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Message 831827 - Posted: 18 Nov 2008, 15:19:11 UTC

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Message 831957 - Posted: 19 Nov 2008, 0:40:10 UTC

No. The whole point of Standby is to put the computer into low power mode by turning off most of the components, including the processor itself. This is exactly the opposite of what BOINC intends to do, which is to use all your spare CPU cycles, thus running your CPU at full speed to crunch data.
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