I mean, in a day how many hours a computer can or be allowed to run?
2007-05-04 21:28:40 · 10 answers · asked by Raja 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
good name.and the comp can remain on till 20 hrs.
2007-05-04 21:30:38 · answer #1 · answered by krishna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can stay on 24/7. That's 24 hours a day 7 days a week. There is no timer which turns them into a pumpkin. If you are a MS user and get auto updates. Eventually one will hit that requires a restart. But, nothing limits the amount of time that one can run. Anybody who says anything else is not knowledgeable.
2007-05-04 21:53:39 · answer #2 · answered by Searching for answers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
24hrs. It also depends on other factors eg its location(nearness to heating and cooling sources), situations(dusty ones clog the fan making it hot n processing is slower therefore it needs to shut down o cool first)etc.
From my observation, it remains in optimal performance as long as its on. Remember most computers have a life dependency of 4 yrs working full time. After that, it starts the usual problems.
2007-05-04 21:40:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno... most people I know never turn it off nowadays... servers are built to be run 24/7... given that you have enough cooling you should be able to keep it running for a long long time... I would suggest a break once in a while for a laptop or a badly-cooled desktop... but you can definitely go a day or two without turning it off... I got 2 computers up running almost constantly...
2007-05-04 21:33:00 · answer #4 · answered by EBA_Devil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can leave it on for 24 hours. It will not hurt it. But if you have a 24/7 internet connection, you should turn it off to protect against possible intrusions. I would shut it down when you won't be using it for hours, just to save electricity.
2007-05-04 21:38:26 · answer #5 · answered by SW1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.Myself I have left mine on weeks(up to months) at a time with only the cooling fans that come standard in my computer.And been doing this for over 15 months.True I have had to restart after a windows update but just that click restart and right back up and running.Though I have cut it off to rearrange furniture(my computer sits in the living room) so it does get a break every 6months or so.Keep in mind I do computer maintance.(deleting history/temp files daily/clean and defrag harddrive weekly)LOL
2007-05-04 22:09:41 · answer #6 · answered by needto know 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leaving it on all the time is fine. Leaving it off for more than a few days or longer can cause problems with the Hard Disk Drive. I recommend to leave it on all the time. I have had several drives go out on me after moving.
2007-05-04 22:45:30 · answer #7 · answered by John B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont shut down your computer. You'll get your answer within a day or two !!
2007-05-04 21:33:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on temperature.
it shutdown after default overheating of the cpu.
2007-05-05 02:14:02 · answer #9 · answered by ajay_4586 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TO DAMN LONG
2007-05-04 21:36:38 · answer #10 · answered by Ashliegh Maria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋