dud Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 On all the time! But my hard drives power down. Gotta give moving parts a break, since they're the only things that actually break down often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECEGatorTuro Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 I used to turn off the computer at night but that was during my IBM PS/2 days... :laugh: I usually keep my computer on for about 7 days before I need to give it a reboot. It's almost never off!!!! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveHope Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Well, I used to shutdown at night imply because I geta alightly better nights sleep when I cant hear the fan, however since I got broadband on Tuesday it hasn't been off once :) - I just leave stuff downloading 24/7 :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted August 22, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 22, 2004 Turn off at night or when im not using it. Why waste power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 all 3 always on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chconline Veteran Posted August 22, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 22, 2004 i leave it on sometimes but most of the time at night it's off. leaving it on thru out the day is better but might not be at night :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhillmatt2002 Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 No, but it is on from morning until night usually... whenever im on it :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEMO.INC Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 My desktop on 24/7, P3 866 Mhz.. it runs cool and doesn't make much noise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJmorphine Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Most of the time I keep it on, because i'm always downloading something... but sometimes I give him some rest. I think I leave it on for 150h of the 168h per week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted August 23, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 23, 2004 Sometimes. When I am downloading something it will stay on. Otherwise, it all gets turned off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tickbabies Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 i turn mine off when im not using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted August 23, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 23, 2004 I turn it off when it's time to go to sleep. I kept it on 24/7 for about 7 months and I saw how the electric bill went up by about $15 or so. When I turn it on, I keep it on until its time to sleep. I do not want to shut it down every 3 hours, bad for the hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xGROMx Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 i leave me windows 2003 serer on 24/7 , running 4 months now - installed 200 more gigs 4 moths ago, but no other system.........i did befor but i had reasons to leave it on. I say if you have no reasons to leave it on, turn it off, it kills all your internal parts leaving it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretforce Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Yes I leave it on mostly..... all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kl33per Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Leave my PII350 on 24/7, I'm waiting for it to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted August 23, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 23, 2004 I say if you have no reasons to leave it on, turn it off, it kills all your internal parts leaving it on It doesn't really kill your internal parts. What can kill them rather easily is booting up your pc 7 times a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal_termite Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 I always leave mine on. I have the HDD's set to shutdown after 15 minutes if idle. My dad uses my old p3 and it's always on too, even with a busted heatsink. It seems to be doing fine, but it's only used for solitaire :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xer34 Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 It causes no harm to a PC if its on all the time. Thats like saying a toaster is harmed when you toast things in it :rolleyes: A laptop however.. with my iBook I just take the battery out and leave it on most of the time d/ling stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlabot Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 I keep it on overnight so I can stay signed into IM. IM is like my message bank and who honestly bothers with email anymore. Plus I can tolerate sleep with the fans, so when I sleep somewhere else for a night, I sleep more sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR/M Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Turn it off at night unless I am downloading a large file, goes on in the daytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalpesh Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Yes, just switch off the monitor to conserve energy. Keep it on for downloads/uploads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaNIsH Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 On 24/7 here, only exceptions are upgrades and general internal cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfangor Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 I turn it off at night (unless i'm downloading stuff) because its too noisy, and because it generates a lot of heat so it increases my air conditioning bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 I keep it on all day, and turn it off at night unless im downloading er er Stuff ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniza Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 ON ALL THE TIME to lazy to wait for the boot everytime i turnt it :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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