I heard that turning off at nite& turning it back on in the morning is wear & tear on the computer. Is it safe to leave it in Idle mode all nite???
2006-12-23 04:52:58 · 13 answers · asked by patty g 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
leaving a computer on all the time does no damage to it. and doesnt increase the wear and tear of it. but turning it on and off all the time can cause wear and tear since it its heating up cooling down etc.
2006-12-23 04:55:52 · answer #1 · answered by Paultech 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We have 184 computers in our labs that we leave on 24/7 and 365 days a year without a problem. Most of these systems go into sleep mode.
Keep in mind that computers break. There's no way to avoid it.
So the best thing to do is be proactive.
1. Make sure you have a t least a 3 year Depot support warranty
2. Backup your data
3. Put a little money away each month so that in 3 years you can purchase a new computer or upgrade your existing one.
Computer's are like old age. You can't stop it, but you can put off the effects by being proactive.
2006-12-23 04:58:40 · answer #2 · answered by Shawn H 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No Patty,
It does not hurt your PC to leave on 24H or more. Now keep in mind that you need a firewall if you leave your PC on downloading some music, that will keep away hackers from hacking your PC while it is online.
XP comes with a good firewall but Zone Alarm is much better & free as well.
Joe.
2006-12-23 06:05:06 · answer #3 · answered by Roland 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
doesn't make a difference. I've left computers running for 2 or 3 years and they run fine. My general rule, i turn laptops off when I'm not using them, leave desktops on. Monitors I would turn off, if they don't do so by themselves.
2006-12-23 04:57:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My own selection for my paintings workstation is to go away the workstation on in the time of the week as I even have scheduled scans and updates for after hours. on the weekend I turn it off. you would be shocked how shutting down a working laptop or workstation with residing house windows can clean up maintenance problems. I constantly shutdown my workstation workstation for defense motives and to maintain the climate from burning out.
2016-11-23 13:16:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not bad for the computer so ya....but if u keep turning on and turning it off then its not good for the computer. its bad in a way because if you sleep next to your computer then turn it off becasue there are lots of virus in the screen and keyboard that can hurt you. like for instant the things that make you have bad eyesight.
2006-12-23 04:57:20 · answer #6 · answered by SnicKerBar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have DSL or broadband your computer always has the internet on so you will be more voulnerable to viruses and spyware. but turning it off overnight gives it a rest from working all of the time.
2006-12-23 05:12:28 · answer #7 · answered by LG05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-23 05:00:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had my computer on for almost three years non-stop, except for a few nights when we had bad weather. I haven't noticed any ill effects.
2006-12-23 05:00:52 · answer #9 · answered by colbykaplan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it runs up alot of your power...it's best to not completley shut it down, either put it in standby or hibernate... if it's windows xp you can hibernate it by acting as if you are going to shut it down and then holding shift down to show the hibernate in standbys place....click it while holding shift and wa la....
standby and hibernate still leave your computer as you left it turned on forever just uses way less power.
2006-12-23 04:57:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋