Computer question

[DJH@GB-Ro]

I have my computer automatically turn on at 7am every morning, so it gets crunching underway as soon as possible.

But is there anyway to have it automatically turn off? Or am I just showing signs of becoming obsessed? :oops::oops:

[UBT - Timbo]

I have my computer automatically turn on at 7am every morning, so it gets crunching underway as soon as possible.

But is there anyway to have it automatically turn off? Or am I just showing signs of becoming obsessed? :oops::oops:

Obsessive???? Nah ! Shirley Knot?


If you're running Windows, am sure you could run "Scheduled Task" that performs a shutdown.

Maybe there's a cute little shareware EXE program that'll do this - along the lines of what happens when programs get installed and the PC has to be restarted.

Only trouble is - you might need to change your BIOS setting as normally, your PC might just reboot afterwards instead of shutting down totally.


regards,

Tim

[Temujin]

I have my computer automatically turn on at 7am every morning, so it gets crunching underway as soon as possible.

But is there anyway to have it automatically turn off? Or am I just showing signs of becoming obsessed? :oops::oops:

doesn't Task Manager give the option of Shutdown computer when it finishes a task?
You could get it to schedule a "do nothing" batchfile and then have it shutdown.
But why would you want to shut it down anyway? Your missing valuable crunching time mate
just let it run 24/7

[DJH@GB-Ro]

But why would you want to shut it down anyway? Your missing valuable crunching time mate
just let it run 24/7

I have a variable speed fan to make it quite when the computer isn't doing much. But I'm running BOINC all the time so it's constantly changing speed, and the computer is in my room, I wouldn't be able to get to sleep

[DJH@GB-Ro]

Only trouble is - you might need to change your BIOS setting as normally, your PC might just reboot afterwards instead of shutting down totally.

You mean because it might think there has been a power-loss? I have it set to not restart after a power loss.

[UBT - Timbo]

You mean because it might think there has been a power-loss? I have it set to not restart after a power loss.

Precisely.


You could always run a less intensive project overnight - which makes the PC less noisy - unlike some projects that seem to really stress the CPU and cause it to heat up.

Or wear ear defenders/earplugs.

But then you might not hear the alarm to wake you up.


regards,

Tim

[UBT - BHCJackie]

But is there anyway to have it automatically turn off?

Take a look at:
http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2002/2002-09-05.htm Item #1.

HTH

[DJH@GB-Ro]

But is there anyway to have it automatically turn off?

Take a look at:
http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2002/2002-09-05.htm Item #1.

HTH

Thank you very much

[DJH@GB-Ro]

Tested out the Gizmo thing last night, love it!

[Seti-Cruncher]

Tested out the Gizmo thing last night, love it!

Hmm. I would absolutely HATE anything that reduced my crunching output.

There is actually no reason to be worried about a little (or even a lot) of noise when you are sleeping. If the noise is reasonably constant, you quickly acclimatise to it - otherwise, people who live on or near busy roads would never sleep at all.

[DJH@GB-Ro]

Tested out the Gizmo thing last night, love it!

Hmm. I would absolutely HATE anything that reduced my crunching output.

There is actually no reason to be worried about a little (or even a lot) of noise when you are sleeping. If the noise is reasonably constant, you quickly acclimatise to it - otherwise, people who live on or near busy roads would never sleep at all.

The Gizmo thing only runs when you ask it to, like a scheduled task to shut down. And I have a variable speed fan tha revs all the time and is never constant, so I can't sleep

[Seti-Cruncher]

The Gizmo thing only runs when you ask it to, like a scheduled task to shut down. And I have a variable speed fan tha revs all the time and is never constant, so I can't sleep

I drive an articulated truck with refrigerated trailers for a living. The refrigerators are diesel-powered and under thermostatic control so stop and start at irregular intervals. The refrigerator (and, therefore, the diesel engine) is mounted on the front of the close-coupled trailer and is literally a few inches from my head (seperated merely by the rear wall of the cab) when I sleep in the bunk. Even that seperation effectively disappears when I have the sunroof open - which I have to do in all but the coldest weather. I very quickly acclimatised to this and it has no effect on my getting to sleep or remaining asleep.

Furthermore, at home, I have 9 very noisy computers (minimum of 5 fans per computer) in the next room to the bedroom with both doors always open. In fact, the noise is quite evident throughout the house. Both my wife and myself have absolutely no problem sleeping in this situation.

The human brain is actually very good at ignoring things that it considers "normal".

Like most things, the fear of noise is far greater than the reality.

Let your machine run 24/7 and make a significant contribution to science.

[DJH@GB-Ro]

I promise you I'll try it! But in my defense, the computer is literally 2 feet from my head when in bed, and I am sensitive to noise, as I spend most of my time in a village. I probably could sleep with the computer on now, it woke me up once but that was when I had my HDD acoustic thing set on 'performance' rather than 'quiet'. It could just be a case of getting used to it as you say.

[UBT - BHCJackie]

Furthermore, at home, I have 9 very noisy computers (minimum of 5 fans per computer) in the next room

Can I ask why a LGV driver runs 9 computers. Is the driving just a sideline and you're some kind of IT freelancer?

[Seti-Cruncher]

Furthermore, at home, I have 9 very noisy computers (minimum of 5 fans per computer) in the next room

Can I ask why a LGV driver runs 9 computers. Is the driving just a sideline and you're some kind of IT freelancer?

Computers have been my hobby since the late 70's. I'm also somewhat obsessed with SETI.

By the time I had decided to make a career in IT, and had obtained a BSc degree in Computing, I was considered too old to know anything about computers so I drifted into the other obsession in my life - driving.

[DJH@GB-Ro]

Hi Seti-Cruncher!

I tried leaving the computer on last night, but I just had to turn it off after a while . I'll probably try again, but I think it is just a bit too close for me and would take a long time to get used to. I'd leave it on all night if it was in the next door room!