Hibernate or Stand-by can be activated on a schedule using AutoHotKey
from www.autohotkey.com. This free open source scripting utility lets
you control many system level operations very easily. I created a
simple script as shown below. I then created a windows schedule task
to execute this
jtuggey Wrote:
I have used auto shutdown Xp with great success.
This will either shutdown/standby/hibernate at set time, or more
usefully, when a particular process or system measure falls below or
above a certain threshold. I use it to monitor the network activity of
the slim server, and
)p( Wrote:
In the os dependent code of slimserver you could:
-trace if a sb player is connected and playing.
-if so call the SetThreadExecutionState function with the continueous
flag and reset it when no sb player is playing anymore.
or probably better
-if a sb player is playing
I have used auto shutdown Xp with great success.
This will either shutdown/standby/hibernate at set time, or more
usefully, when a particular process or system measure falls below or
above a certain threshold. I use it to monitor the network activity of
the slim server, and when this falls below
I want to save power and wear and tear. Unfortunately when the PC stays
on there is noise from the fans and the electronics (heating up) and
moving parts are subject to wear and tear.
In the absence of the facility to have the PC go to standby/hibernation
or Off when streaming (Hard Disc LAN
I worked out some power saving methods for slimservers running on
windows. See my post at
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=15523page=3
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gharris999
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gharris999 Wrote:
I worked out some power saving methods for slimservers running on
windows. See my post at
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=15523page=3
Thankyou. There is some reading to do here. I will get back to you
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Steve
It depends on what you're trying to accomplish.
If you want to save power and perhaps noise when there's no usage for a
while, use the power control applet to spin down your hard disk(s) after
half an hour of no use. This saves more than half of the total power
consumption, works like a charm,
