How to save environment from your PC.

Reduce carbon emissions will greatly help in reducing the pollution. Below we provide some tips to let you do your part in help saving our environment, with your PC.

If you are environmentally aware and would like save energy and reduce your environmental impact, do the following steps.We don't have second planet earth.Save it

Tips on how to save our environment from your PC



#1. Use LCD monitors
Replace your CRT monitors with LCD technology. LCD technology provides up to 70% power saving and comes with twice the lifespan of CRT monitors.

#2.You can optimize your PC's energy consumption by making changes in the power settings browsing through with right click on your desktop,then select properties,desktop..select power management .Power Options in Windows allow you to control the power management features of:

• Monitors display
• Hard drive
• Shut Down, Hibernate, and Stand by
• Low battery warnings
  

The utility let PC users to save energy and, in turn, cut down on your respective
energy bills.go http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/russel_02march25.mspx for detail on ow to setting up you power option setting .


#3. Turn off peripherals when not in use
Even when you shut down your computer and the monitor goes black; your monitor is actually consuming power in standby mode and waiting for the PC to switch back on. All your PC peripherals like printer and monitor should be turned off when not in use, which can be achieved by plugging all of them to a common power strip, which can be switched off when not in use.

#4. Green search
Google is the most extensively used search engine. And, there is an eco-friendly alternative to it: Blackle.com. You can also switch to using darker wallpapers and screensavers that consume lesser power.

Recycling your computers in the right way

Finally if you have decided to upgrade or buying a new PC ,you just can't dispose your PC just like that! you just can’t dump an old PC in the trash.

You should dispose it in an environmentally-friendly (In legal fashion) dispose it to a recycle bin and if you old PC still in working condition you can donate it to agency who need it like school,charity department etc.

Before you giving away your old PC, you should never forgot to delete all personal and proprietary information off your hard disks and other system reservoirs of information. There are many software options that can be used for this task. This ensures your personal ID will not expose to identity theft.