[beige g3] Can it DEEP sleep?

Bill Mazlar wrote on 30 July 2004:

I installed Jaguar on my old world beige g3---when I set the computer to sleep, I still hear fans blowing (which doesn't happen with any of the newer macs). Is there anyway I can get DEEP sleep (~zero power consumption)?

Thanks,

Bob Blaylock replied on 29 July 2004:

In article 2004072922013816807%cookyourspam@redacted.invalid, Bill Mazlar cookyourspam@redacted.invalid wrote:

I installed Jaguar on my old world beige g3---when I set the computer to sleep, I still hear fans blowing (which doesn't happen with any of the newer macs). Is there anyway I can get DEEP sleep (~zero power consumption)?

Nope.

Even shut down completely, it consumes a little bit of power to keep the clock running. The only way to get zero power consumption would be to shut it down, unplug it, and remove the motherboard battery.

l replied on 30 July 2004:

In article 2004072922013816807%cookyourspam@redacted.invalid, Bill Mazlar cookyourspam@redacted.invalid wrote:

I installed Jaguar on my old world beige g3---when I set the computer to sleep, I still hear fans blowing (which doesn't happen with any of the newer macs). Is there anyway I can get DEEP sleep (~zero power consumption)?

AFAIK those machines did not sleep any better with older OS:es, so Jaguar is really not a change except that its energy saver lacks the power on/off scheduling.

.lauri

Isbiten replied on 30 July 2004:

The hardware needs to support it. I think I remeber seeing a news item that Intel introduced it in late 1998.

Clark Martin replied on 31 July 2004:

In article 2004072922013816807%cookyourspam@redacted.invalid, Bill Mazlar cookyourspam@redacted.invalid wrote:

I installed Jaguar on my old world beige g3---when I set the computer to sleep, I still hear fans blowing (which doesn't happen with any of the newer macs). Is there anyway I can get DEEP sleep (~zero power consumption)?

No, it simply doesn't have the hardware to do a power down sleep.