-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Hard drives and partitions
- From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 15:30:35 -0400
Streamlined below, for your convenience.
Peace,
Gman
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"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
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From: "dsw32952" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 6:27 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Hard drives and partitions
> *** I used to that also but recently started trying to hibernate or shut
> down to help save the planet.
You can help save the planet by completely shutting down and then turning
off your surge protector whenever you'll be away from your system for more
than an hour or so. Turning off the SP kills any 'trickle' effect as most
systems will still sip small amounts of electricity even when they are
turned completely off.
An even bigger savings can be found by treating most other electronic
devices the same way, especialy large items like your washing machine/dryer,
stereos, TV's and anything else that contains a power convertor &/or motor.
All of these items consume power, even when they are not in use. Unplugging
them during their 'down time' will save significant amounts of power and
help make your home much more 'green'.
If you're really serious about saving the planet, consider working towards
ways to get yourself 'off the grid' as much as possible. Solar power can
supply you with part or all of your electricity needs, depending on how much
you can afford. A relatively simple windmill can also be added to boost
your independence from coal based power plants. If you generate more
electricity than you need, you can sell the excess back to the grid. This
is actually a HUGE topic, so I'll just leave you with those thoughts. If
you'd like to discuss this in more detail, I'd prefer to do that on the
off-topic list. :)
> *** Hmmm. I had not thought of pointing everything to a common Docs
> area. Might be a good idea. No reason why the OS should complain is
> there? Especially if the pointers lead to a second drive with no OS
> physically installed on it.
I cannot answer this until I actually try it. My future system (already in
the making) will have three multi-boot drives. Two will be XP based (one
for 32-bit only, the other for a mix of 32 & 64 bit XP) and the third will
be a combo of Vista & Windows 7. I will attempt to point ALL operating
systems to a common Docs folder and see how the system responds. I don't
anticipate any issues, but we're talking about computers here. Anything is
possible.
I will also be pointing all of them to common locations for my music,
images, downloads and other 'data' areas that I do not keep within my main
Docs folder. I cannot see ANY reason why any of these will give me issues,
but that is only because these areas are not viewed as 'system folders'.
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