i keep my computer on 24 hours a day 7 days a week every month. is there any harm to my computer from doing so? i use bitcomet and limewire most of the time. does it hurt any of my computer components? my hard disk is western digital 160 gb @ 7200 rpm and seagate barracuda 40gb @ 7200 rpm both parallel. my motherboard is asus a7v333 and processor is amd athlon 2600 and i have 512mb ddr ram.
2006-08-04 03:15:39 · 15 answers · asked by YUNGMAC 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
You don't care about power consumption and hibernate's going to kill your internet connection. The only thing that can harm your computer is overheating. So long as you have good enough cooling to keep your components running at optimal levels, you'll be fine until normal wear-and-tear sets in and you need to replace something simple like a fan... in a few years, or never.
It's good to restart your computer weekly or biweekly with as little RAM as you have, since it will dump any lingering bits of unused data from the RAM, letting your computer run faster and putting less stress on your components, thus decreasing the heat of your system. Newer programs leave a lot less mess when they close than older ones, but they still almost always leave a little mess.
Occasionally cleaning your heatsinks and fans will help keep your cooling system in shape.
2006-08-04 05:51:38 · answer #1 · answered by subdragonzero 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You did not mention the OS version you are using. For XP about 1 every 2-3 weeks you should reboot. For Win2k about once a month. For WinNT, I only reboot when I need to defrag the boot disk, since I keep the temp files on a separate partition, maybe once every 6 months to clean the inside of the case and all the filters. For Win9X or ME daily.
There is nothing wrong with keeping your system up all the time. Servers do it all the time 24/7/365. If fact your harddrives will last longer if you keep them on. The design of consumer harddrives is so cheap that they do not park the heads but instead they have landing zones that let the heads perform a controlled crash to the surface of the disc. So keeping the drive running will keep it alive longer. With all hard drives it is not a matter of IF the harddrive will crash but WHEN. As long as the system is kept cool there should not be any issue. Dust and lint will get in your system and foul up the fans and heatsinks, these need to be cleaned regularly or heating problems will kill your system. Plan opening up your case and vacuuming it out monthly or bi-monthly.
2006-08-04 07:53:50 · answer #2 · answered by bondoman01 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I work in a hospital and our comps are on 24/7/365 due to patient care. We make sure to use compressed air to keep dust build up to a minimum and that the cpu fans work. Other than that, no additional maintenance or problems.
On a related note, other 24/7/365 operations like local EMS, police, fire, air life, etc. run their comps constantly. No problems noted by them either.
According to my IT department, their biggest problem is replacing worn out keyboards.
2006-08-04 03:24:43 · answer #3 · answered by Angry C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leaving your computer on all day doesn't break it, it just wastes electricity. Make sure your computer doesn't waste too much power by
1. right clicking on your deskttop and pressing "properties"
2. Pressing the "settings" tap
3. Clicking on "Power options" or "Power saving"
4. Telling your moniter to turn off after not being used for fifteen minutes.
5. and telling your computer to go into stand-by or hibernate after not being used for half an hour
2006-08-04 04:27:58 · answer #4 · answered by s_veilleux32 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would turn it off once a week to let the system reboot. It has to dump all the things youve deleted, and make room for things youve installed. Give it a break once in a while
2006-08-04 03:20:46 · answer #5 · answered by Stacy W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ur computer configure is good but i m a hardware machanic i think that u must off ur computer every 120 hours so that ur hardisk ( hdd) can lasting for longtime and ur computer can run stadely because the hdd of computer dosenot rest atleast for 5 min and u have to provide full ac ( airconditioner ) so that the atmosphere are cool and it prevents for heating ur computer and harddisk ok so my friends pls off ur computer in regular interval so that it can run long long time ok bye have a good day
2006-08-04 03:30:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
for desktops the more u keep ur computer on the best but like the guy that told u about restartin it for 20 daily is the right thing to do.
2006-08-04 04:08:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, it should be fine, but a reboot once in awhile (about once a week) would help its performance. And don't forget to Defrag your hard drives about once a month.
2006-08-04 07:57:48 · answer #8 · answered by Chris R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My suggestion is that where you had kept your computer that room should be air conditioned or fan should work for 24 hours.Computer may get hang sometimes.Restart it if it hanged.
2006-08-04 03:22:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well your computers components might wear out sooner but otherwise it should be perfectly ok.
2006-08-04 03:21:39 · answer #10 · answered by Mike 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋