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    Windows media center extender in sleep mode

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by unknowntt, May 15, 2011.

  1. unknowntt

    unknowntt Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi all,

    A while back I asked whether it would be worth my while to use an old desktop as a media server for my household. We have a few computers at home, but using my laptop isn't the best since it's not always here. My old desktop uses a fair amount of energy, so keeping it on 24/7 would be a waste of electricity. My question is, would I be able to run windows 7 or home server or whatever, and use my xbox 360 as an extender, while keeping the server (my old desktop) in sleep mode? So let's say I leave it on sleep mode 24/7, and I want to watch a movie i have on it. I power on my xbox 360...can I access the media on the server that's in sleep mode?

    Thanks in advance!
     
    unknowntt, May 15, 2011
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  2. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    accessing it would probably wake it up for the time it need to run and that's if if the computer ban be brought back from sleep by a comand from the network
     
    granyte, May 15, 2011
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