Someone told me leaving the computer on was actually better for it so I figured I'd find some answers.
2006-09-09 02:49:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Yes it is OK to leave it on. I leave mine on all the time. I turn it off about once a month for the night.
Just make sure you have your screen saver on
2006-09-09 02:52:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you use your computer more than a few hours per day, we suggest you not to turn off your computer at the end of the day. Instead turn off only the monitor to save electricity. Daily power up and down makes the components exposed to high and low temperature cycles that are not good for the life-time of the components, particularly the critical ones such as hard drives, CPU, and memory. The temperature cycle would result in expansion-shrinking cycle for the components. The lifetime of electronic components would be increased if they were run at constant temperature with adequate ventilation.
2006-09-09 09:56:50 · answer #2 · answered by Eby 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're going to leave it on, at least set it to do something useful so it isn't just wasting energy. Try the links below for distributed computing projects that can run as screen savers or in the background.
2006-09-09 09:57:51 · answer #3 · answered by nospamcwt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
There is no better way! There are security issues with high speed internet and leaving it on.
Dirt and dust will collect inside faster if you leave it on as well due to the fans sucking cool air from the outside in.
Turning it back on consumes time waiting for it to boot.
2006-09-09 09:55:43 · answer #4 · answered by JTTech 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shut is off every now and then.
2006-09-09 09:55:52 · answer #5 · answered by Joeybirdie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't need to do that, you can just put it on "stand by".
2006-09-09 09:51:20 · answer #6 · answered by lomatar1186 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SHUT DOWN IT QUICKELY
2006-09-09 09:51:29 · answer #7 · answered by shiva g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋