what is the maximum limit a comp. can be ON without sustaining any damage to the motherboard ar the hard disk????
2007-03-11 03:23:43 · 7 answers · asked by saurabh 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
No limit. I have several machines that have been running for a couple of years right now.
2007-03-11 03:26:04 · answer #1 · answered by Dan821 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 years
2007-03-11 03:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by dabedatiludlisi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your computer is sustaining damage the second you turn it on. Heat is one of the biggest enemys of the computer (of course the human is the #1 enemy). You PC is at a constant battle keeping that heat down every time it is turned on. You can leave your computer on every single day if you want to. The average life of a hard drive is about 5 years. Leaving your computer on every day for 4 years might kill the hard drive. To be honest, I leave mine on all the time, it's convenient. And the way computers go Im going to need one by the time 4 years is up anyway. Besides, the hard drive has the least amount of life span, probably next to you power supply, and ive seen a hard drive last 8 years. It just depends on how you use it. If your going to leave it on all the time you might want to get a can of air to dust out the inside as well in order to keep the cooling process running smoothly. Good luck!
2007-03-11 03:30:37 · answer #3 · answered by Life Is Illusive 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some computers, like servers, stay on all the time, for years at a time. Hardware does degrade a bit faster if you're using it, but is designed to be left on all the time.
I wouldn't worry about it at all unless you're thinking of saving electricity. You can probably set your monitor and harddrive to turn themselves off after awhile; this is all I do and every computer I've had has lasted 5-6 years, well longer than it was useful given the rate change in technology.
2007-03-11 03:31:11 · answer #4 · answered by skatc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot harm a computer by leaving it on. As long as you do not have windows 98 it theoretically can run forever.( 98 had a memory hole that mad it eventually crash )
2007-03-11 03:26:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i leave mine on for days, but they start to run slower and a restart every few days will fix that. I can only speak with knowledge of windows PCs.
2007-03-11 03:29:28 · answer #6 · answered by BigJohnny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many businesses leave them on all the time.
2007-03-11 03:25:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋