The computer lab in the Faculty of Science, NARGA, has 4 classrooms and 2 open areas containing a total of 310 computers. Of the 6 rooms, 4 are available 24 hours a day. Obviously not all the computers are in use all of the time. We have implemented an auto-shutdown policy that applies in the event that a computer becomes idle after hours. This policy has been active since the beginning of 2008. (more…)
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Shutting down computer labs to save electricity
Thursday, November 27th, 2008Tags: computer lab, CUA, PC, power management, RGA
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