I want to run a very very long term application on my eMac, i will be scanning a failed HD with DataRescue2. The last time i did it midway, took almost a month, 24/7 without interruption. My goal here is to consume as less electricity as possible. How can i do that on my eMac and still have the application to run in the background! Is there a way of turning of the monitor (only) in order to consume less electricity?
eMac low voltage consumption!
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Mikuro
Crotchety UI Nitpicker
No, you can't put the computer to sleep, because that puts the processor to sleep, too, thus halting all programs. You can, however, tell OS X to spin down the internal hard disk when possible, using the check box in Energy Saver.
The problem here is that even if you're working on an external disk, the OS itself might need to access the boot volume for things like virtual memory. There's not much you can do about that, so don't be shocked if your internal disk still spins a lot of the time.
The problem here is that even if you're working on an external disk, the OS itself might need to access the boot volume for things like virtual memory. There's not much you can do about that, so don't be shocked if your internal disk still spins a lot of the time.
texanpenguin
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No. The computer when it's asleep is not doing any work.