2007-03-14 06:10:46 · 13 answers · asked by Amiga 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I only shut mine down when:
1) a storm threatens
2) I go on vacation
In both cases I aslo unplug everything connected to the outside world.
Otherwise, it's been running for the past 5 years.
I was told in my years at college that turning off a computer actually causes internal voltage spikes and transients.
2007-03-14 08:31:52 · answer #1 · answered by bpgveg14 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I only shut mine down when:
1) a storm threatens
2) I go on vacation
In both cases I aslo unplug everything connected to the outside world.
Otherwise, it's been running for the past 5 years.
I was told in my years at college that turning off a computer actually causes internal voltage spikes and transients.
2007-03-15 14:31:33 · answer #2 · answered by havnagootime 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I only shut mine down when:
1) a storm threatens
2) I go on vacation
In both cases I aslo unplug everything connected to the outside world.
Otherwise, it's been running for the past 5 years.
I was told in my years at college that turning off a computer actually causes internal voltage spikes and transients.
2007-03-15 14:30:51 · answer #3 · answered by juan.brea 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I only shut mine down when:
1) a storm threatens
2) I go on vacation
In both cases I aslo unplug everything connected to the outside world.
Otherwise, it's been running for the past 5 years.
I was told in my years at college that turning off a computer actually causes internal voltage spikes and transients.
2007-03-15 14:29:26 · answer #4 · answered by curtuehlein 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only shut mine down when:
1) a storm threatens
2) I go on vacation
In both cases I aslo unplug everything connected to the outside world.
Otherwise, it's been running for the past 5 years.
I was told in my years at college that turning off a computer actually causes internal voltage spikes and transients.
2007-03-14 15:14:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They should be shut down for the same reasons you might shut a computer down during the day time - which is to say 'no'. The computer doesn't 'know' that it's night time any more than it does day time, and we run our computers all day long without a second thought.
That said, you might consider that turning any machine off for an extended period of time (e.g. overnight) might save some measurable amount of electricity (check the system's label for it's watt/amp requirements). You'll find this usage minimal.
2007-03-14 13:29:48 · answer #6 · answered by Sgt Pepper 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No correct answer for this. Some will say no that it hurts the pc when you shut down and restart. I was in that camp for a long time but I now shut down my pc's each night I did this for energy savings as pc's pull power even when turned off.
Also there is no proof that turning on and off each day hurts the hardware.
2007-03-14 13:16:07 · answer #7 · answered by powellmap 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are on broadband, you don't have to shut it down every night. I let it do the tasks I need done, 2 times a week. Just turn your monitor off, to save on electricity..
2007-03-14 13:17:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a good practice to shut down computers, if not in use for longer duration.
2007-03-14 13:22:55 · answer #9 · answered by Shemit 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, when not in use, computers SHOULD be shut down.
2007-03-14 15:30:10 · answer #10 · answered by Big Ben 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋