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<blockquote data-quote="jestermgee" data-source="post: 327966" data-attributes="member: 68298">This isn't spcific to this topic but it's a method I use for my mega media setup.My media server is in my studio and it collects dust under a desk. It holds all my music, movies and TV shows. It doesn't do TV recording, that's done on my HTPC. I use a number of different software solutions on my HTPC and I wanted my media server to only shutdown when not needed.I tried Hibernator which monitors CPU, Disk and Network activity but I could never get it quite right. Either the server would shutdown when listning to MP3s or never at all.On the HTPC the only thing I could get to reliably indicate that it wasn't being used was the screensaver. Unfortinatelly MP disables the screensaver when it is open but when it is closed the screensaver is free to run. I only use MP for TV viewing so if I am not watching live TV or recordings, MP is not open and my other software does not disable the screensaver unless watching or listning to music.So I have a batch script that runs on my server and checks every HTPC client to see if it's online and if the screensavers are running. After 30 minutes of the screensaver active, the server shuts down.This works perfectly and has done for about 4 months. My HTPC is always online but the power hungry server full of HDDs is only on when I want media and is fully automated.If anyone is interested in my script then I am willing to share if you PM me.Cheers</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jestermgee, post: 327966, member: 68298"] This isn't spcific to this topic but it's a method I use for my mega media setup. My media server is in my studio and it collects dust under a desk. It holds all my music, movies and TV shows. It doesn't do TV recording, that's done on my HTPC. I use a number of different software solutions on my HTPC and I wanted my media server to only shutdown when not needed. I tried Hibernator which monitors CPU, Disk and Network activity but I could never get it quite right. Either the server would shutdown when listning to MP3s or never at all. On the HTPC the only thing I could get to reliably indicate that it wasn't being used was the screensaver. Unfortinatelly MP disables the screensaver when it is open but when it is closed the screensaver is free to run. I only use MP for TV viewing so if I am not watching live TV or recordings, MP is not open and my other software does not disable the screensaver unless watching or listning to music. So I have a batch script that runs on my server and checks every HTPC client to see if it's online and if the screensavers are running. After 30 minutes of the screensaver active, the server shuts down. This works perfectly and has done for about 4 months. My HTPC is always online but the power hungry server full of HDDs is only on when I want media and is fully automated. If anyone is interested in my script then I am willing to share if you PM me. Cheers [/QUOTE]

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