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0DRAFTFINAL678TableofContents9101112PartnerCommitments21314Commitments2151617PerformanceforSpecialDistinction41819EligibilityCriteria520Section1:Definitions6212223Section2:QualifyingProducts1024252627Section3:EnergyEfficiencyandPowerManagementCriteria102829Section4:TestProcedures18303132Section5:EffectiveDate21333435Section6:FutureSpecificationRevisions213637383940AppendixA:ENERGYSTARTestProcedureforDeterminingthePowerUseofComputersinOff,Sleep,IdleandGameConsolesinSleepandOff224142AppendixB:SampleCalculations2843ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)14445464748ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputersPartnerCommitments49Version5.
050DRAFTFINAL5152Commitments53ThefollowingarethetermsoftheENERGYSTARPartnershipAgreementasitpertainstothe54manufacturingofENERGYSTARqualifiedcomputers.
TheENERGYSTARPartnermustadheretothe55followingprogramrequirements:5657complywithcurrentENERGYSTAREligibilityCriteria,definingtheperformancecriteriathatmustbe58metforuseoftheENERGYSTARcertificationmarkoncomputersandspecifyingthetestingcriteria59forcomputers.
EPAmay,atitsdiscretion,conducttestsonproductsthatarereferredtoasENERGY60STARqualified.
Theseproductsmaybeobtainedontheopenmarket,orvoluntarilysuppliedby61PartneratEPA'srequest;6263complywithcurrentENERGYSTARIdentityGuidelines,describinghowtheENERGYSTARmarks64andnamemaybeused.
Partnerisresponsibleforadheringtotheseguidelinesandforensuringthat65itsauthorizedrepresentatives,suchasadvertisingagencies,dealers,anddistributors,arealsoin66compliance;6768workwithresellersofPartner'sproductstohelpensurethattheseproductsremainincompliancewith69ENERGYSTARrequirements.
AnypartywithinthedistributionchannelofanENERGYSTAR70qualifiedcomputerproductthataltersthepowerprofileofaproductafteritsdateofmanufacture71throughhardwareorsoftwaremodificationsmustensurethattheproductcontinuestomeetthe72ENERGYSTARrequirementsbeforedeliveringthisproducttotheendcustomer.
Iftheproductno73longermeetstherequirements,itmaynotbeartheENERGYSTARmark;7475qualifyatleastoneENERGYSTARcomputermodelwithinoneyearofactivatingthecomputers76portionoftheagreement.
WhenPartnerqualifiestheproduct,itmustmeetthespecification(e.
g.
,Tier771or2)ineffectatthattime;7879provideclearandconsistentlabelingofENERGYSTARqualifiedcomputers.
TheENERGYSTAR80markmustbeclearlydisplayed:811.
Onthetoporfrontoftheproduct.
Labelingonthetoporfrontoftheproductmaybepermanentor82temporary.
Alltemporarylabelingmustbeaffixedtothetoporfrontoftheproductwithan83adhesiveorcling-typeapplication;84ElectronicLabelingOption:Manufacturershavetheoptionofusinganalternativeelectronic85labelingapproachinplaceofthisproductlabelingrequirement,aslongitmeetsthefollowing86requirements:87TheENERGYSTARmarkincyan,black,orwhite(asdescribedin"TheENERGYSTAR88IdentityGuidelines"availableatwww.
energystar.
gov/logos)appearsatsystemstart-up.
The89electronicmarkmustdisplayforaminimumof5seconds;9091TheENERGYSTARmarkmustbeatleast10%ofthescreenbyarea,maynotbesmaller92than76pixelsx78pixels,andmustbelegible.
9394EPAwillconsideralternativeproposalsregardingapproach,duration,orsizeforelectronic95labelingonacase-by-casebasis.
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Inproductliterature(i.
e.
,usermanuals,specsheets,etc.
);983.
Onproductpackagingforproductssoldatretail;and994.
Onthemanufacturer'sInternetsitewhereinformationaboutENERGYSTARqualifiedmodelsis100displayed:101IfinformationconcerningENERGYSTARisprovidedonthePartnerWebsite,asspecifiedby102theENERGYSTARWebLinkingPolicy(thisdocumentcanbefoundinthePartner103ResourcessectionontheENERGYSTARWebsiteatwww.
energystar.
gov),EPAmay104providelinkswhereappropriatetothePartnerWebsite;105106agreetocompletestepstoeducateusersoftheirproductsaboutthebenefitsofpowermanagement107byincludingthefollowinginformation,inadditiontothatdescribedintheUserInformation108RequirementsfoundintheENERGYSTAREligibilityCriteria(Section3.
C),witheachcomputer(i.
e.
,109intheusermanualoronaboxinsert):1101111.
Energysavingpotential;1122.
Financialsavingpotential;1133.
Environmentalbenefits;1144.
InformationonENERGYSTARandalinktowww.
energystar.
gov;and1155.
ENERGYSTARlogo(usedinaccordancewith"TheENERGYSTARIdentityGuidelines"116availableatwww.
energystar.
gov/logos).
117Inaddition,alinkshouldbemadeavailabletowww.
energystar.
gov/powermanagementfromcomputer118productpages,productspecifications,andrelatedcontentpages.
119120Atthemanufacturer'srequest,EPAwillsupplysuggestedfactsandfiguresrelatedtotheabove121criteria,templateelements,oracompletetemplatesuitableforuseinuserguidesorboxinserts.
122123providetoEPA,onanannualbasis,anupdatedlistofENERGYSTARqualifiedcomputermodels.
124OncethePartnersubmitsitsfirstlistofENERGYSTARqualifiedcomputermodels,thePartnerwillbe125listedasanENERGYSTARPartner.
Partnermustprovideannualupdatesinordertoremainonthe126listofparticipatingproductmanufacturers;127128providetoEPA,onanannualbasis,unitshipmentdataorothermarketindicatorstoassistin129determiningthemarketpenetrationofENERGYSTAR.
Specifically,Partnermustsubmitthetotal130numberofENERGYSTARqualifiedcomputersshipped(inunitsbymodel)oranequivalent131measurementasagreedtoinadvancebyEPAandPartner.
Partnerisalsoencouragedtoprovide132ENERGYSTARqualifiedunitshipmentdatasegmentedbymeaningfulproductcharacteristics(e.
g.
,133capacity,size,speed,orotherasrelevant),totalunitshipmentsforeachmodelinitsproductline,and134percentoftotalunitshipmentsthatqualifyasENERGYSTAR.
Thedataforeachcalendaryear135shouldbesubmittedtoEPA,preferablyinelectronicformat,nolaterthanthefollowingMarchandmay136beprovideddirectlyfromthePartnerorthroughathirdparty.
ThedatawillbeusedbyEPAonlyfor137programevaluationpurposesandwillbecloselycontrolled.
Anyinformationusedwillbemaskedby138EPAsoastoprotecttheconfidentialityofthePartner;139140notifyEPAofachangeinthedesignatedresponsiblepartyorcontactsforcomputerswithin30days;141142participateintheENERGYSTARVerificationTestingProgram.
EPAwillselectcomputerseachyear143forverificationtesting.
Themanufacturerofeachselectedproductwillberequiredtoconducttesting144ofthespecifiedproductsasoutlinedintheVerificationTestingGuidelinesandProceduresManual.
145TheserequirementswillbeeffectivewithVersion5.
0,andmaybemodifiedandupdatedoutsidethe146officialspecificationrevisionprocess.
ThemanualforthisprogramwillbeavailableontheENERGYENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)3147STAROfficeEquipmentPartnerResourcespageontheENERGYSTARwebsite.
Ifthesamplefails148tomeettheperformancerequirementsoftheENERGYSTARspecification,thefailurewillbe149addressedunderEPA'sproductfailureanddisputeprotocolandifapplicable,theprocedurefor151152153154155Note:Theverificationtestingtext,previouslypresentinAppendixA,hasbeenmovedtoPartnerCommitments.
PleasecontactKathleenVokes,USEPA,atvokes.
kathleen@epa.
gov,withfeedbackonthisrequirement.
150delistingproducts.
156PerformanceforSpecialDistinction157Inordertoreceiveadditionalrecognitionand/orsupportfromEPAforitseffortswithinthe158Partnership,theENERGYSTARPartnermayconsiderthefollowingvoluntarymeasuresandshouldkeep159EPAinformedontheprogressoftheseefforts:160161considerenergyefficiencyimprovementsincompanyfacilitiesandpursuetheENERGYSTARmark162forbuildings;163164purchaseENERGYSTARqualifiedproducts.
Revisethecompanypurchasingorprocurement165specificationstoincludeENERGYSTAR.
Provideprocurementofficials'contactinformationtoEPA166forperiodicupdatesandcoordination.
CirculategeneralENERGYSTARqualifiedproductinformation167toemployeesforusewhenpurchasingproductsfortheirhomes;168169ensurethepowermanagementfeatureisenabledonallENERGYSTARqualifieddisplaysand170computersinuseincompanyfacilities,particularlyuponinstallationandafterserviceisperformed;171172providegeneralinformationabouttheENERGYSTARprogramtoemployeeswhosejobsarerelevant173tothedevelopment,marketing,sales,andserviceofcurrentENERGYSTARqualifiedproduct174models;175176provideasimpleplantoEPAoutliningspecificmeasuresPartnerplanstoundertakebeyondthe177programrequirementslistedabove.
Bydoingso,EPAmaybeabletocoordinate,communicate,178and/orpromotePartner'sactivities,provideanEPArepresentative,orincludenewsabouttheeventin179theENERGYSTARnewsletter,ontheENERGYSTARWebpages,etc.
Theplanmaybeassimple180asprovidingalistofplannedactivitiesorplannedmilestonesthatPartnerwouldlikeEPAtobeaware181of.
Forexample,activitiesmayinclude:(1)increasetheavailabilityofENERGYSTARqualified182productsbyconvertingtheentireproductlinewithintwoyearstomeetENERGYSTARguidelines;(2)183demonstratetheeconomicandenvironmentalbenefitsofenergyefficiencythroughspecialin-store184displaystwiceayear;(3)provideinformationtousers(viatheWebsiteanduser'smanual)about185energy-savingfeaturesandoperatingcharacteristicsofENERGYSTARqualifiedproducts:and(4)186buildawarenessoftheENERGYSTARPartnershipandbrandidentitybycollaboratingwithEPAon187oneprintadvertorialandonelivepressevent;188189providequarterly,writtenupdatestoEPAastotheeffortsundertakenbyPartnertoincrease190availabilityofENERGYSTARqualifiedproducts,andtopromoteawarenessofENERGYSTARand191itsmessage;192193joinEPA'sSmartWayTransportPartnershiptoimprovetheenvironmentalperformanceofthe194company'sshippingoperations.
SmartWayTransportworkswithfreightcarriers,shippers,andother195stakeholdersinthegoodsmovementindustrytoreducefuelconsumption,greenhousegases,andair196pollution.
FormoreinformationonSmartWay,visitwww.
epa.
gov/smartway;197198joinEPA'sClimateLeadersPartnershiptoinventoryandreducegreenhousegasemissions.
199Throughparticipation,companiescreateacrediblerecordoftheiraccomplishmentsandreceiveEPA200recognitionascorporateenvironmentalleaders.
FormoreinformationonClimateLeaders,visit201www.
epa.
gov/climateleaders;202ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)4203joinEPA'sGreenPowerpartnership.
EPA'sGreenPowerPartnershipencouragesorganizationsto204buygreenpowerasawaytoreducetheenvironmentalimpactsassociatedwithtraditionalfossilfuel205basedelectricityuse.
ThepartnershipincludesadiversesetoforganizationsincludingFortune500206companies,smallandmediumbusinesses,governmentinstitutionsaswellasagrowingnumberof207collegesanduniversities,visithttp://www.
epa.
gov/grnpower.
208ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
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0)DRAFTFINAL215BelowistheVersion5.
0productspecificationforENERGYSTARqualifiedcomputers.
Aproductmust216meetalloftheidentifiedcriteriatoearntheENERGYSTAR.
2172182191)Definitions:Belowarethedefinitionsoftherelevanttermsinthisdocument.
220A.
Computer:Adevicewhichperformslogicaloperationsandprocessesdata.
Computersare221composedof,ataminimum:(1)acentralprocessingunit(CPU)toperformoperations;(2)user222inputdevicessuchasakeyboard,mouse,digitizerorgamecontroller;and(3)acomputerdisplay223screentooutputinformation.
Forthepurposesofthisspecification,computersincludeboth224stationaryandportableunits,includingdesktopcomputers,gamingconsoles,integrateddesktop225computers,notebookcomputers,small-scaleservers,thinclients,andworkstations.
Although226computersmustbecapableofusinginputdevicesandcomputerdisplays,asnotedinnumbers2227and3above,computersystemsdonotneedtoincludethesedevicesonshipmenttomeetthis228definition.
229230231232Components233B.
ComputerDisplay:Adisplayscreenanditsassociatedelectronicsencasedinasinglehousing,or234withinthecomputerhousing(e.
g.
,notebookorintegrateddesktopcomputer),thatiscapableof235displayingoutputinformationfromacomputerviaoneormoreinputs,suchasaVGA,DVI,and/or236IEEE1394.
Examplesofcomputerdisplaytechnologiesarethecathode-raytube(CRT)and237liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD).
238239C.
DiscreteGraphicsProcessingUnit(GPU):Agraphicsprocessorwithalocalmemorycontroller240interfaceandalocal,graphics-specificmemory.
245246D.
ExternalPowerSupply:Acomponentcontainedinaseparatephysicalenclosureexternaltothe247computercasinganddesignedtoconvertlinevoltageacinputfromthemainstolowerdc248voltage(s)forthepurposeofpoweringthecomputer.
Anexternalpowersupplymustconnectto249thecomputerviaaremovableorhard-wiredmale/femaleelectricalconnection,cable,cordor250otherwiring.
255E.
InternalPowerSupply:Acomponentinternaltothecomputercasinganddesignedtoconvertac256voltagefromthemainstodcvoltage(s)forthepurposeofpoweringthecomputercomponents.
257Forthepurposesofthisspecification,aninternalpowersupplymustbecontainedwithinthe258computercasingbutbeseparatefromthemaincomputerboard.
Thepowersupplymustconnect259tothemainsthroughasinglecablewithnointermediatecircuitrybetweenthepowersupplyand260themainspower.
Inaddition,allpowerconnectionsfromthepowersupplytothecomputer261components,withtheexceptionofaDCconnectiontoacomputerdisplayinanIntegrated262DesktopComputer,mustbeinternaltothecomputercasing(i.
e.
,noexternalcablesrunningfrom241242243244Note:"Displaydevice"hasbeenchangedto"processor"inthe"DiscreteGraphicsProcessingUnit(GPU)"definitionbasedonstakeholdercomment.
251252253254Note:ThedefinitionofIntegratedGPUhasbeenremovedbystakeholderrequest.
ItisnotreferencedelsewhereintheSpecification.
ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)6263thepowersupplytothecomputerorindividualcomponents).
Internaldc-to-dcconvertersusedto264convertasingledcvoltagefromanexternalpowersupplyintomultiplevoltagesforusebythe265computerarenotconsideredinternalpowersupplies.
266267268ComputerTypes269270F.
DesktopComputer:Acomputerwherethemainunitisintendedtobelocatedinapermanent271location,oftenonadeskoronthefloor.
Desktopsarenotdesignedforportabilityandutilizean272externalcomputerdisplay,keyboard,andmouse.
Desktopsaredesignedforabroadrangeof273homeandofficeapplications.
274275G.
Small-ScaleServer:Acomputerthattypicallyusesdesktopcomponentsinadesktopformfactor,276butisdesignedexplicitlytobeastoragehostforothercomputers.
Acomputermusthavethe277followingcharacteristicstobeconsideredaSmall-ScaleServer:278279Designedinapedestal,tower,orotherformfactorsimilartothoseofdesktopcomputerssuch280thatalldataprocessing,storage,andnetworkinterfacingiscontainedwithinonebox/product;281Intendedtobeoperational24hours/dayand7days/week,andunscheduleddowntimeis282extremelylow(ontheorderofhours/year);283Capableofoperatinginasimultaneousmulti-userenvironmentservingseveralusersthrough284networkedclientunits;and285Designedforanindustryacceptedoperatingsystemforhomeorlow-endserverapplications286(e.
g.
,WindowsHomeServer,MacOSXServer,Linux,UNIXandSolaris).
287288Small-ScaleServersaredesignedtoperformfunctionssuchasprovidingnetworkinfrastructure289services(e.
g.
,archiving)andhostingdata/media.
Theseproductsarenotdesignedtoprocess290informationforothersystemsorrunwebserversasaprimaryfunction.
291292ThisspecificationdoesnotcoverComputerServersasdefinedintheENERGYSTARVersion1.
0293ComputerServerspecification.
Small-ScaleServerscoveredbythisspecificationarelimitedto294computersmarketedfornon-datacenteroperation(e.
g.
homes,smalloffices).
295296H.
GameConsole:Astandalonecomputer-likedevicewhoseprimaryuseistoplayvideogames.
297Gameconsolesuseahardwarearchitecturebasedinpartontypicalcomputercomponents(e.
g.
,298processors,systemmemory,videoarchitecture,opticaland/orharddrives,etc.
).
Theprimary299inputforgameconsolesarespecialhandheldcontrollersratherthanthemouseandkeyboard300usedbymoreconventionalcomputertypes.
Gameconsolesarealsoequippedwithaudiovisual301outputsforusewithtelevisionsastheprimarydisplay,ratherthan(orinadditionto)anexternalor302integrateddisplay.
ThesedevicesdonottypicallyuseaconventionalPCoperatingsystem,but303oftenperformavarietyofmultimediafunctionssuchas:DVD/CDplayback,digitalpictureviewing,304anddigitalmusicplayback.
Handheldgamingdevices,typicallybatterypoweredandintendedfor305usewithanintegraldisplayastheprimarydisplay,arenotcoveredbythisspecification.
311I.
IntegratedDesktopComputer:Adesktopsysteminwhichthecomputerandcomputerdisplay312functionasasingleunitwhichreceivesitsacpowerthroughasinglecable.
Integrateddesktop313computerscomeinoneoftwopossibleforms:(1)asystemwherethecomputerdisplayand314computerarephysicallycombinedintoasingleunit;or(2)asystempackagedasasinglesystem315wherethecomputerdisplayisseparatebutisconnectedtothemainchassisbyadcpowercord316andboththecomputerandcomputerdisplayarepoweredfromasinglepowersupply.
Asa317subsetofdesktopcomputers,integrateddesktopcomputersaretypicallydesignedtoprovide318similarfunctionalityasdesktopsystems.
306307308309310Note:Astakeholdersuggestedthatlanguageshouldbeaddedtothedescriptionofgameconsolesthatexplicitlyexcludesbatterypoweredhandhelddevicesinwhichadisplayscreenincluded.
Thelastsentenceabovereflectsthisrevision,whichisinlinewithEPA'soriginalintent.
ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)7319320J.
ThinClient:Anindependently-poweredcomputerthatreliesonaconnectiontoremotecomputing321resourcestoobtainprimaryfunctionality.
Maincomputing(e.
g.
,programexecution,datastorage,322interactionwithotherInternetresources,etc.
)takesplaceusingtheremotecomputingresources.
323ThinClientscoveredbythisspecificationarelimitedtodeviceswithnorotationalstoragemedia324integraltothecomputer.
ThemainunitofaThinClientcoveredbythisspecificationmustbe325intendedforlocationinapermanentlocation(e.
g.
onadesk)andnotforportability.
326327K.
NotebookComputer:Acomputerdesignedspecificallyforportabilityandtobeoperatedfor328extendedperiodsoftimeeitherwithorwithoutadirectconnectiontoanacpowersource.
329Notebooksmustutilizeanintegratedcomputerdisplayandbecapableofoperationoffan330integratedbatteryorotherportablepowersource.
Inaddition,mostnotebooksuseanexternal331powersupplyandhaveanintegratedkeyboardandpointingdevice.
Notebookcomputersare332typicallydesignedtoprovidesimilarfunctionalitytodesktops,includingoperationofsoftware333similarinfunctionalityasthatusedindesktops.
Forthepurposesofthisspecification,docking334stationsareconsideredaccessoriesandtherefore,theperformancelevelsassociatedwith335notebookspresentedinSection3,below,donotincludethem.
TabletPCs,whichmayusetouch336sensitivescreensalongwithorinsteadofotherinputdevices,areconsideredNotebook337Computersinthisspecification.
338339L.
Workstation:Ahigh-performance,single-usercomputertypicallyusedforgraphics,CAD,software340development,financialandscientificapplicationsamongothercomputeintensivetasks.
Toqualify341asaworkstation,acomputermust:342343Bemarketedasaworkstation;344Haveameantimebetweenfailures(MTBF)ofatleast15,000hoursbasedoneitherBellcore345TR-NWT-000332,issue6,12/97orfieldcollecteddata;and346Supporterror-correctingcode(ECC)and/orbufferedmemory.
347Inaddition,aworkstationmustmeetthreeofthefollowingsixoptionalcharacteristics:348Havesupplementalpowersupportforhigh-endgraphics(i.
e.
,PCI-E6-pin12Vsupplemental349powerfeed);350Systemiswiredforgreaterthanx4PCI-Eonthemotherboardinadditiontothegraphics351slot(s)and/orPCI-Xsupport;352DoesnotsupportUniformMemoryAccess(UMA)graphics;353Includes5ormorePCI,PCIeorPCI-Xslots;354Capableofmulti-processorsupportfortwoormoreprocessors(mustsupportphysically355separateprocessorpackages/sockets,i.
e.
,notmetwithsupportforasinglemulticore356processor);and/or357Bequalifiedbyatleast2IndependentSoftwareVendor(ISV)productcertifications;these358certificationscanbeinprocess,butmustbecompletedwithin3monthsofqualification.
359360OperationalModes361362M.
OffMode:Thepowerconsumptionlevelinthelowestpowermodewhichcannotbeswitchedoff363(influenced)bytheuserandthatmaypersistforanindefinitetimewhentheapplianceis364connectedtothemainelectricitysupplyandusedinaccordancewiththemanufacturer's365instructions.
ForsystemswhereACPIstandardsareapplicable,OffModecorrelatestoACPI366SystemLevelS5state.
367368N.
SleepMode:AlowpowerstatethatthecomputeriscapableofenteringautomaticallyafteraENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)8369periodofinactivityorbymanualselection.
Acomputerwithsleepcapabilitycanquickly"wake"in370responsetonetworkconnectionsoruserinterfacedeviceswithalatencyof≤5secondsfrom371initiationofwakeeventtosystembecomingfullyusableincludingrenderingofdisplay.
For372systemswhereACPIstandardsareapplicable,SleepmodemostcommonlycorrelatestoACPI373SystemLevelS3(suspendtoRAM)state.
374375O.
IdleState:Thestateinwhichtheoperatingsystemandothersoftwarehavecompletedloading,a376userprofilehasbeencreated,themachineisnotasleep,andactivityislimitedtothosebasic377applicationsthatthesystemstartsbydefault.
378379P.
ActiveState:Thestateinwhichthecomputeriscarryingoutusefulworkinresponsetoa)prioror380concurrentuserinputorb)priororconcurrentinstructionoverthenetwork.
Thisstateincludes381activeprocessing,seekingdatafromstorage,memory,orcache,includingidlestatetimewhile382awaitingfurtheruserinputandbeforeenteringlowpowermodes.
383384Q.
TypicalEnergyConsumption(TEC):Amethodoftestingandcomparingtheenergyperformance385ofcomputers,whichfocusesonthetypicalelectricityconsumedbyaproductwhileinnormal386operationduringarepresentativeperiodoftime.
ForDesktopsandNotebooks,thekeycriterionof387theTECapproachisavaluefortypicalannualelectricityuse,measuredinkilowatt-hours(kWh),388usingmeasurementsofaverageoperationalmodepowerlevelsscaledbyanassumedtypical389usagemodel(dutycycle).
ForWorkstations,requirementsarebasedonaTECpowervalue390calculatedfromoperationalmodepowerlevels,maximumpower,andanassumeddutycycle.
396397NetworkingandPowerManagement398R.
NetworkInterface:Thecomponents(hardwareandsoftware)whoseprimaryfunctionistomake399thecomputercapableofcommunicatingoveroneormorenetworktechnologies.
Network400InterfacereferstoIEEE802.
3(Ethernet)orIEEE802.
11(Wi-Fi).
401402S.
WakeEvent:Auser,scheduled,orexternaleventorstimulusthatcausesthecomputerto403transitionfromSleeporOfftoactivemodeofoperation.
Examplesofwakeeventsinclude,butare404notlimitedto:movementofthemouse,keyboardactivity,controllerinput,real-timeclockevent,or405abuttonpressonthechassis,andinthecaseofexternalevents,stimulusconveyedviaaremote406control,network,modem,etc.
407408T.
WakeOnLAN(WOL):FunctionalitywhichallowsacomputertowakefromSleeporOffwhen409directedbyanetworkrequest.
410411U.
FullNetworkConnectivity:Theabilityofthecomputertomaintainnetworkpresencewhileinsleep412andintelligentlywakewhenfurtherprocessingisrequired.
Maintainingnetworkpresencemay413includeobtainingand/ordefendinganassignedinterfaceornetworkaddress,respondingto414requestsfromothernodesonthenetwork,orsendingperiodicnetworkpresencemessagestothe415networkallwhileinthesleepstate.
Inthisfashion,presenceofthecomputer,itsnetworkservices416andapplications,ismaintainedeventhoughthecomputerisinsleep.
(Note:Moreinformationon417thiscanbefoundat:http://efficientnetworks.
lbl.
gov/enet-proxying.
html)418419420421MarketingandShipmentChannels422V.
EnterpriseChannels:Saleschannelsnormallyusedbylargeandmedium-sizedbusiness,423governmentorganizations,educationalinstitutions,orotherorganizationspurchasingcomputers424usedinmanagedclient/serverenvironments.
391392393394395Note:ThelastsentenceoftheTECdefinitionabovewasupdatedtoaccountforinclusionoftheWorkstationmethodologyreintroducedinDraft3andtoclarifyhowtheTECconceptappliestoDesktop/NotebookandWorkstationrequirements.
ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
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ModelNumber:Auniquemarketingnamethatappliestoaspecifichardware/software427configuration(i.
e.
operatingsystem,typesorprocessors,memory,GPU,etc.
)thatiseitherpre428defined,oraconfigurationthatisselectedbythecustomer.
429430431Note:AdditionaldetailhasbeenaddedtothedefinitionforModelNumberabovebasedonStakeholderfeedback.
432X.
ModelName:AmarketingnamethatincludesreferencetoboththePCmodelfamilynumber,a433shortdescriptionoftheproduct,orbrandingreferences.
434435Y.
ProductFamily:Ahigh-leveldescriptionreferringtoagroupofcomputerstypicallysharingone436chassis/motherboardcombinationthatoftencontainshundredsofpossiblehardwareandsoftware437configurations.
4384394402)QualifyingProducts:Computersmustmeetthecomputerdefinitionaswellasoneoftheproduct441typedefinitionsprovidedinSection1,above,toqualifyasENERGYSTAR.
Thefollowingtable442providesalistofthetypesofcomputersthatare(andarenot)eligibleforENERGYSTAR.
443ProductsCoveredbyVersion5.
0ProductsNotCoveredbyVersion5.
0SpecificationSpecificationDesktopComputersComputerServers(asdefinedinVersion1.
0computerserverIntegratedDesktopComputersspecification)NotebookComputersHandhelds,PDAs,andSmartphonesWorkstationsGameConsolesSmall-ScaleServersThinClients444445InordertoconducttestinginsupportofqualificationforENERGYSTAR,thecomputermustbetested446inalaboratorythatisaccreditedbyanaccreditationbodythatisasignatory,ingoodstanding,toa447mutualrecognitionarrangementofalaboratoryaccreditationcooperation(i.
e.
ILAC,APLAC,etc.
)that448verifies,byevaluationandpeerassessment,thatitssignatorymembersareinfullcompliancewith449ISO/IEC17011andthattheiraccreditedlaboratoriescomplywithISO/IEC17025.
450451Alaboratory'sScopeofAccreditationmustreflectitsspecificcompetencetocarryoutthetest452proceduresasoutlinedintheENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers.
453454Note:ThescopeofaccreditationlanguageabovehasbeenslightlymodifiedfromDraft3toalignwiththecurrent455draftVerificationTestingManual.
EPAintendsforthelaboratoryrequirementstocontinuetoallowtestinginwell456equippedmanufacturertestfacilitiesanditisEPA'sunderstandingthattherequirementsabovearereasonablefor457suchamanufacturerfacility.
EPAencouragesstakeholdercommenttoconfirmthisunderstanding.
Ifthese458accreditationrequirementsdonotseemappropriateforwell-equippedtestfacilities,pleaseprovideinformationon459possiblealternativelaboratoryqualificationsthatassuretestfacilityqualityandarereasonabletoallowcontinued460manufacturertestingofproducts.
4614623)EnergyEfficiencyandPowerManagementCriteria:Computersmustmeettherequirementsbelow463toqualifyasENERGYSTAR.
TheVersion5.
0effectivedateiscoveredinSection5ofthis464specification.
465466(A)PowerSupplyEfficiencyRequirements-Requirementsareapplicabletoallproductcategories467coveredbytheENERGYSTARComputerSpecification:468ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)10469ComputersUsinganInternalPowerSupply:85%minimumefficiencyat50%ofratedoutputand47082%minimumefficiencyat20%and100%ofratedoutput,withPowerFactor>0.
9at100%ofrated471output.
472473ComputersUsinganExternalPowerSupply:MustbeENERGYSTARqualifiedormeettheno474loadandactivemodeefficiencylevelsprovidedintheENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsfor475SingleVoltageExternalAc-AcandAc-DcPowerSupplies,Version2.
0.
TheENERGYSTAR476specificationandqualifiedproductlistcanbefoundatwww.
energystar.
gov/powersupplies.
Note:This477performancerequirementalsoappliestomultiplevoltageoutputexternalpowersuppliesastestedin478accordancetotheInternalPowerSupplytestmethodreferencedinSection4,below.
479480(B)EfficiencyandPerformanceRequirements:4814821)Desktop,IntegratedDesktop,andNotebookLevels:483484DesktopCategoriesforTECCriteria:ForthepurposesofdeterminingTEClevels,desktops485andintegrateddesktopsmustqualifyunderCategoriesA,B,C,orDasdefinedbelow:486487CategoryA:AlldesktopcomputersthatdonotmeetthedefinitionofCategoryB,Category488C,orCategoryDbelowwillbeconsideredunderCategoryAforENERGYSTAR489qualification.
490491CategoryB:ToqualifyunderCategoryB,desktopsmusthave:492Greaterthanorequalto2Cores;and493Greaterthanorequalto2gigabytes(GB)ofsystemmemory.
494495CategoryC:ToqualifyunderCategoryC,desktopsmusthave:496Greaterthan2Cores.
497Inadditiontotherequirementabove,modelsqualifyingunderCategoryCmustbe498configuredwithaminimumof1ofthefollowing2characteristics:499Greaterthanorequalto2gigabytes(GB)ofsystemmemory;and/or500ADiscreteGPU.
501502CategoryD:ToqualifyunderCategoryD,desktopsmusthave:503Greaterthanorequalto4Cores.
504Inadditiontotherequirementabove,modelsqualifyingunderCategoryDmustbe505configuredwithaminimumof1ofthefollowing2characteristics:506Greaterthanorequalto4gigabytes(GB)ofsystemmemory;and/or507ADiscreteGPUwithaFrameBufferWidthgreaterthan128-bit.
508509Note:EPAreceivedandevaluatednumerousstakeholdercomments,andsupportingdata,ontheDraft3510categoriesforDesktops,whichcalledformid-rangecategoriesforbothinstitutional/commercialpurchasersaswell511asindividualcustomers.
Thestructureaboveisbasedonaclosereviewofallcommentsanddata.
Thisfour512categoriesstructureincludestwomid-rangecategories:513514CategoryBalignswithanindustryproposalforamainstreamdesktopforinstitutionalpurchasermarket.
515Stakeholderscommentedthatsuchacategoryheldcontinuedrelevancebasedoncurrenttechnology516roadmaps.
CategoryCisintendedtocapturemainstreamconsumerdesktopsasprocessorswithincreasingcorecountsbecomeincreasinglycommon.
ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)11517518NotebookCategoriesforTECCriteria:ForthepurposesofdeterminingTEClevels,519notebooksmustqualifyunderCategoriesA,B,orCasdefinedbelow:520521CategoryA:AllnotebookcomputersthatdonotmeetthedefinitionofCategoryBor522CategoryCbelowwillbeconsideredunderCategoryAforENERGYSTARqualification.
523524CategoryB:ToqualifyunderCategoryB,notebooksmusthave:525ADiscreteGPU.
526527CategoryC:ToqualifyunderCategoryC,notebooksmusthave:528Greaterthanorequalto2Cores;529Greaterthanorequalto2gigabytes(GB)ofsystemmemory;and530ADiscreteGPUwithaFrameBufferWidthgreaterthan128-bit.
531Note:EPAreceivedfeedbackanddatafromStakeholderssupportingcreationofamobileworkstationcategoryof532notebooks.
Suchproductswerecharacterizedasunder-representedinthecurrentVersion4.
0program,butwith533thepotentialforenergysavingsasadesktopreplacement.
EPAevaluatedstakeholderproposalsanddata534supportingthecharacteristicsofthisproductclassandaddedCategoryC,accordingly.
CategoriesAandBremain535unchangedfromDraft3.
536537538TEC(DesktopandNotebookproductcategories):Thefollowingtablesindicatetherequired539TEClevelsforthe5.
0Specification.
Table1belowlistsTECrequirementsforVersion5.
0,540whileTable2givesweightingsforeachoperationalmodebyproducttype.
TECwillbe541determinedusingtheformulabelow:542543ETEC=(8760/1000)*(Poff*Toff+Psleep*Tsleep+Pidle*Tidle)544545whereallPxarepowervaluesinwatts,allTxareTimevaluesin%ofyear,andtheTECETECis546inunitsofkWhandrepresentsannualenergyconsumptionbasedonmodeweightingsinTable2.
547548549Note:ETECreplacestheannualenergyconsumptionforclaritywiththeTECdefinitioninSection1.
Table1:ETECRequirement–DesktopsandNotebooksDesktopsandIntegratedComputers(kWh)NotebookComputers(kWh)TEC(kWh)CategoryA:≤148CategoryB:≤167CategoryC:≤209CategoryD:≤231CategoryA:≤39.
5CategoryB:≤52CategoryC:≤82CapabilityAdjustmentsMemory1kWh(perGBoverbase)BaseMemory:CategoriesA,BandC:2GBCategoryD:4GB0.
4kWh(perGBover4)PremiumGraphics(forDiscreteGPUswithspecifiedFrameBufferWidths)60kWh(FBWidth>128-bit)3kWh(FBWidth>64-bit)AdditionalInternalStorage25kWh3kWhENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)12Note:Table1reflectstheupdatedcategoriesforDesktopsandNotebooksalongwithrevisedcapability550adjustmentsandcorrespondinglevelsforqualification.
Furtherdetailsonthedatasetanalysisanddevelopmentof551adjustmentsconsideredfortheDraftFinalspecification,boththoseincludedaboveandotherssuggestedby552stakeholders,areprovidedinacompaniondocument,"ENERGYSTARNotesonDraftFinalData.
doc,"distributed553withthisspecification.
554555Desktops:InadditiontocreatingascalingsetofTECrequirements(see"Summary"worksheetintheDraftFinal556Dataset),thestructureprovidesastakeholder-suggestedchannelformid-rangeinCategoryBandarevised557adjustmentforpremiumgraphicsbasedontheDraftFinalDataset.
558559Notebooks:ThenotebookcapabilityadjustmentsremainedlargelythesamefromDraft3,withadjustmentofthe560storageamounttoaccountforhigher-endmobileharddrivesintendedforRAIDapplications.
561562563Table2:OperationalModeWeighting–DesktopsandNotebooksDesktopNotebookConventionalProxying*ConventionalProxying*Toff55%40%60%45%Tsleep5%30%10%30%Tidle40%30%30%25%Note:ProxyingreferstoacomputerthatmaintainsFullNetworkConnectivityasdefinedinSection1ofthisspecification.
Forasystemtoqualifyundertheproxyingweightingsabove,itmustmeetanon-proprietaryproxyingstandardthathasbeenapprovedbytheEPAasmeetingthegoalsofENERGYSTAR.
Suchapprovalmustbeinplacepriortosubmittalofproductdataforqualification.
SeeSection4.
C,QualifyingComputerswithPowerManagementCapabilities,forfurtherinformationandtestingrequirements.
5645655662)WorkstationLevels:567568PTEC(Workstationproductcategory):ThefollowingtablesindicatetherequiredPTEClevels569forthe5.
0Specification.
Table1belowlistsPTECrequirementsforVersion5.
0,whileTable2570givesweightingsforeachoperationalmode.
PTECwillbedeterminedusingtheformulabelow:571572PTEC=0.
35*Poff+0.
10*Psleep+0.
55*Pidle573574whereallPxarepowervaluesinwatts.
Table3:PTECRequirement-Workstations575576577578Note:TerminologyforworkstationTECrequirementshasbeenrevisedtousethevariable"PTEC.
"ThisvariableisconsistentwiththereferenceusedinVersion4.
0oftheComputerSpecification.
PTEC≤0.
28*[Pmax+(#HDD*5)]579Table4:OperationalModeWeighting-WorkstationsToff35%Tsleep10%Tidle55%Note:WeightingsareincludedinthePTECformula,above.
580581MultipleGraphicsDevices:WorkstationsthatmeetENERGYSTARrequirementswitha582singlegraphicsdevicemayalsoqualifyaconfigurationwithmorethanonegraphicsdevice,583providedtheadditionalhardwareconfigurationisidenticalwiththeexceptionoftheadditional584graphicsdevice(s).
Theuseofmultiplegraphicsincludes,butisnotlimitedto,drivingmultipleENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)13585586587588589590591592593594595displaysandgangingforhigh-performance,multi-GPUconfigurations(e.
g.
ATICrossfire,NVIDIASLI).
Insuchcases,anduntilsuchtimeasSPECviewperfsupportsmultiplegraphicsthreads,manufacturersmaysubmitthetestdatafortheworkstationwiththesinglegraphicsdeviceforbothconfigurationswithoutretestingthesystem.
Note:ThegraphicsscalinglanguageabovehasbeenrevisedbasedonstakeholderfeedbackontheDraft3language.
3)GameConsoleLevels:Table5:GameConsoleRequirements–EffectiveJuly1,2010Note:ToallowfortimetofurtherrefinerequirementsandcommenceeffortstoengagegamepublishersintheENERGYSTARprocess,developmentofgameconsolerequirementswillcontinuethroughthecloseofthecalendaryear.
ThiseffortwillcontinuebuildingontheconceptsandrequirementspresentinpreviousdraftsoftheComputerspecification,andEPAwillreleaseanextdraftofGameConsolerequirementsshortly.
Thecontinuedworkongameconsoleswillnotimpacttheeffectivedatefortheremainderofthecomputerspecification.
Onceextendeddevelopmentofthesegameconsolerequirementsiscompleted,thefinalrequirementswillbewrappedintotheFinalVersion5.
0Specifications,withnofurtherrevisionstorequirementsforotherproducttypes.
5965975984)Small-ScaleServerLevels:599Table6:Small-ScaleServerEfficiencyRequirementsSmall-ScaleServerOperationalModePowerRequirementsOff:≤2.
0WIdleState:CategoryA:≤50.
0WCategoryB:≤65.
0WCapabilityAdditionalPowerAllowanceWakeOnLAN(WOL)(AppliesonlyifcomputerisshippedwithWOLenabled)+0.
7WforOffForthepurposesofdeterminingIdlestatelevels,Small-ScaleServersmustqualifyunderCategoriesAorB,asdefinedbelow:CategoryA:AllSmall-ScaleServersthatdonotmeetthedefinitionofeitherCategoryBorCategoryCbelowwillbeconsideredunderCategoryAforENERGYSTARqualification.
CategoryB:ToqualifyunderCategoryBSmall-ScaleServersmusthave:Multi-coreprocessor(s)orgreaterthan1discreteprocessor;andMinimumof1gigabyteofsystemmemory.
600601602603604605Note:AsforecastedinDraft3,EPAhasremovedtheformerCategoryCfromtheSmall-ScaleServerrequirements.
ToreiteratethereasoningprovidedinDraft3,currentSmall-ScaleServersintheprogramunder4.
0werequalifiedunderCategoryBorA,andelementsoftheCategoryCdefinitiondonotapplytoaSmall-ScaleServer(primarilythegraphicsoptions).
ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)146066076086096106116126135)ThinClientLevelsThinClientCategoriesforIdleCriteria:ForthepurposesofdeterminingIdlelevels,ThinClientsmustqualifyunderCategoriesAorBasdefinedbelow:CategoryA:AllThinClientsthatdonotmeetthedefinitionofCategoryB,below,willbeconsideredunderCategoryAforENERGYSTARqualification.
614615CategoryB:ToqualifyunderCategoryB,ThinClientsmust:616Supportlocalmultimediaencode/decode.
617618Table7:ThinClientEfficiencyRequirementsThinClientOperationalModePowerRequirementsOffMode:≤2WSleepMode(ifapplicable):≤2WIdleState:CategoryA:≤12.
0WCategoryB:≤15.
0WCapabilityAdditionalPowerAllowanceWakeOnLAN(WOL)(AppliesonlyifcomputerisshippedwithWOLenabled)+0.
7WforSleep+0.
7WforOff619620Note:AfterreviewingallfeedbackontheDraft3requirementsforThinClients,nochangeshavebeenproposed621above.
InadditiontostakeholdersupportoftheDraft3proposal,belowisabriefsummaryofstakeholder622feedback:623624Astakeholdersuggestedthattheterms"supportlocalmultimediaencode/decode"bemoreclearlydefined625inthetext,toavoidanypotentialconfusion/misinterpretation.
EPAengagedindustryonthistopicand626effortsareongoingtoaddclaritytothedefinitionofthecategory.
EPAintendstoreviewproposalsand627includeasapplicable.
628AstakeholderrequestedanincreaseinIdlepowerforCategoryB.
EPAwasnotawareofdatasupporting629theincreaseinIdleforCategoryB,andnorelatedchangeshavebeenincluded.
630AstakeholderproposedthatOffModepowerbereducedto1W,consistentwithLaptopsandtosupport631theEU'sEuPprogram.
GiventhatVersion5.
0marksthefirsttimeThinClientsareaddressedby632ENERGYSTAR,inkeepingwiththeoverallmarkettransformationgoalsoftheprogram,EPAfeelsthat633creatingholisticrequirementsthatarefeasibleforthehighestefficiencyproductsonthemarketcreates634notonlyarecognitionopportunityforqualifyingproducts,butalsoprovidesdesignincentiveforfuture635technology.
EPAbelievesthattherequirementsinplaceinDraft3createabalanceofefficiencyforOff636ModewithadequateincentiveforgreaterefficiencyinIdle.
FewproductsunderconsiderationinEPA's637datasetcouldmeetthe1Woffmoderequirementatthistime,andassucharevisionhasnotbeen638includedintheDraftFinalSpecification.
EPAwillcontinuetoencourageandmonitorimprovementsinOff639ModePowerintheComputerProgram.
640641(C)PowerManagementRequirements:Productsmustmeetthepowermanagementrequirements642detailedinTable5,below,andbetestedasshipped.
643Note:TheSleepModerequirementinDraft3inadvertentlyremainedinDraft3asmandatoryforThinClients.
644SucharequirementwasdeterminedattheSeptember26Stakeholdermeetingtobenotuniversallyapplicablewith645currentproductsavailableandapotentialbarriertoproductavailabilityinVersion5.
0.
EPAhasremovedthe646requirementasoriginallyintendedinDraft3accordinglyandintendstorevisitThinClientSleepModerequirementsinfuturerevisionsofthespecification.
DisplaySleeprequirementsdoremainapplicabletoThinClients.
Table8remainsotherwiseunchangedfromDraft3.
ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)15Table8:PowerManagementRequirementsSpecificationRequirementApplicabletoShipmentRequirementsSleepModeShippedwithaSleepmodewhichissettoactivatewithin30minutes(1hrforGameConsoles)ofuserinactivity.
(Note:GameConsolesmaytransitiontoafulloffmodewithinthetimeframeaboveinlieuofsleep.
)DesktopComputers√IntegratedDesktopComputers√NotebookComputers√Workstations√GameConsoles√Small-ScaleServersThinClientsDisplaySleepModeShippedwiththedisplay'sSleepmodesettoactivatewithin15minutesofuserinactivity.
DesktopComputers√IntegratedDesktopComputers√NotebookComputers√Workstations√GameConsoles√Small-ScaleServers(ifcomputerdisplayispresent)√ThinClients√NetworkRequirementsforPowerManagementWakeonLAN(WOL)ComputerswithEthernetcapabilityshallhavetheabilitytoenableanddisableWOLforSleepmode.
DesktopComputers√IntegratedDesktopComputers√NotebookComputers√Workstations√GameConsolesSmall-ScaleServers√ThinClients(Onlyappliesifsoftwareupdatesfromthecentrallymanagednetworkareconductedwhiletheunitisinsleeporoffmode.
ThinClientswhosestandardframeworkforupgradingclientsoftwaredoesnotrequireoff-hoursschedulingareexemptfromtherequirement.
)√AppliestocomputersshippedthroughEnterpriseChannels,only:ComputerswithEthernetcapabilitymustmeetoneofthefollowingrequirements:beshippedwithWakeOnLAN(WOL)enabledfromtheSleepmodewhenoperatingonacpower(i.
e.
notebooksmayautomaticallydisableWOLwhendisconnectedfromthemains);orprovidecontroltoenableWOLthatissufficiently-accessiblefromboththeclientoperatingsystemuserinterfaceandoverthenetworkifcomputerisshippedtoenterprisewithoutWOLenabled.
DesktopComputers√IntegratedDesktopComputers√NotebookComputers√Workstations√GameConsolesSmall-ScaleServers√ThinClients(Onlyappliesifsoftwareupdatesfromthecentrallymanagednetworkareconductedwhiletheunitisinsleeporoffmode.
ThinClientswhosestandardframeworkforupgradingclientsoftwaredoesnotrequireoff-hoursschedulingareexemptfromtherequirement.
)√ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)16WakeManagementAppliestocomputersshippedthroughEnterpriseChannels,only:ComputerswithEthernetcapabilityshallbecapableofbothremoteandscheduledwakeeventsfromSleepmode.
Manufacturersshallensure,wherethemanufacturerhascontrol(i.
e.
,configuredthroughhardwaresettingsratherthansoftwaresettings),thatthesesettingscanbemanagedcentrally,astheclientwishes,withtoolsprovidedbythemanufacturer.
DesktopComputers√IntegratedDesktopComputers√NotebookComputers√Workstations√GameConsolesSmall-ScaleServers√ThinClients√647648ForallcomputerswithWOLenabled,anydirectedpacketfiltersshallbeenabledandsettoan649industrystandarddefaultconfiguration.
Untilone(ormore)standardsareagreedupon,partnersare650askedtoprovidetheirdirectpacketfilterconfigurationstoEPAforpublicationontheWebsiteto651stimulatediscussionanddevelopmentofstandardconfigurations.
652653QualifyingComputerswithPowerManagementCapabilities:Thefollowingrequirementsshould654befollowedwhendeterminingwhethermodelsshouldbequalifiedwithorwithoutWOL:655656Off:ComputersshallbetestedandreportedasshippedforOff.
Modelsthatwillbeshippedwith657WOLenabledforOffshallbetestedwithWOLenabled.
Likewise,productsshippedwithWOL658disabledforOffshallbetestedwithWOLdisabled.
659660Sleep:ComputersshallbetestedandreportedasshippedforSleep.
Modelssoldthrough661enterprisechannels,asdefinedinSection1,definitionV,shallbetested,qualified,andshipped662withWOLenabled/disabledbasedontherequirementsinTable8.
Productsgoingdirectlyto663consumersthroughnormalretailchannelsonlyarenotrequiredtobeshippedwithWOLenabled664fromSleep,andmaybetested,qualified,andshippedwithWOLeitherenabledordisabled.
665666Proxying:Desktop,IntegratedDesktop,andNotebookComputersshallbetestedandreported667forIdle,Sleep,andOffwithproxyingfeaturesenabledordisabledasshipped.
Forasystemto668qualifyusingTECweightingsforproxying,itmustmeetaproxyingstandardthathasbeen669approvedbytheEPAasmeetingthegoalsofENERGYSTAR.
Suchapprovalmustbeinplace670priortosubmittalofproductdataforqualification.
671672CustomerSoftwareandManagementServicePre-Provisioning:673ThePartnerwillremainresponsiblefortestingproductsandqualifyingthemastheyshipthem.
If674theproductmeetsandisqualifiedasENERGYSTARatthispoint,itcanbelabeledassuch.
675676IfthePartnerishiredbyacustomertoloadacustomimage,thePartnermusttakethefollowing677steps:678ThePartnermustletthecustomerknowthattheirproductmaynotmeetENERGYSTAR679withthecustomimageloaded(asampleletterisavailableforusefromtheENERGY680STARwebsitethatcanbesharedwithcustomers).
681ThePartnermustencouragetheircustomertotesttheproductforENERGYSTAR682compliance.
683ThePartnermustencouragetheircustomer,shouldtheproductnolongermeetENERGY684STAR,tomakeuseofEPA'sfreetechnicalassistancethatcanassistwithPower685Managementperformance.
Pleaseseetoolsaswellascontactinformationat:686www.
energystar.
gov/fedofficeenergy.
687ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)17688AlthoughEPAbelievesthatPartnersinpartnershipwithEPAcanhelpensuretheirproducts689continuetobeleadershipproductswhenitcomestoefficiencyoncedeployed.
EPAiscommitted690tohelpingtoreducethelikelihoodthatcustomimageswilldisruptaproduct'sabilitytomeet691ENERGYSTARrequirements.
Forexample,EPAisengaginginfederaldesktopcore692configurationdiscussionswiththeintentionoffacilitatingthedevelopmentofacoreconfiguration693forFederalAgenciesthatsupportsenergyefficiency.
InApril2008,EPAalsolaunchedthe694ENERGYSTARLowCarbonITCampaigninanefforttogetmorebusinessesandorganizations695toimplementpowermanagement.
Moreinformationonthecampaigncanbefoundat:696www.
energystar.
gov/lowcarbonit.
697698UserInformationRequirement:Inordertoensurethatpurchasers/usersareproperlyinformedon699thebenefitsofpowermanagement,themanufacturerwillincludewitheachcomputer,oneofthe700following:701702InformationonENERGYSTARandthebenefitsofpowermanagementineitherahardcopyor703electroniccopyoftheusermanual.
Thisinformationshouldbenearthefrontoftheuserguide;or704ApackageorboxinsertonENERGYSTARandthebenefitsofpowermanagement.
705706Eitheroptionmustatleastincludethefollowinginformation:707708Noticethatthecomputerhasbeenshippedenabledforpowermanagementandwhatthetime709settingsare;and710HowtoproperlywakethecomputerfromSleepmode.
711712713(D)VoluntaryRequirements714715UserInterface:Althoughnotmandatory,manufacturersarestronglyrecommendedtodesign716productsinaccordancewiththePowerControlUserInterfaceStandard—IEEE1621(formallyknown717as"StandardforUserInterfaceElementsinPowerControlofElectronicDevicesEmployedin718Office/ConsumerEnvironments").
CompliancewithIEEE1621willmakepowercontrolsmore719consistentandintuitiveacrossallelectronicdevices.
Formoreinformationonthestandardsee720http://eetd.
LBL.
gov/Controls.
7217227234)TestProcedures:Manufacturersarerequiredtoperformtestsandself-certifythosemodelsthatmeet724theENERGYSTARguidelines.
725726Inperformingthesetests,partneragreestousethetestproceduresprovidedinTable9,below.
727ThetestresultsmustbereportedtoEPAortheEuropeanCommission,asappropriate.
728729Additionaltestingandreportingrequirementsareprovidedbelow.
730731A.
NumberofUnitsRequiredforTECorIdleTesting:Manufacturersmayinitiallytestasingleunitfor732qualification.
IftheinitialunittestedislessthanorequaltotheapplicablerequirementforTECor733Idlebutfallswithin10%ofthatlevel,oneadditionalunitofthesamemodelwithanidentical734configurationmustalsobetested.
Manufacturersshallreporttestvaluesforbothunits.
Toqualify735asENERGYSTAR,bothunitsmustmeetthemaximumTECorIdlelevelforthatproductandthat736productcategory.
737738Note:ThisadditionaltestingisonlyrequiredforTECqualification(Desktops,IntegratedDesktops,739Notebooks,Workstations)andIdlequalification(Small-ScaleServers,ThinClients)–onlyoneunit740isrequiredtobetestedforSleepandOffifsuchrequirementsapply.
Thefollowingexamples741furtherillustratethisapproach:742ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)187431.
CategoryADesktopsmustmeetaTEClevelof148kWhorless,making133.
2kWhthe74410%thresholdforadditionaltesting.
745Ifthefirstunitismeasuredat130kWh,nomoretestingisneededandthemodelqualifies746(130kWhis12%moreefficientthanthespecificationandistherefore"outside"the10%747threshold).
748Ifthefirstunitismeasuredat133.
2kWh,nomoretestingisneededandthemodel749qualifies(133.
2kWhisexactly10%moreefficientthanthespecification).
750Ifthefirstunitismeasuredat135kWh,thenanadditionalunitmustbetestedto751determinequalification(135kWhisonly9%moreefficientthanthespecificationandis752"within"the10%threshold).
753Ifthetwounitsarethentestedat135and151kWh,themodeldoesnotqualifyas754ENERGYSTAR—eventhoughtheaverageis143kWh—becauseoneofthevalues755exceedstheENERGYSTARspecification.
756Ifthetwounitsarethentestedat135and147kWh,themodeldoesqualifyasENERGY757STARbecausebothvaluesmeettheENERGYSTARspecificationof148kWh.
7587592.
ACategoryASmall-ScaleServermustmeetanIdlelevelof50wattsorless,making76045Wattsthe10%thresholdforadditionaltesting.
Thefollowingscenarioscouldthen761occurwhentestingamodelforqualification:762Ifthefirstunitismeasuredat44watts,nomoretestingisneededandthemodelqualifies763(44wattsis12%moreefficientthanthespecificationandistherefore"outside"the10%764threshold).
765Ifthefirstunitismeasuredat45watts,nomoretestingisneededandthemodelqualifies766(45wattsisexactly10%moreefficientthanthespecification).
767Ifthefirstunitismeasuredat47watts,thenanadditionalunitmustbetestedtodetermine768qualification(47Wattsisonly6%moreefficientthanthespecificationandis"within"the76910%threshold).
770Ifthetwounitsarethentestedat47and51watts,themodeldoesnotqualifyas771ENERGYSTAR—eventhoughtheaverageis49watts—becauseoneofthevalues(51)772exceedstheENERGYSTARspecification.
773Ifthetwounitsarethentestedat47and49watts,themodeldoesqualifyasENERGY774STARbecausebothvaluesmeettheENERGYSTARspecificationof50watts.
775776777B.
ModelsCapableofOperatingatMultipleVoltage/FrequencyCombinations:Manufacturersshall778testtheirproductsbasedonthemarket(s)inwhichthemodelswillbesoldandpromotedas779ENERGYSTARqualified.
780781ForproductsthataresoldasENERGYSTARinmultipleinternationalmarketsand,therefore,782ratedatmultipleinputvoltages,themanufacturermusttestatandreporttherequiredmeasured783powerconsumptionandefficiencyvaluesatallrelevantvoltage/frequencycombinations.
For784example,amanufacturerthatisshippingthesamemodeltotheUnitedStatesandEuropemust785measure,meetthespecification,andreporttestvaluesatboth115Volts/60Hzand230Volts/50786HzinordertoqualifythemodelasENERGYSTARinbothmarkets.
Ifamodelqualifiesas787ENERGYSTARatonlyonevoltage/frequencycombination(e.
g.
,115Volts/60Hz),thenitmay788onlybequalifiedandpromotedasENERGYSTARinthoseregionsthatsupportthetested789voltage/frequencycombination(e.
g.
,NorthAmericaandTaiwan).
ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)19790Table9:TestProceduresProductCategorySpecificationRequirementTestProtocolSourceAllComputersPowerSupplyEfficiencyIPS:InternalPowerSupplyEfficiencyProtocolEPS:ENERGYSTARTestMethodforExternalPowerSuppliesNote:Shouldanyinformation/proceduresinadditiontothosedescribedbytheInternalPowerSupplyEfficiencyProtocolberequiredinordertotestanInternalPowerSupply,partnersmustmakeavailabletoEPAuponrequestthetestsetupusedtoacquireIPSdatausedinaproductsubmittal.
IPS:www.
efficientpowersupplies.
orgEPS:www.
energystar.
gov/powersuppliesDesktop,Integrated,andNotebookComputersETEC(frommeasurementsofOffMode,SleepMode,andIdleState)ENERGYSTARComputerTestMethod(Version5.
0),SectionIIIAppendixAWorkstationsPTEC(frommeasurementsofOffMode,SleepMode,IdleState,andMaximumPower)ENERGYSTARComputerTestMethod(Version5.
0),SectionIIIIVNote:Column2hasbeenrevisedwiththeclarifiedterminologyforTECfromSection3.
B.
GameConsolesOffMode,andSleep/Auto-OffENERGYSTARComputerTestMethod(Version5.
0),SectionVSmall-ScaleServersOffModeandIdleStateENERGYSTARComputerTestMethod(Version5.
0),SectionIIIThinClientsOffMode,SleepMode,andIdleStateENERGYSTARComputerTestMethod(Version5.
0),SectionIII791792ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)20793C.
QualifyingFamiliesofProducts:Modelsthatareunchangedorthatdifferonlyinfinishfromthose794soldinapreviousyearmayremainqualifiedwithoutthesubmissionofnewtestdataassumingthe795specificationremainsunchanged.
Ifaproductmodelisofferedinthemarketinmultiple796configurationsorstyles,asaproduct"family"orseries,thepartnermayreportandqualifythe797productunderasinglemodelnumber,aslongasallofthemodelswithinthatfamilyorseries798meeteitherofthefollowingrequirements:799800Computersthatarebuiltonthesameplatformandareidenticalineveryrespectexceptfor801housingandcolormaybequalifiedthroughsubmissionoftestdataforasingle,802representativemodel.
803804Ifaproductmodelisofferedinthemarketinmultipleconfigurations,thepartnermayreport805andqualifytheproductunderasingleuniquemodelidentifiernumberthatrepresentsthe806highestpowerconfigurationavailableinthefamily,ratherthanreportingeachandevery807individualmodelinthefamily;theremustnotbehigherconsumingconfigurationsofthesame808productmodelthantherepresentativeconfiguration.
Inthiscase,thehighestconfiguration809wouldconsistof:thehighestpowerprocessor,themaximummemoryconfiguration,the810highestpowerGPU,etc.
Fordesktopsystemswhichmeetthedefinitionformultipledesktop811categories(asdefinedinsection3.
B.
1)dependingonthespecificconfiguration,812manufacturerswillhavetosubmitthehighestpowerconfigurationforeachcategoryunder813whichtheywouldlikethesystemtoqualify.
Forexample,asystemthatcouldbeconfigured814eitherasaCategoryAoraCategoryBdesktopwouldrequireasubmittalofthehighest815powerconfigurationforbothcategoriesinordertoqualifyasENERGYSTAR.
Ifaproduct816couldbeconfiguredtomeetallthreecategories,itwouldthenhavetosubmitdataforthe817highestpowerconfigurationinallcategories.
Manufacturerswillbeheldaccountableforany818efficiencyclaimsmadeaboutallothermodelsinthefamily,includingthosenottestedorfor819whichdatawasnotreported.
820821Allunits/configurationsassociatedwithaproductmodeldesignation,forwhichaPartneris822seekingENERGYSTARqualification,mustmeettheENERGYSTARrequirements.
IfaPartner823wishestoqualifyconfigurationsofamodelforwhichnon-qualifyingalternativeconfigurations824exist,thePartnermustassignthequalifyingconfigurationsanidentifierinthemodelname/number825thatisuniquetoENERGYSTARQualifiedconfigurations.
Thisidentifiermustbeused826consistentlyinassociationwiththequalifyingconfigurationsinmarketing/salesmaterialsandon827theENERGYSTARlistofqualifiedproducts(e.
g.
modelA1234forbaselineconfigurationsand828A1234-ESforENERGYSTARqualifyingconfigurations).
8298308315)EffectiveDate:ThedatethatmanufacturersmaybegintoqualifyproductsasENERGYSTARwillbe832definedastheeffectivedateoftheagreement.
TheENERGYSTARVersion5.
0Computers833SpecificationeffectivedateisJuly1,2009.
Allproducts(exceptforGameConsoles),including834modelsoriginallyqualifiedunderVersion4.
0,withadateofmanufactureonorafterJuly1,2009835mustmeettheVersion5.
0requirementsinordertoqualifyforENERGYSTAR.
GameConsoleswitha836dateofmanufactureonorafterJuly1,2010mustmeettheVersion5.
0requirementsinorderto837qualifyforENERGYSTAR.
AnypreviouslyexecutedagreementonthesubjectofENERGYSTAR838qualifiedcomputersshallbeterminatedeffectiveJune30,2009.
8398408416)FutureSpecificationRevisions:EPAreservestherighttorevisethespecificationshould842technologicaland/ormarketchangesaffectitsusefulnesstoconsumersorindustryoritsimpacton843theenvironment.
Inkeepingwithcurrentpolicy,revisionstothespecificationwillbediscussedwith844stakeholders.
Intheeventofaspecificationrevision,pleasenotethatENERGYSTARqualificationis845notautomaticallygrantedforthelifeofaproductmodel.
ToqualifyasENERGYSTAR,aproduct846modelmustmeettheENERGYSTARspecificationineffectonthemodel'sdateofmanufacture.
ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)21847APPENDIXA:848ENERGYSTARTestProcedureforDeterminingthe849PowerUseofComputers/GameConsolesinOff,Sleep,andIdle850851Thefollowingprotocolshouldbefollowedwhenmeasuringpowerconsumptionlevelsofcomputers/game852consolesforcompliancewiththeOff,Sleep,andIdlelevelsprovidedintheENERGYSTARVersion5.
0853ComputerSpecification.
Partnersmustmeasurearepresentativesampleoftheconfigurationasshipped854tothecustomer.
However,thePartnerdoesnotneedtoconsiderpowerconsumptionchangesthatmay855resultfromcomponentadditions,BIOSand/orsoftwaresettingsmadebythecomputeruseraftersaleof856product.
Thisprocedureisintendedtobefollowedinorderandthemodebeingtestedislabeledwhere857appropriate.
858859Computersmustbetestedwithconfigurationandsettingsasshipped,unlessotherwisespecifiedinthe860testprocedureinthisAppendixA.
Stepsrequiringalternativesetuparemarkedwithanasterisk864865866I.
Definitions867868Unlessotherwisespecified,alltermsusedinthisdocumentareconsistentwiththedefinitions869containedintheVersion5.
0ENERGYSTAREligibilityCriteriaforComputers.
870871UUT872UUTisanacronymfor"unitundertest,"whichinthiscasereferstothecomputerbeingtested.
873874UPS875UPSisanacronymfor"UninterruptiblePowerSupply,"whichreferstoacombinationofconverters,876switchesandenergystoragemeans,forexamplebatteries,constitutingapowersupplyfor877maintainingcontinuityofloadpowerincaseofinputpowerfailure.
878879880II.
TestingRequirements881882ApprovedMeter883Approvedmeterswillincludethefollowingattributes1:884885Powerresolutionof1mWorbetter;886Anavailablecurrentcrestfactorof3ormoreatitsratedrangevalue;and887Lowerboundonthecurrentrangeof10mAorless.
888889Thefollowingattributesinadditiontothoseabovearesuggested:890891Frequencyresponseofatleast3kHz;and892CalibrationwithastandardthatistraceabletotheU.
S.
NationalInstituteofStandardsand893Technology(NIST).
894895Itisalsodesirableformeasurementinstrumentstobeabletoaveragepoweraccuratelyoveranyuser896selectedtimeinterval(thisisusuallydonewithaninternalmath'scalculationdividingaccumulated897energybytimewithinthemeter,whichisthemostaccurateapproach).
Asanalternative,the898measurementinstrumentwouldhavetobecapableofintegratingenergyoveranyuserselectedtime1CharacteristicsofapprovedmeterstakenfromIEC62301Ed1.
0:MeasurementofStandbyPower861862863Note:Thelinesabovehavebeenaddedtoemphasizetheasshippednatureofthetestprocedureandtoclarifythefewsituationsinwhichsettingsarespecifiedtochangefortestingpurposes.
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0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)22899intervalwithanenergyresolutionoflessthanorequalto0.
1mWhandintegratingtimedisplayedwith900aresolutionof1secondorless.
901902Accuracy903Measurementsofpowerof0.
5Worgreatershallbemadewithanuncertaintyoflessthanorequalto9042%atthe95%confidencelevel.
Measurementsofpoweroflessthan0.
5Wshallbemadewithan905uncertaintyoflessthanorequalto0.
01Watthe95%confidencelevel.
Thepowermeasurement906instrumentshallhavearesolutionof:9079080.
01Worbetterforpowermeasurementsof10Worless;9090.
1Worbetterforpowermeasurementsofgreaterthan10Wupto100W;and9101Worbetterforpowermeasurementsofgreaterthan100W.
911912Allpowerfiguresshouldbeinwattsandroundedtotheseconddecimalplace.
Forloadsgreaterthan913orequalto10W,threesignificantfiguresshallbereported.
914915TestConditions916SupplyVoltage:NorthAmerica/Taiwan:Europe/Australia/NewZealand:Japan:115(±1%)VoltsAC,60Hz(±1%)230(±1%)VoltsAC,50Hz(±1%)100(±1%)VoltsAC,50Hz(±1%)/60Hz(±1%)Note:Forproductsratedfor>1.
5kWmaximumpower,thevoltagerangeis±4%TotalHarmonicDistortion(THD)(Voltage):1.
5kWmaximumpower)AmbientTemperature:23°C±5°CRelativeHumidity:10–80%917(ReferenceIEC62301:HouseholdElectricalAppliances–MeasurementofStandbyPower,Sections3.
2,3.
3)918919TestConfiguration920PowerconsumptionofacomputershallbemeasuredandtestedfromanacsourcetotheUUT.
921922TheUUTmustbeconnectedtoanEthernetnetworkswitchcapableoftheUUT'shighestandlowest923networkspeeds.
Thenetworkconnectionmustbeliveduringalltests.
924925926III.
TestProcedureforOff,SleepandIdleforAllComputerProducts927Measurementofacpowerconsumptionofacomputershouldbeconductedasfollows:928929UUTPreparation9301.
RecordthemanufacturerandmodelnameoftheUUT.
9312.
EnsurethattheUUTisconnectedtonetworkresourcesasdetailedbelow,andthattheUUT932maintainsthisliveconnectionforthedurationoftesting,disregardingbrieflapseswhen933transitioningbetweenlinkspeeds.
934a.
Desktops,IntegratedDesktops,andNotebooksshallbeconnectedtoaliveEthernet935(IEEE802.
3)networkswitchasspecifiedinSectionII.
,"TestConfiguration,"above.
The936computermustmaintainthisliveconnectiontotheswitchforthedurationoftesting,937disregardingbrieflapseswhentransitioningbetweenlinkspeeds.
Computerswithout938Ethernetcapabilitymustmaintainalivewirelessconnectiontoawirelessrouteror939networkaccesspointforthedurationoftesting.
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Small-ScaleServersshallbeconnectedtoaliveEthernet(IEEE802.
3)networkswitchas941specifiedinSectionII.
,"TestConfiguration,"above,andthattheconnectionislive.
942c.
ThinClientsshallbeconnectedtoaliveserverviaaliveEthernet(IEEE802.
3)network943switchandshallrunintendedterminal/remoteconnectionsoftware.
9443.
Connectanapprovedmetercapableofmeasuringtruepowertoanaclinevoltagesourcesetto945theappropriatevoltage/frequencycombinationforthetest.
9464.
PlugtheUUTintothemeasurementpoweroutletonthemeter.
NopowerstripsorUPSunits947shouldbeconnectedbetweenthemeterandtheUUT.
Foravalidtesttotakeplacethemeter948shouldremaininplaceuntilallOff,Sleep,andIdlepowerdataisrecorded.
9495.
Recordtheacvoltage.
9506.
Bootcomputerandwaituntiltheoperatingsystemhasfullyloaded.
Ifnecessary,runtheinitial951operatingsystemsetupandallowallpreliminaryfileindexingandotherone-time/periodic952processestocomplete.
9537.
Recordbasicinformationaboutthecomputer'sconfiguration–computertype,operatingsystem954nameandversion,processortypeandspeed,andtotalandavailablephysicalmemory,etc.
9558.
Recordbasicinformationaboutthevideocardorgraphicschipset(ifapplicable)-video956card/chipsetname,resolution,amountofonboardmemory,andbitsperpixel.
9579.
*EnsurethattheUUTisconfiguredasshippedincludingallaccessories,WOLenabling,and958softwareshippedbydefault.
UUTshouldalsobeconfiguredusingthefollowingrequirementsfor959alltests:960a.
Desktopsystemsshippedwithoutaccessoriesshouldbeconfiguredwithastandard961mouse,keyboardandexternalcomputerdisplay.
962b.
Notebooksshouldincludeallaccessoriesshippedwiththesystem,andneednotinclude963aseparatekeyboardormousewhenequippedwithanintegratedpointingdeviceor964digitizer.
965c.
Notebooksshouldhavethebatterypack(s)removedforalltests.
Forsystemswhere966operationwithoutabatterypackisnotasupportedconfiguration,thetestmaybe967performedwithfullychargedbatterypack(s)installed,makingsuretoreportthis968configurationinthetestresults.
969d.
Small-ScaleServersandThinClientsshippedwithoutaccessoriesshouldbeconfigured970withastandardmouse,keyboardandexternalcomputerdisplay(ifserverhasdisplay971outputfunctionality).
972e.
ForComputerswithEthernetcapability,powertowirelessradiosshouldbeturnedofffor973alltests.
Thisappliestowirelessnetworkadapters(e.
g.
,802.
11)ordevice-to-device974wirelessprotocols.
ForComputerswithoutEthernetcapability,powertowirelessradios975shouldremainonduringtestingandmustmaintainalivewirelessconnectiontoa976wirelessrouterornetworkaccesspointforthedurationoftesting.
977f.
Ifmorethanoneinternalharddriveisinstalledduringshipment,additionalinternalhard978drivesmaybetestedwithharddrivepowermanagementenabledasshipped.
Ifadditional979drivesarenotpowermanagedwhenshippedtocustomers,theymustbetestedwithout980suchfeaturesimplemented.
98198210.
*Thefollowingguidelinesshouldbefollowedtoconfigurepowersettingsforcomputerdisplays983(adjustingnootherpowermanagementsettings):984a.
Forcomputerswithexternalcomputerdisplays(mostdesktops):usethecomputer985displaypowermanagementsettingstopreventthedisplayfrompoweringdowntoensure986itstaysonforthefulllengthoftheIdletestasdescribedbelow.
987b.
Forcomputerswithintegratedcomputerdisplays(notebooksandintegratedsystems):988usethepowermanagementsettingstosetthedisplaytopowerdownafter1minute.
98911.
ShutdowntheUUT.
990991992993994995ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)24996OffModeTesting99799812.
WiththeUUTshutdownandinOff,setthemetertobeginaccumulatingtruepowervaluesatan999intervaloflessthanorequalto1readingpersecond.
Accumulatepowervaluesfor5additional1000minutesandrecordtheaverage(arithmeticmean)valueobservedduringthat5minuteperiod.
21005IdleModeTesting100613.
Switchonthecomputerandbeginrecordingelapsedtime,startingeitherwhenthecomputeris1007initiallyswitchedon,orimmediatelyaftercompletinganyloginactivitynecessarytofullybootthe1008system.
Onceloggedinwiththeoperatingsystemfullyloadedandready,closeanyopen1009windowssothatthestandardoperationaldesktopscreenorequivalentreadyscreenisdisplayed.
1010Between5and15minutesaftertheinitialbootorlogin,setthemetertobeginaccumulatingtrue1011powervaluesatanintervalofgreaterthanorequalto1readingpersecond.
Accumulatepower1012valuesfor5additionalminutesandrecordtheaverage(arithmeticmean)valueobservedduring1013that5minuteperiod.
10141015SleepModeTesting101614.
AftercompletingtheIdlemeasurements,placethecomputerinSleepmode.
Resetthemeter(if1017necessary)andbeginaccumulatingtruepowervaluesatanintervalofgreaterthanorequalto11018readingpersecond.
Accumulatepowervaluesfor5additionalminutesandrecordtheaverage1019(arithmeticmean)valueobservedduringthat5minuteperiod.
102015.
IftestingbothWOLenabledandWOLdisabledforSleep,wakethecomputerandchangethe1021WOLfromSleepsettingthroughtheoperatingsystemsettingsorbyothermeans.
Placethe1022computerbackinSleepmodeandrepeatstep14,recordingSleeppowernecessaryforthis1023alternateconfiguration.
10241025ReportingTestResults102616.
ThetestresultsmustbereportedtoEPAortheEuropeanCommission,asappropriate,taking1027caretoensurethatallrequiredinformationhasbeenincluded.
10281029IV.
MaximumPowerTestforWorkstations10301031Themaximumpowerforworkstationsisfoundbythesimultaneousoperationoftwoindustrystandard1032benchmarks:Linpacktostressthecoresystem(e.
g.
,processor,memory,etc.
)andSPECviewperf1033(latestavailableversionfortheUUT)tostressthesystem'sGPU.
Additionalinformationonthese1034benchmarks,includingfreedownloads,canbefoundattheURLsfoundbelow:1035Linpackhttp://www.
netlib.
org/linpack/SPECviewperfhttp://www.
spec.
org/benchmarks.
html#gpc10361037ThistestmustberepeatedthreetimesonthesameUUT,andallthreemeasurementsmustfallwithin1038a±2%tolerancerelativetotheaverageofthethreemeasuredmaximumpowervalues.
1039Measurementofthemaximumacpowerconsumptionofaworkstationshouldbeconductedas1040follows:1041UUTPreparation2Laboratory-grade,full-functionmeterscanintegratevaluesovertimeandreporttheaveragevalueautomatically.
Othermeterswouldrequiretheusertocaptureaseriesofchangingvaluesevery5secondsforafiveminuteperiodandthencomputetheaveragemanually.
1001100210031004Note:Themeasurementintervallanguagehasbeenrevisedthroughoutthetestprocedurebasedonastakeholdersuggestiontoallowformeterscapableofcollectingdataatfasterintervals.
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0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)2510421.
Connectanapprovedmetercapableofmeasuringtruepowertoanaclinevoltagesourcesetto1043theappropriatevoltage/frequencycombinationforthetest.
Themetershouldbeabletostoreand1044outputthemaximumpowermeasurementreachedduringthetestorbecapableofanother1045methodofdeterminingmaximumpower.
10462.
PlugtheUUTintothemeasurementpoweroutletonthemeter.
NopowerstripsorUPSunits1047shouldbeconnectedbetweenthemeterandtheUUT.
10483.
Recordtheacvoltage.
10494.
*Bootthecomputerand,ifnotalreadyinstalled,installLinpackandSPECviewperfasindicated1050ontheaboveWebsites.
10515.
SetLinpackwithallthedefaultsforthegivenarchitectureoftheUUTandsettheappropriate1052arraysize"n"formaximizingpowerdrawduringthetest.
10536.
EnsureallguidelinessetbytheSPECorganizationforrunningSPECviewperfarebeingmet.
10541055MaximumPowerTesting10567.
Setthemetertobeginaccumulatingtruepowervaluesatanintervaloflessthanorequalto11057readingpersecond,andbegintakingmeasurements.
RunSPECviewperfandasmany1058simultaneousinstancesofLinpackasneededtofullystressthesystem.
10598.
AccumulatepowervaluesuntilSPECviewperfandallinstanceshavecompletedrunning.
Record1060themaximumpowervalueattainedduringthetest.
10611062ReportingTestResults10639.
ThetestresultsmustbereportedtoEPAortheEuropeanCommission,takingcaretoensurethat1064allrequiredinformationhasbeenincluded.
106510.
Uponsubmittalofdata,manufacturersmustalsoincludethefollowingdata:1066a.
Valueofthen(thearraysize)usedforLinpack,1067b.
NumberofsimultaneouscopiesofLinpackrunduringthetest,1068c.
VersionofSPECviewperfrunfortest,1069d.
AllcompileroptimizationsusedincompilingLinpackandSPECviewperf,and1070e.
AprecompiledbinaryforenduserstodownloadandrunofbothSPECviewperfand1071Linpack.
Thesecanbedistributedeitherthroughacentralizedstandardsbodysuchas1072SPEC,bytheOEMorbyarelatedthirdparty.
107310741075V.
TestProcedureforAllModesforGameConsoles1076Measurementofacpowerconsumptionofacomputershouldbeconductedasfollows:10771078UUTPreparation10791.
RecordthemanufacturerandmodelnameoftheUUT.
10802.
Recordbasicinformationaboutthecomputer'sconfiguration–computertype,operatingsystem1081nameandversion,processortypeandspeed,andtotalandavailablephysicalmemory,etc.
10823.
EnsurethattheUUTisconnectedtoaTV(s)whichsupportalloftheoutputtypessupportedby1083theUUT.
1084a.
ForeachoutputthatsupportsAPD,repeatstep10ofthisprocedure.
10854.
Connectanapprovedmetercapableofmeasuringtruepowertoanaclinevoltagesourcesetto1086theappropriatevoltage/frequencycombinationforthetest.
10875.
PlugtheUUTintothemeasurementpoweroutletonthemeter.
NopowerstripsorUPSunits1088shouldbeconnectedbetweenthemeterandtheUUT.
Foravalidtesttotakeplacethemeter1089shouldremaininplaceuntilallpowerdataisrecorded.
10906.
Recordtheacvoltage.
10917.
Turnontheconsoleandwaituntiltheoperatingsystemhasfullyloaded.
10928.
Ifnecessary,runtheinitialsystemsetupandallowallpreliminarytasksandotherone1093time/periodicprocessestocomplete.
10949.
EnsurethattheUUTisconfiguredasshippedincludingallaccessories,powermanagement1095settingsandsoftwareshippedbydefault.
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Foreachapplicableoutput,waitfor15minutesandensuretheoutputdropsaftertheprescribed1097time.
109811.
Placethesysteminastatewithoutthegameloaded.
109912.
Thenwaitonehourandverifythesystemgoesintoalowpowerstate.
110013.
BringtheconsolebackintoitsOSloadedstate.
110114.
Loadagameandbringittothegamesmenu.
110215.
Begingameplayandpausethegame.
110316.
Waitonehourandverifythesystemgoesintoalowpowerstate.
(ApplicableafterVersion5.
0)110417.
ShutdowntheUUT.
11051106OffModeTesting110718.
WiththeUUTshutdownandinOff,setthemetertobeginaccumulatingtruepowervaluesatan1108intervalofgreaterthanorequalto1readingpersecond.
Accumulatepowervaluesfor51109additionalminutesandrecordtheaverage(arithmeticmean)valueobservedduringthat5minute1110period.
311111112Sleep/APDModeTesting111319.
AftercompletingtheOffmodemeasurements,placethecomputerinit'sSleep/APDmode.
Reset1114themeter(ifnecessary)andbeginaccumulatingtruepowervaluesatanintervalofgreaterthanor1115equalto1readingpersecond.
Accumulatepowervaluesfor5additionalminutesandrecordthe1116average(arithmeticmean)valueobservedduringthat5minuteperiod.
11171118VI.
ContinuingVerification11191120Thistestingproceduredescribesthemethodbywhichasingleunitmaybetestedforcompliance.
An1121ongoingtestingprocessishighlyrecommendedtoensurethatproductsfromdifferentproductionruns1122areincompliancewithENERGYSTAR.
11233Laboratory-grade,full-functionmeterscanintegratevaluesovertimeandreporttheaveragevalueautomatically.
Othermeterswouldrequiretheusertocaptureaseriesofchangingvaluesevery5secondsforafiveminuteperiodandthencomputetheaveragemanually.
ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
0-DRAFTFINAL(23October2008)271124APPENDIXB:1125SampleCalculations11261127I.
Desktop,IntegratedDesktop,NotebookComputers:BelowisasampleTECcalculationintended1128toshowhowlevelsforcompliancearedeterminedbasedonfunctionaladdersandoperationalmode1129measurements.
11301131Example:NotebookComputer,CategoryA113211331.
MeasurevaluesusingtheAppendixAtestprocedure.
1134Off=1W1135Sleep=1.
7W1136Idle=10W113711382.
DeterminewhichCapabilityAdjustmentsapply.
1139IntegratedGraphicsDoesnotapplyforPremiumGraphics.
11408GBMemoryinstalled.
Doesmeetmemoryadjustmentlevel:8yieldsa1.
6kWh1141adjustment(4*0.
4kWh).
1142114311443.
ApplyWeightingsbasedonTable2tocalculateTEC:11451146Table2(forconventionalnotebook):1147Toff60%Tsleep10%Tidle30%114811491150ETEC=(8760/1000)*(Poff*Toff+Psleep*Tsleep+Pidle*Tidle)1151=(8760/1000)*(Poff*.
60+Psleep*.
10+Pidle*.
30)1152=(8760/1000)*(1*.
60+1.
7*.
10+10*.
30)1153=33.
03kWh115411554.
Determine"adjustedTEC"forevaluationbysubtractinganycapabilityadjustments(step2)1156fromthemeasuredTEC(step3).
1157115833.
03kWh–1.
6kW=31.
43kWh115911605.
ComparetheadjustedTECtotheENERGYSTARlevelstodetermineifthemodelqualifies.
11611162CategoryArequirement:CategoryA:≤39.
51163AdjustedTEC:31.
43kWh116431.
43kWh<39.
51165NotebookmeetsENERGYSTARrequirements.
1166116711681169II.
Workstations:BelowisasamplePTECcalculationforaWorkstationwith2harddrives.
117011711.
MeasurevaluesusingtheAppendixAtestprocedure.
1172Off=2W1173Sleep=4W1174Idle=80W1175MaxPower=180W1176ENERGYSTARProgramRequirementsforComputers:Version5.
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NotenumberofHardDrivesinstalled.
1178Twoharddrivesinstalledduringtest.
117911803.
ApplyWeightingsbasedonTable4tocalculatePTEC:11811182Table2(forconventionalnotebook):1183Toff35%Tsleep10%Tidle55%118411851186PTEC=(.
35*Poff+.
10*Psleep+.
55*Pidle)1187=(.
35*2+.
10*4+.
55*80)1188=45.
10W118911904.
CalculatethePTECrequirement.
11911192PTEC=0.
28*[Pmax+(#HDD*5)]1193PTEC=0.
28*[180+2*5)]1194PTEC=53.
2119511965.
ComparetheadjustedPTECtotheENERGYSTARlevelstodetermineifthemodelqualifies.
1197119845.
10<53.
21199WorkstationmeetsENERGYSTARrequirements.
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