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Keeping computer on for long hours
This is a discussion on Keeping computer on for long hours within the Desktop Computer forums, part of the Computer technology category; How bad is it to keep your desktop computer on for long hours, I mean for example I use my ...
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09-18-09, 12:51 AM
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| Platinum Member  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In my Castle
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Rep Power: 7  |  Keeping computer on for long hours How bad is it to keep your desktop computer on for long hours, I mean for example I use my computer, and sometimes when going to sleep I don't turn it off and leave it on, until say like after 2 days I may turn it off! Does this cause any harm to your computer or damage it in any way? |
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09-18-09, 12:58 AM
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| Aditya  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Delhi/ London
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Keeping computer on stadby is wasting energy only, apart from that there is no other serious issue. You can keep it on and working. | |
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09-18-09, 01:48 AM
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| Platinum Member  Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chennai
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Rep Power: 3 | There is no issues in keeping it on for long hours or days, provided there should be proper ventilation available to prevent it from overheating which will result in reduced lifetime. |
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09-18-09, 09:44 AM
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| Bronze Member  Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bang
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Rep Power: 1 | ^i know someone who has'nt switched off their comp for a year now... Not once is it switched off  |
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09-23-09, 12:42 AM
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09-23-09, 07:35 AM
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| Platinum Member  | Computers in offices are usually on all the time. Computers are built to be ON all the time. But periodic rebooting is highly recommened. Apart from electricity bill, there is not much harm. But you should always switch off monitors. |
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09-23-09, 09:53 AM
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 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Delhi Age: 32
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Rep Power: 12 | The server which hosts this website is also a computer which is more or less the same thing that you use at home and this server is not even rebooted for months some times and is only rebooted sat once every two months. Another example : I bought a dedicated server back in 2003 and I had it up until Jan 2005 and during that time it was only rebooted twice that too because I had some updates done to the operating system It was a pentium III with 2gb ram and used to hold a vbulletin forum with 50k+ members and used to have 400-500 people online at that time... so yes it was working hard as well.Computers are built to keep working nonstop ... all you need to take care of is the dust that gets deposited inside so a bimonthly clean up will keep everything smooth |
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09-23-09, 10:24 AM
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| Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In my Castle
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Rep Power: 7 | Thanks for the info J4K and Admin, been clarified by two intelligent people I know! |
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09-27-09, 11:25 AM
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| Gold Member  Join Date: Sep 2008
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Rep Power: 3 | there's not serious harm. i also kepp my pc on much time. nearly 5-6 hours. and also for NU. |
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10-03-09, 11:59 AM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kanchrapara Age: 24
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Rep Power: 0  | I never shut down my pc unless there is a power cut, and believe me, pc are never meant to be shut down unless there is lack of ventilation. And also at idle they use much less elctricity. |
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10-03-09, 06:48 PM
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| Bronze Member  Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kalyan West
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Rep Power: 1 | Now a days there are better solutions for reasons such as forgot to switch off as was working late, you can always have a software to switch off like in linux a cron job will do, I always put my monitor off while leaving office the system will be shutdown automatically by the cron job. In fact all our servers (all linux based including my workstation) shutdown atuomatically. Even windows work stations are shutdown by some utility which is being used my colleagues. |
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10-03-09, 10:55 PM
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| Jedi knight  Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: IBF Age: 21
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10-04-09, 08:33 AM
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10-04-09, 08:47 AM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mysore,Karnataka
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Rep Power: 1 | Hi, I am appalled ! What about electricity bills ? |
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10-04-09, 10:20 AM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009
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Rep Power: 1 | leaving it on for many days or even months is common, i have my friends from usa,uk all time and their chat status is idle at our day time  |
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10-04-09, 02:20 PM
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| Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2008
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 i mean in areas of low rates of electricity,there is no afraid. | |
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10-05-09, 04:19 PM
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| Bronze Member  Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune
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Rep Power: 1 | my computer is also ON....while 2 laptops o fmine are next to computer are also ON.... There is no Afraid for Mee Cuz... I hAve 4 Windmills at my nearby hilly area... i get electricity from there..... i have 5 cooling fans and 3 neon cooling strips for my pc..and AC is Continously ON..... So No Wory Of OverHeating... its jst like server,..... |
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10-05-09, 06:54 PM
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| Bronze Member  Join Date: Aug 2009 Age: 19
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Rep Power: 1 | My longest computer on time is 19 hrs. 32 min ..... One day I saw some movies ( 3 or 4) & then scheduled my download for night.... that's why 19 hrs. 32 min... |
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10-05-09, 06:59 PM
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| Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune
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Rep Power: 1 | my comp is ON 24x7....... |
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10-05-09, 07:06 PM
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| Junior Member  Join Date: May 2009 Location: Allahabad
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Rep Power: 1 | actully keep comp on for long hours is not bad for u r cpu but it can harm the health of hard disk of u r computer. |
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