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Question: Did you think that screen savers
were energy savers?
Answer: If you answered yes to the question
above, you would be wrong!
Screen savers are in fact enegy wasters. Most computers use
about twice the amount of energy lighting up the screen as
they use for processing. Originally screen savers were designed
to stop screens being burnt by a constant image, but they
are needed for modern screens.
Screen savers can use as much energy as a full screen of
work and require considerable processing energy as well.
Save energy by setting your screen saver to 'none'
or 'blank screen' (instructions can be found
below).
Tips to remember to reduce energy whilst using your pc;
- Set your screen saver to 'blank' or 'none'
to save energy. You can do this by clicking on - 'start'
- 'control panel' - 'display'
- on the 'screen saver' tab in the 'screen
saver' box use the drop down box and choose either
'blank' or '(none)'.
You can also choose how much time that you would like to
elapse before the blank screen is activated in the box marked
'wait'.
- Adjust your monitor power to an environmentally
friendly setting by clicking on - 'control panel'
- 'display' - 'screen saver'
- in the box marked 'monitor power' click
on 'power...' - in the 'settings
for home/ office desk power scheme' drop down the
'turn off monitor' menu - then you can
choose one of the following environmentally friendly options;
- Automatically 'Turn off monitor' after fifteen minutes
- Automatically 'Turn off hard disks' after twenty
minutes
- Activate 'System Standby' after thirty minutes
- Activate 'System Hibernates' after four hours
- Switch your computer and screen OFF whenevr
you are away from your desk for more than one hour.
- Switch your computer and monitor OFF outside
working hours.
- If you are going away on holiday or before Christmas Closedown,
switch off the plug at the wall and remove
the plug from the wall. This will protect your hard drive
and computer from possible damage due to power surge in
your absence - and despite popular belief it does NOT wipe
your hard drive!
- Laptops use less energy than desk top pc's so if you are
looking to update your hardware - perhaps consider a laptop.
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