.1. ACPI
1.2. Older hardware with APM
1.3. Processor frequency scaling
1.4. Useful Resources for Power Management
1.5. Restoring your Work after Shutdown

2. Power Management Unit - PMU (Apple PowerBook)

3. Turn Monitor off, use Keyboard LEDs

4. Screensavers

4.1. Screensaver Programs
4.2. Display Power Control

5. Virtual Servers: Consolidation and Virtualization

6. Energy Star Label

7. Using Spare CPU Cycles

8. Miscellaneous Power Saving Techniques

There are some means to save power when using a computer which are supported by Linux: Advanced Power Management, certain harddisk settings, working without monitor and others.

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