On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 02:05:18PM +0200, Tuomas Pellonpera wrote: > Does (daily) shutting down and rebooting wear out the hardware more than > leaving the computer on for days/weeks/months does?
Many electricians have told me that it's better to leave the system running rather than continually switch it off and on. Their explanation is that there is a jolt to the system when it starts and that causes more damage than leaving it on all the time. Sam -- (Sam Varghese) http://www.gnubies.com
