Comments on: Turn Off Computer Hardware With A Single Click http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/30/turn-off-computer-hardware-with-a-single-click/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:51:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Computer Rental http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/30/turn-off-computer-hardware-with-a-single-click/#comment-847510 Computer Rental Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:59:19 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/30/turn-off-computer-hardware-with-a-single-click/#comment-847510 Turning computer hardware off in just a single click can help us conserve battery power. It really doesn't mean that it is turned off but there is a difference in the consumption of battery power. There are some steps that should be done but it is easy and can be done by anyone who are familiar to computer hardware. Turning computer hardware off in just a single click can help us conserve battery power. It really doesn’t mean that it is turned off but there is a difference in the consumption of battery power. There are some steps that should be done but it is easy and can be done by anyone who are familiar to computer hardware.

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]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/30/turn-off-computer-hardware-with-a-single-click/#comment-808983 Rarst Sat, 30 May 2009 19:42:26 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/30/turn-off-computer-hardware-with-a-single-click/#comment-808983 @Pete It doesn't really turn stuff of but there is still difference between hardware that actively does something and hardware that just sits idle. For example when hard drive spins down from inactivity it is not turned off by definition but it eats much less power. So it is not question of it having effect but question of is effect enough to bother with it. :) @Pete

It doesn’t really turn stuff of but there is still difference between hardware that actively does something and hardware that just sits idle.

For example when hard drive spins down from inactivity it is not turned off by definition but it eats much less power.

So it is not question of it having effect but question of is effect enough to bother with it. :)

]]> By: Pete http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/30/turn-off-computer-hardware-with-a-single-click/#comment-808975 Pete Sat, 30 May 2009 19:37:33 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/30/turn-off-computer-hardware-with-a-single-click/#comment-808975 I really doubt this "turns off computer hardware". Try it with optical mice, webcams, PCI network cards and optical drives and you will find that their LEDs are still on. This just deactivates the OS driver, sorry to burst your article's bubble. Turning off peripherals and components is a motherboard/bios feature and how to do it depends on each motherboard/bios, if it supports it. I really doubt this “turns off computer hardware”. Try it with optical mice, webcams, PCI network cards and optical drives and you will find that their LEDs are still on.

This just deactivates the OS driver, sorry to burst your article’s bubble.

Turning off peripherals and components is a motherboard/bios feature and how to do it depends on each motherboard/bios, if it supports it.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/30/turn-off-computer-hardware-with-a-single-click/#comment-808771 Rarst Sat, 30 May 2009 16:35:33 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/30/turn-off-computer-hardware-with-a-single-click/#comment-808771 Glad you like it. :) I have doubts if all hardware stops consuming power if disabled. It would obviously benefit things like wireless adapters but for stuff integrated on motherboard or for PCI cards it probably won't make a difference in power consumption. My opinion is saving power starts with choosing hardware, software solutions can only do as much as hardware can be bent. :) Glad you like it. :)

I have doubts if all hardware stops consuming power if disabled. It would obviously benefit things like wireless adapters but for stuff integrated on motherboard or for PCI cards it probably won’t make a difference in power consumption.

My opinion is saving power starts with choosing hardware, software solutions can only do as much as hardware can be bent. :)

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