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<blockquote data-quote="Marcusb" data-source="post: 104980" data-attributes="member: 11550">Windows has built in functionlity to wake up the PC for scheduled tasks.PowerScheduler simply tells windows to wake up the PC for a recording.For the power draw, your results may be right.&nbsp; Manufacturers haven't really placed a big emphasis on using low power until very recently.&nbsp; If you check the standby power of even a monitor you will find it at around 5-10W just to keep the little standby light running and ready to wake up the monitor when it gets a signal.Try checking the power draw when the PC is in soft off.&nbsp; As Chris said, it should be the same as when in hibernate.Also remember that SM power supplies only operate at around 85% efficiency at very best, and these figures decrease when they are under less load.&nbsp; As such, in standby you are probably getting horrible efficiency.Even in hibernate, the PC still can supply up to 10W to the USB devices (5v*2A) so this also comes into it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marcusb, post: 104980, member: 11550"] Windows has built in functionlity to wake up the PC for scheduled tasks. PowerScheduler simply tells windows to wake up the PC for a recording. For the power draw, your results may be right. Manufacturers haven't really placed a big emphasis on using low power until very recently. If you check the standby power of even a monitor you will find it at around 5-10W just to keep the little standby light running and ready to wake up the monitor when it gets a signal. Try checking the power draw when the PC is in soft off. As Chris said, it should be the same as when in hibernate. Also remember that SM power supplies only operate at around 85% efficiency at very best, and these figures decrease when they are under less load. As such, in standby you are probably getting horrible efficiency. Even in hibernate, the PC still can supply up to 10W to the USB devices (5v*2A) so this also comes into it. [/QUOTE]

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