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Old 11-05-08, 08:32 PM   #4
knowbodies
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It's been a while since I was at lesswatts.org. Thanks for the reminder. I already stripped my server down as much as possible though. Originally, it was using 48W in standard usage but I upgraded to the tickless kernel (power consumption dropped 10W) and replaced the hard drive with a western Digital green power drive (another 4W saved). The power supply is about the only thing left - it wastes 10W when the server is off. It's horribly inefficient but I haven't anything reasonably priced in an SFX form factor.

Ideally I would like to replace the server with something new. Geode based motherboards can be had for less then 5W of total draw but I can't find any with SATA ports. Via boards are available with SATA but the prices and power consumption are much higher. I'll probably go with a Geode and a SATA drive in a USB enclosure. With an efficient laptop power supply, I should be able to hit 15W total power draw.

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