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This might seem stupid bu I just wondered,
I havent turned off my pc for 7 weeks, except for forced reboot, and its been d/l ing and u/l ing 24/7. This is not my server listed in my sig. Its a p4 2.4, 1GB ram.
Is this dangerous to the components or nothing to think about?
Thanks
Computers are desgined to be running 24/7 .. it shouldn't effect it too much.
just keep it on :D i do except for the ocassional reboot
keeping your pc on 24/7 aint gonna do anything if its well ventilated, there been so many topics like this in the past :ninja: :swear:
Wrong! :angry: IDE (ATA) hard drives were not designed to be running 24/7 only SCSI hard drives are specifically designed to do this. SCSI hard drives have better spindle motors and other technologies integrated that allows them to be so durable.Quote:
Originally posted by Kunal@3 November 2003 - 11:24
keeping your pc on 24/7 aint gonna do anything if its well ventilated, there been so many topics like this in the past :ninja: :swear:
The CPU, memory or PCBs will not be affected by leaving the power on 24/7, only those parts that constantly move (like hard drives) will considerably degrade after time, especially IDE hard drives. There is a much higher chance that your hard drive is going to fail or crash if you leave it running 24/7.
well my computer (and many others) are left on for months i cant notice any change in proformance and anyways i dont really care about my hard drive ive got 3 :)
and if your hard drive fails just buy a new one :D