RE: [TCLUG:1345] Turn off my computer?

["Schlough, Mark" <Mark.Schlough@nmb.norwest.com>]

Howdy,

I was told that 
on off on off on off is 

BAD for the computer.

The resoning is this:

Every time you fire up your box, you are heating all your components to some
degree.  They--of course--expand under the heat.  And they contract when
they cool down.

This expansion and contraction of the components is what "wears out" your
parts.

Also, with a hard drive spinning 24 x 7 instead of 8 or 10 hours a day.
it's like comparing highway driving to city driving with your car.

I hope this rambling made sense.  I wrote it listening to hold music waiting
for the helpless desk :)

Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ben Luey [SMTP:lueyb@carleton.edu]
> Sent:	Wednesday, September 23, 1998 2:39 AM
> To:	tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com
> Subject:	[TCLUG:1345] Turn off my computer?
> 
> I'm trying to decide if I should leave my computer running all the time,
> or turn it off at night. How bad is it for the hard drive to be spinnig 24
> hours a day, 7 days a week? I typically have my computer on for 8 hours a
> day, and turn it off when I'm asleep, turn it on 16 hours a day. 
> 
> Any recommendations - I basically want what is best for the computer,
> although I have some concern for power consumption.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ben
> 
> 
> 
> Ben Luey
> lueyb@carleton.edu
> 
> 
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