Make your PC more energy efficient or extend your laptop battery life with ‘undervolting’
Thursday, May 8th, 2008In the previous article I talked about defining waste and came to the conclusion that energy conservation is not sensible unless you can clearly define what electricity usage is not being used but is still powered on (and therefore is waste) and what is actually enhancing the user experience. In many offices, PC’s are only used for basic tasks such as writing letters and other administration, but they are built and powered to do much more. Therefore a lot of the computer power is permanently being wasted, as it is never needed for such basic tasks. This article explains how you can cut back on that wasted energy without compromising on the user experience.
This is a guest article, written by our Dutch work placement student Maarten (AKA M.J.) from the Da Vinci College, Gorinchem. Please note: this article is quite technical. Please don’t try these procedures unless you know what you are doing and/or are willing to risk damaging your machine.
