Gary,
I live in Charlotte also, and have 8 pc's .. all are left on all the time,
never have had a problem.
On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, Gary Nielson wrote:
> I have one question about this 24/7 situation. I would love to just leave
> my pc on all the time. In our area, Charlotte, NC, this is thunderstorm
> season. Now, I have my computer and modem line running through a UPS. If I
> leave my pc on all the time with a UPS, and the UPS gets hit by lightning,
> has anyone ever had the experience of their machine still getting fried,
> or is a UPS a virtual guarantee that it will be safe. If anyone has had a
> computer on a UPS fried, I know there is a guarantee up to $25,000 or
> something from APC at least, but has anyone ever tried to collect any
> money and have they been successful or unsuccessful. Is it easy or hard to
> prove lightning storm damage? Interested in what others think.
>
> On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, John Aldrich wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Hyung Kim wrote:
> > > Can anyone please tell me what the benefits are to
> > > leaving your computers on at all time. I understand
> > > that there are benefits, however, I would like to be
> > > able to provide a more specific answer when other ask
> > > me whether they should leave their system on. Thanks.
> > >
> > > Oh....What about turning just the monitor on and off?
> > >
> > Well, leaving the computer on saves wear and tear on the
> > hardware. When you turn it on, the motherboard and
> > associated components heat up, and thus, expand. When you
> > turn it off, they contract. This leads to PHYSICAL wear and
> > tear.
> >
> > Also, you're more apt to burn or wear out your power switch
> > when you turn it on and off.
> >
> > Finally, there are some operations that are set up
> > automagically by Linux to run during the "wee" hours of the
> > night, things such as the slocate command, and other things
> > which make it easier.
> >
> > I would leave the monitor on, as well. Just set up the
> > screensaver to blank the screen after an hour or so of
> > screensaver or just make "blank screen" your screensaver.
> > Most monitors these days are "green" in that they can go
> > into "sleep" mode after awhile and wake back up in just a
> > minute or so when you want the computer again.
> >
> > Finally, it takes a LARGE jolt of electricity to start up a
> > computer, which is a good way to fry the power supply (if
> > it's already been weakened by repeated power cycling) and
> > the motherboard, CPU and other components.
> >
> > Look at it this way -- it only takes a few extra watts of
> > electricity to leave the computer on 24/7 than it does to
> > leave it on for 8 hours and then come back.
> > John
> >
> >
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