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Formerly super9

05-20-2007 10:15:30

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I moved up to a newer computer that has Windows XP. I always shut the old one down when I wasn't using it. The guy I got this one from said to leave it run all the time, it is hard on it to restart all the time. Does it make a difference? I always figured it you weren't using it, shut it off.Any thoughts? Thanks, Chris

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LenND

05-21-2007 19:27:48

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Re: OT Computer Question in reply to Formerly super99, 05-20-2007 10:15:30

I have a switch that I shut all power off on mine. If I am going to use it within a reasonble time I put it on standby. If you leave it on 24/7 I would think would be a waste of money. My 2 cents.

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Sam#3

05-21-2007 06:04:40

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Re: OT Computer Question in reply to Formerly super99, 05-20-2007 10:15:30

Most of the thinking of starting shortens the life comes from the vacuum tube days and has never gone away. On the last job I had we had several computers that ran continuously for years with only stops/starts for modifications. The power consumption is your big item. Use the power management features in XP will save a lot of power on part time usage.

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doogdoog

05-20-2007 22:45:15

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Re: OT Computer Question in reply to Formerly super99, 05-20-2007 10:15:30

Aloha, At work, we used to run it 24/7 for years and didn"t have any problems. It true that your hard drive will have more wear and tear and also that the fan will pick up a lot of dust. Every so often, we would open up the computer and remove the dust (it acts like a vaccum cleaner) . Turning on and off electronic equipment will create small surges that in time will cause damage to the system (this may take years but it will happen) so we found out that leaving it on 24/7 gives it a little longer life. I turn on my home computer in the morning and turn it off at night before I go to sleep but on weekends, I leave it on so the scheduled routines gets done.

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Bob in NC IA

05-20-2007 21:30:49

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Re: OT Computer Question in reply to Formerly super99, 05-20-2007 10:15:30

We have had two computers running 24/7 for the last couple of years have have no problems whatsoever.

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Howard H.

05-20-2007 19:14:32

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Re: OT Computer Question in reply to Formerly super99, 05-20-2007 10:15:30

In the old days - 5 to 10 years ago - power cycling could help work chips loose that were simply popped into receptacles on the circuit board. So it was better to leave them on.

Those type chips are no longer used - so it boils down to 1) power consumption, 2) convenience of "instant-on", 3) downloading updates in the off-hours when you aren't on it, and how paranoid you are on security. So a lot is just your preference.

Also, if they are forecasting big storms, for example, on the weekend, I'll turn my office PC off for the weekend.

Howard

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noncompos

05-20-2007 19:06:42

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Re: OT Computer Question in reply to Formerly super99, 05-20-2007 10:15:30

I used to turn mine off at night when it was new... (Dell 2400, Windows XP home)...but after the fifteenth or maybe thirty-seventh Windows patch for security holes and backdoors, it started taking two-three tries to get it started again, so I'm down to putting it on Standby (and it's still telling me I've got more patches on patches to download)...if I wasn't a really positive person, always ready to see the best in everyone, and especially in supra-national megacorporations, I'd consider the possibility they designed it full of holes...

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Eric SEI

05-20-2007 18:43:03

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Re: OT Computer Question in reply to Formerly super99, 05-20-2007 10:15:30

We had Windows XP on my computer at work, and the Arrival system from Pitney Bowes got funny if it wasn't rebooted daily.

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Curt from MN

05-20-2007 17:13:39

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Re: OT Computer Question in reply to Formerly super99, 05-20-2007 10:15:30

Biggest problem with leaving computers on all the time these days is being connected to the Internet via anything other than a standard phone line. Without good and current stop measures there is always the chance your computer could be invaded by some less than scrupulous person looking for info about you. Or using your computer to send out viruses to others. I have run 95, 98, Millinium, XP and am currently working with a Mac. All of them seem to like to be restarted every couple of weeks. Seems to reset the operating system. The Mac is really bad and when web sights get slow loading or moving around in I know it is time to reboot.

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Clarkbug

05-20-2007 15:01:11

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Re: OT Computer Question in reply to Formerly super99, 05-20-2007 10:15:30

This has been a debate since PC's became common in peoples homes...

The theory was that once you turn on a machine, it heats up, the boards expand, etc. So the turning on/off cycle can eventually crack and warp the circuit boards, its harder on your bearings and other moving parts, etc...

However, leaving them on all the time wears out the bearings in fans and hard drives, and it does waste power.

With the new computers, the standby or hibernate options are pretty reliable, so thats an option.

Personally, I turn my computer on in the morning, and turn it off at night. Its a good compromise between longevity of components and energy savings. (Works for my 8 year old Dell that I used daily for work and school, still use it today)

Just my .02.

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Roy Suomi

05-20-2007 11:03:27

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Re: OT Computer Question in reply to Formerly super99, 05-20-2007 10:15:30

I got a new HP a couple of months ago..My "puter wiz" says the same thing..I took my old one apart to destroy the hard drive when I junked it, and it was coated with dust and lint..My wife keeps a clean shack , so I'm not blameing her...I guess I'll have to gently blow my HP out every once in a while..I had to get used to it running at night with the lighted mouse and cable modem flashing..I've got used to worse , I guess...

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37 chief

05-20-2007 14:27:13

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Re: OT Computer Question in reply to Roy Suomi, 05-20-2007 11:03:27

It wold probably be better to use a vacuum, by blowing you stand the chance of blowing the dust where you don't want it. Stan

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Coloken

05-20-2007 10:59:52

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Re: OT Computer Question in reply to Formerly super99, 05-20-2007 10:15:30

Just whatever you please. Mine runs all the time. If you use it maybe once a day or less, I'd say shut it off. If you go on it every couple of hours like I do, I'd leave it on. Some where in between. Starting and stoping hard drives is a little harder on them. I think more people should just leave them on than do. Kennyp

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gmd

05-20-2007 10:57:27

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Re: OT Computer Question in reply to Formerly super99, 05-20-2007 10:15:30

its better to put it on standby. makes for fast start ups and it only uses a little power to stay on.

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