People are always looking for ways to save money. By using “green” computer components, you can save money and energy. Anyone who has a computer on for several days at a time can use a lot of power, resulting in a large energy bill. There are many different ways to adapt your computer to be more energy efficient. Using more energy-efficient computer components and changing your operating system settings will save you big. By purchasing more energy-efficient components such as processors, hard drives and computer monitors, you can reduce the power consumption of your computer, thereby saving energy. Home computers can be turned off when not in use, which is the easiest way to save money and energy. If you're not using it, what's the point of leaving it on? In businesses, this is not always a practical solution for saving. Some businesses need servers that others can connect to at any time. Servers usually send and receive information from other computers. These servers run constantly so users can log in whenever they want. Since these servers must run constantly, they consume a lot of energy and produce heat. “U.S. organizations waste $2.8 billion a year powering idle machines, emitting about 20 million tons of carbon dioxide – roughly the equivalent of 4 million cars – according to a report to be released Wednesday . » (Perenson, 2008) Intel is one of the largest manufacturers of computer processors. Intel makes a low-voltage processor that uses much less power than other computer processors. They make processors for all types of computers, including laptops, netbooks, desktops, and servers. Intel Xenon server processors are available in an ultra-low voltage version that operates at 1.66 GHz for each of the two c...... middle of paper ......(nd). Help save energy and the environment: put your monitor to sleep. Retrieved June 13, 2010, from Microsoft Corporation website: .http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/monitorsleep.mspxIntel Corporation. (nd). Intel® Xeon® dual-core LV and ULV processors for embedded computing. Retrieved May 23, 2010, from Intel Corporation website: http://download.intel.com/design/intarch/prodbref/31578602.pdfPerenson, MJ (January 4, 2008). The green hard drive loses little performance. Retrieved May 23, 2010, from PC World Magazine website: http://www.pcworld.com/article/140982/green_hard_drive_loses_little_on_performance.htmlSwartz, J. (2009, March 25). Leaving PCs running overnight costs businesses $2.8 billion per year. Accessed June 13, 2010 on USA TODAY: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2009-03-25-pc-power-company-costs_N.htm