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December 23, 2004 at 6:37 am #15505DrBroccoliParticipant
Which do you think is the best to do for your computer when it is not in use?
December 23, 2004 at 6:47 am #109581gossipingraeMemberi said stand-by, but isn’t that the same thing as hibernate? although it is probably best to actually shut the computer off, I always leave mine on unless I reboot. there is always something for me to do on the computer, although it probably isn’t good to always leave it on.
December 23, 2004 at 6:50 am #109572DaJMan1800MemberI shut it down. I see no point leaving it on, it just takes 5 seconds to start up, and just burns power. I also don’t want to burn it up like my old one.
December 23, 2004 at 8:52 am #109569detn8rParticipantBest? I personally don’t know, but after cleaning the **** out of the fans in my b0x, I don’t think I will be leaving it on all the time anymore.
December 23, 2004 at 8:38 pm #109573TigerbladeParticipanti said shutdown…. i’m on the same note as detn8r, with my box gathering a lot of crap inside. rae – standby puts the computer into a low-power usage state, basically just turning off the disks, etc. hibernation stores whatever is in use at the time to your harddisk, then completely powers down; then when you turn the computer back on, it starts up from that point.
personally I never hibernate my machine, it takes just as long as to start it up fresh. I used to leave it on most of the time, but that caused too many problems… plus i’m not really online with trillian or aim as much anymore – if i’m not around, i’m not online. no need to leave it running for messages, that’s what email is for.
December 23, 2004 at 8:56 pm #109579colinMemberPersonally I always just leave mine on. Probably not that great for it, but it’s what I’ve always done. Reading all of your posts, I might want to start thinking about shutting it off.
December 23, 2004 at 8:58 pm #109570DavidParticipantI believe a computer that you leave on 24/7 would be less likely to fail than a computer you reboot every day. The stress you put on the components during the BIOS POST could be enough to shorten the life of them. I keep mine on all the time. (Except my laptop, I hibernate that)
December 23, 2004 at 9:08 pm #109577dmeMemberLeft on 24/7, unless it’s being transported to a LAN, or I’m upgrading in which case a quick aerosol air solves the dust problem. I don’t leave it on for any scientific reason, it’s just what i’ve always done. All said and done, in two years of having my pc, it’s never giver me any hardware trouble (except my UPS not being powerfull enough for my 19″ monitor 😀 )
December 23, 2004 at 9:10 pm #109574TigerbladeParticipantQuote:quote:Originally posted by DavidI believe a computer that you leave on 24/7 would be less likely to fail than a computer you reboot every day. The stress you put on the components during the BIOS POST could be enough to shorten the life of them. I keep mine on all the time. (Except my laptop, I hibernate that)
except then you never free up the resources that programs have taken and didnt release when you ended them… i’ve had a few programs suck up quite a bit of memory and then not give it back when they’re done. rebooting is a good way to reset the resources available
December 23, 2004 at 9:11 pm #109576Hurricane22491MemberI usually just put my computers on standby at night or if I’m going somewhere. Other than that, I just leave them on.
December 23, 2004 at 9:18 pm #109571DavidParticipantQuote:quote:Originally posted by TigerbladeQuote:quote:Originally posted by DavidI believe a computer that you leave on 24/7 would be less likely to fail than a computer you reboot every day. The stress you put on the components during the BIOS POST could be enough to shorten the life of them. I keep mine on all the time. (Except my laptop, I hibernate that)
except then you never free up the resources that programs have taken and didnt release when you ended them… i’ve had a few programs suck up quite a bit of memory and then not give it back when they’re done. rebooting is a good way to reset the resources available
I don’t know about your BIOS, but mine doesn’t stop my HD’s when I just “restart” or hit the “reset” button. I do not count restarting as a shutdown.
December 23, 2004 at 9:25 pm #109578dmeMemberYes, that is another issue. I restart my pc about twice a week to clear the RAM.
December 23, 2004 at 9:30 pm #109580colinMemberOn my old, klez-ridden computer I had to restart it literally about 10 times a day. Even when we got the virus off, it still crashed and froze a few times a day. Luckily we got a new one.
December 23, 2004 at 9:43 pm #109575TigerbladeParticipantQuote:quote:Originally posted by DavidI don’t know about your BIOS, but mine doesn’t stop my HD’s when I just “restart” or hit the “reset” button. I do not count restarting as a shutdown.
sorry, I misspoke… I was referring to a shutdown, not simply rebooting. you’re right, just rebooting does not free up all the resources previously used, it takes a complete shutdown and startup to do that.
December 27, 2004 at 4:52 pm #109582RustyMemberHibernate because I think it is hard for the components in it to start up and down all the time.
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