Computer On or Off at night?


  

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  1. 1. Computer On or Off at night?

    • Turn off when unused
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    • Leave it on.
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mine was on last night downloading all this stuff from some IRC channels.. i've hit the motherload and i'm raping as much as my 10Mbits/s cable modem can handle.. i was downloading at about 700KB/s TOTAL last night with like 6 downloads at a time!

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Originally posted by mariusu

i turn it off when i don't use it!

leaving it on all day and all night long is a waste of electricity and money...

Same here !

but almost running 24 hours for Downloading "Some" Stuff.

5 days ago, i've restart it last time !

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I leave mine on most of the time, mostly downloading something or other.. If I'm not downloading/uploading overnight though I turn it off, it's a waste otherwise.

When I'm not at my computer I always turn my monitor off how-ever.

The fans do my head in when I'm using my computer, but I don't mind them when I'm going to sleep (the comp is in my room). Strange that... :cool:

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Originally posted by Xahid

Same here !

but almost running 24 hours for Downloading "Some" Stuff.

5 days ago, i've restart it last time !

i heard that cpus take the least amount of electricity of many major appliances. especially while idling

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:disappoin man u ppl do like to burn more coal so u can electricity and for all those ppl hat never turn ur pc off are stupid as they like to corse g;pbal warming, o alwasy turn my comp off when not needed, its just stupid leaving it on at night when not needed, waste of money and electric.............:o

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My 2 computers are left one 24/7, one because it runs a webserver, and mail server the other because its been doing seti for a year straight...

Greenmuncher

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Originally posted by SHoTTa35

mine was on last night downloading all this stuff from some IRC channels.. i've hit the motherload and i'm raping as much as my 10Mbits/s cable modem can handle.. i was downloading at about 700KB/s TOTAL last night with like 6 downloads at a time!

care to share some info on these "wunder"-channels?:D

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my work pc gets left on all the time....:) but my pc at home gets turned off as soon as i go to bed but if it wasn't for my dad it would stay on 24/7 :D

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longest my computer's ever been on is 15 days straight

i update stuff way too much to leave it going for too long anyway

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When your computer on and off the HD pinhead needed to be parked... through this repeditive action that it degrade the life time of the HD much higher rate than leaving it on... also, you don't want to set your power consumption to turn off your HD... many hard drives get ruined this way...

Pinhead?? This thing isn't a record player. The magnetic heads never actually touch the disk platters, they float above them. If they ever DO touch, it's called a hard drive crash, and it usually results in part or all of the drive being permanently damaged. Imagine a high-pitched screech coming from your computer, the sound of the drive heads drawing spiral grooves into the magnetic platter as the head crashes down onto the spinning surface.

Hard drive "parking" was a feature of old computers that was used to set the head in a safe place when the computer had to be moved so the head wouldn't flop around. It's not even used anymore.

And why do you supposed hard drive manufacturers would make hard drives _able_ to power down and suspend, if this damages the hard drive?

And for the guy who claims the power problems in CA last year were a hoax... show us more than hearsay and rumor on the matter.

G

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Originally posted by Qarth

Heat is BAD. Cool is GOOD. You wouldn't leave your car running 24/7 would you...

yes, heat is BAD. cool is GOOD. you can leave your computer on 24/7 only if you keep it nice and cool. :D

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What about everyone monitor? Do you leave it on all the time? or turn it off when unused?

I have a SDM M81 LCD DVI-D This is my first LCD so I don't know the life time of a LCD is how long. I have a ViewSonic 17 CRT and it last about 2 years full blown. Never turn off.

Opinion please or better yet experiences.

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I leave mine on all the time. I only shut it off if I'm leaving for an extended time. I leave it on because I don't like boot times and I always have SETI running.

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Originally posted by Grappa

Pinhead?? This thing isn't a record player. The magnetic heads never actually touch the disk platters, they float above them. If they ever DO touch, it's called a hard drive crash, and it usually results in part or all of the drive being permanently damaged. Imagine a high-pitched screech coming from your computer, the sound of the drive heads drawing spiral grooves into the magnetic platter as the head crashes down onto the spinning surface.

Hard drive "parking" was a feature of old computers that was used to set the head in a safe place when the computer had to be moved so the head wouldn't flop around. It's not even used anymore.

And why do you supposed hard drive manufacturers would make hard drives _able_ to power down and suspend, if this damages the hard drive?

And for the guy who claims the power problems in CA last year were a hoax... show us more than hearsay and rumor on the matter.

G

As far as I know, the only damage that can occour to a hard drive when it is constantly powered up and down is the expansion and contraction of the metel platters, which can VERY VERY VERY VERY slowly cause aligmnent problems.

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Leaving your computer on cannot do harm to your hardware components , on the contrary . Here is why : first of all the entire technology we all use today is based on electricity ; as we all know electricity generates both static electricity and heat . Computer components have incorporated as its basics tiny little electronics parts as their build-up "scheletron" . Each one of this components (especially the recent ones , 4-5 y/o) are designed to collaborate with heat . Once the component reaches a degree of heat (C or F) it stops absorbing heat (e.g. if it is designed for 75 d C , than that is its max heat it will ever have , unless it is damaged) . Turning the pc on and off too often not only distroyes the component phisycal capacity of absorbing heat but it also destroyes the component virtual capacity to work , and this is where the electrostatic environment comes in ; power on and power off means creating an electrostatical circle around the pc's components and leaving that new born circle attacking the components while they are turned off as they do not have the power to protect themselves for they are not working . I would recommend leaving your computer turned on 24/7/12/365 but with some conditions : be sure 1 (one) night a week for at least 8 hours it will be turned off , that because among the virtual electrostatic environment i told you before there are some components which will be affected by phisycal movement (e.g. the little motors of your fans and above all the ones from your HDD >>> this is the first thing will be damaged in a HDD case) ; be sure your computer has proper ventilation and as less dust as possible inside and around it . As for the monitor , configuring it to work at a 100% contrast , 75% brightness , and a refresh rate equally to 85 Hz , will be the best work around settings your monitor will be happy with ; choose to turn off the monitor after 10 minutes of inactivity during the day as it does NOT completely shuts down the monitor's power, keeping a 5V consumption to give energy to some vital components, while ONLY at night choose to turn it off as a monitor's components are very very sensitive to overheat or on and off power modes .

That is all for now ; if you have further questions , please post them .

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Originally posted by Lezend

I don't know. This might be a personal experience but my computer seem to run slower if I leave it on too long. I don't know why. But, for example, the computer they leave in shop like compusa frys gateway curcuit city (demo stuff) They leave it on all days and some crappy one can run smoother then silk then my computer. I don't get it.

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System Information

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Time of this report: 3/19/2002, 23:27:21

Machine name: DIMINTRI

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) (2600.xpclnt_qfe.010827-1803)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: Gateway

System Model: N0CPP058

BIOS: GATEWA - 20000707

Processor: Intel Pentium III, ~996MHz

Memory: 512MB RAM

Page File: 166MB used, 1852MB available

Primary File System: n/a

DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1 (4.08.01.0810)

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

DxDiag Version: 5.01.2600.0000 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes

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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.

Display Tab 1: The file nv4_disp.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs. You may be able to get a signed driver from the manufacturer of the hardware device.

Sound Tab 1: No problems found.

Music Tab: No problems found.

Input Tab: No problems found.

Network Tab: No problems found.

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Display Devices

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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600

Manufacturer: NVIDIA

Chip type: GeForce4 Ti 4600

DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC

Device ID: EnumPCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0250&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A2

Display Memory: 128.0 MB

Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)

Monitor: SONY SDM-M81 DVI

Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024

Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll

Driver Version: 6.13.10.2751 (English)

DDI Version: 8 (or higher)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Driver Date/Size: 2/7/2002 14:14:36, 3397405 bytes

Driver Signed: No

WHQL Date Stamp: None

VDD:

Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys

Mini VDD Date: 2/7/2002 14:14:36, 886253 bytes

Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4110-11CF-0F69-0A2000C2CB35}

Vendor ID: 0x10DE

Device ID: 0x0250

SubSys ID: 0x00000000

Revision ID: 0x00A2

Registry: OK

DDraw Status: Enabled

D3D Status: Enabled

AGP Status: Enabled

DDraw Test Result:

D3D7 Test Result:

D3D8 Test Result:

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Sound Devices

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Description: SB Live! Wave Device

Device ID: PCIVEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80321102&REV_07

Manufacturer ID: 1

Product ID: 100

Type: WDM

Driver Name: emu10k1m.sys

Driver Version: 5.12.01.3300 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Driver Signed: Yes

Date and Size: 10/25/2001 22:12:54, 282496 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: Microsoft

HW Accel Level: Full

Registry: OK

Sound Test Result:

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Input Devices

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Device Name: Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Optical

Provider: Microsoft

Hardware ID: USBVid_045e&Pid_0039&Rev_0121

Status: 0

Port Name: USB Root Hub

Port Provider: (Standard USB Host Controller)

Port ID: USBROOT_HUB&VID8086&PID2442&REV0001

Port Status: 0

Device Name: USB Human Interface Device

Provider: (Standard system devices)

Hardware ID: USBVid_056a&Pid_0011&Rev_0203

Status: 0

Port Name: USB Root Hub

Port Provider: (Standard USB Host Controller)

Port ID: USBROOT_HUB&VID8086&PID2444&REV0001

Port Status: 0

Device Name: USB Human Interface Device

Provider: (Standard system devices)

Hardware ID: USBVid_056a&Pid_0011&Rev_0203

Status: 0

Port Name: USB Root Hub

Port Provider: (Standard USB Host Controller)

Port ID: USBROOT_HUB&VID8086&PID2444&REV0001

Port Status: 0

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

Registry: OK

Here is my spec. I don't know about leaving LCD on too long I think it kill the life span of the LCD.

I would recomend going to msconfig and disableing some of them programs you got automatically starting up.

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Mike11212 : Whatta f*ck are you talking about? Read the entire post before you answer some bs answer.

For all you idiot who everything is (go to msconfig and disable this and that) umm... disable what is the point of optimise when everything is disable. I want my computer to run full peak with nothing disabled Thank you very much.

And my computer isn't slow ok Read the whole post. It degrades about days of running. Plus, any demo on the market is run to the max without anything disable (I checked).

And I am very happy with my computer. Its fast. It got good graphic card. Everything is perfect. I am just ask if you guys turn your cpu and monitor off at night or not.

Trust me I have money to waste sh|t if I want a new computer I go out and buy right now if I want to.

This also make me mad when you can't even read the spec. All those drivers list underneath of the title for example:

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Display

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Are all the running component of that piece of hardware. How in the world did you come up with disableing some of them programs you got automatically starting up when none of these spec list what I got start up with. (GRR!)

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to those who said it will ruin the hdd if you leave the system on, you are drastically mistaken. the hdd gets most of it's wear and tear from cutting the computer on. a hdd spins at thousands of rpms, and it really takes alot out on the drive to go from 0 -> this rate. while the computer is on the hdd continues spinning, and this is perfectly okay...

i leave my system on all the time...just cut the monitor off...no screensavers because they suck! also screensavers w/ many colors do more damage to a monitor than good! :)

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Umm...Stop proving like you guys are smart ass. HD has auto power down. and it does stop spinning even though your computer is ON. Yes when you or your computer try to access the HD it will start running again and we are talking about milisecond .. I think you can notice when you leave your computer for while then try access the HD it take one or two second and you can hear the HD start running again.

STOP with the HD BS.

I don't care if my HDs die or not... I have like a full box of HDs from western digital like 10x 120 gigs unused + the 7x 120 gigs currently running in my computer. When I buy I buy pack of 10s. Like I said I have a lot of money to waste. Plus I have backup to everything.

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Originally posted by Lezend

Umm...Stop proving like you guys are smart ass. HD has auto power down. and it does stop spinning even though your computer is ON. Yes when you or your computer try to access the HD it will start running again and we are talking about milisecond .. I think you can notice when you leave your computer for while then try access the HD it take one or two second and you can hear the HD start running again.

STOP with the HD BS.

I don't care if my HDs die or not... I have like a full box of HDs from western digital like 10x 120 gigs unused + the 7x 120 gigs currently running in my computer. When I buy I buy pack of 10s. Like I said I have a lot of money to waste. Plus I have backup to everything.

Try disabling the HD power management and then see if it powers down....

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