tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453541700933606867.post5727317859900395317..comments2023-06-28T18:14:15.274+08:00Comments on i, g33k u: Intel Atom 230 on the D945GCLF motherboard.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15619329607104717316noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453541700933606867.post-41781341369887844082008-08-08T16:42:00.000+08:002008-08-08T16:42:00.000+08:00This is a small little trick to reduce the power i...This is a small little trick to reduce the power intel atom consume even more ( Taken From an tech website ) <BR/><BR/>1st) swap the HDD to Compact Flash. You can easily get the adapter card and a reasonable size CF Card at almost the same price as 160 GB HDD, Of course, you cant get the equal size as 160Gb in CF card. A 8gb CF Card is enough to house the OS and few software and download. If you want to download item, opt to a External HDD. Electricity bill is more expensive than a HDD !!!<BR/><BR/>2) Drop all unnecessary modding, you dont need fancy led fan, or high power psu. Hey, this Intel Atom, not some power hungry processer like Intel Core Duo or Quad. This the most basic of basic processer, even a 100W psu card can allow this baby to run smoothly.<BR/><BR/>3) DVD writer ? Does it really neceesary ? Intel atom take around 40 minute to burn a normal 4.67Gb dvd, while a normal P4 can do it at under 20 minute and Core Duo around 15m and Quad 10m. Dvd writer also consume power although you are not using it, not to mention when it under load it can easily topple the 100w limit. Just copy it to a ex HDD and install it from there<BR/><BR/>4)RAM ? 512mb should be sufficient ! why ? you are not playing high intensive games like Brother In Arm, You cant play HD media ( 1080i is already at the proccesor limit )If you are using Firefox 2 and below, 1gb is a good idea due to the notorious memory leak in Firefox. The bigger the RAM Size, the more power it consume when running or idle !<BR/><BR/>5)LAST BUT NOT LEAST, yourself, if you are using it as simply as a server,it dont need much care, just let it run as normal and avoid touching it all the time. Downloading ? just put the web link and let it do it job. Oh ya, if u are using downloader like Flashget, beware the multi-threading download could increase the system load and consume more power.<BR/><BR/>That all, with this tip, you can reduce the power consumption from 60w or more to mere 40w and lower.<BR/>Thinking what, just 20w, not much different. Think again, when the bill come, dont regret it ! Any power you can save, can save your wallet and keep it heavier :)ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143418676574993230noreply@blogger.com