I Am Worried About Leaving My Pc On

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09-25-2003, 06:34 AM
Blue_Savannah

Can sum 1 tell me if the fans are supposed to keep running when the system's in standby mode? (I have an AMD duron.) Thanks.
09-25-2003, 06:47 AM
[B][O][T]

My longest uptime is:
7 days, 6 hours, 5 minuts and 47 seconds

My shortest uptime is:
0 days, 0 hours, 10 minuts and 26 seconds

BOT
09-25-2003, 07:18 AM
thacowboy3

i have a 250W psu, 5 years old, still works well [i do open it and blow the dirt of once every year or something]

my problem, howveer is this; i want to buy a new pc and i want the following DRIVES installed

2 SATA drives [raid 0 config]
1 CDRW
1 DVDROM
1 CD ROM [existing one, cause there are some CDs the newer drives are not able to read, dunno why]

plus an odd HDD once in a while, you know, swapping stuff off friends

where do i get a psu with so many power connectors? :huh: :blink: :unsure:
09-25-2003, 03:29 PM
Kunal

Quote:

Originally posted by Blue_Savannah@25 September 2003 - 06:34
Can sum 1 tell me if the fans are supposed to keep running when the system's in standby mode? (I have an AMD duron.) Thanks.

fans r ment 2 b on wen in standby as ur systems still on!
09-25-2003, 03:32 PM
Kunal

Quote:

Originally posted by thacowboy3@25 September 2003 - 07:18
i have a 250W psu, 5 years old, still works well [i do open it and blow the dirt of once every year or something]

my problem, howveer is this; i want to buy a new pc and i want the following DRIVES installed

2 SATA drives [raid 0 config]
1 CDRW
1 DVDROM
1 CD ROM [existing one, cause there are some CDs the newer drives are not able to read, dunno why]

plus an odd HDD once in a while, you know, swapping stuff off friends

where do i get a psu with so many power connectors? :huh: :blink: :unsure:

think you can get a splitter for ur power cables, im not 2 sure though
09-25-2003, 04:41 PM
Somebody1234

Most new power supplies have quite a lot of power connectors but if you need more there are splitters as Kunal just said.

Here's an example: http://www.css.msu.edu/PC-Guide/Images/Splitter.gif
09-25-2003, 04:53 PM
james_bond_rulez

when I need to sleep i turn my computer off.

I found if I leave it on while i am sleep I dont get good sleep.

the fans......just too loud
09-25-2003, 05:21 PM
puk:))

i turned mine off a couple months ago to fit a network card.

cant remember the time before that :)
09-25-2003, 05:28 PM
Rocktron

Quote:

Originally posted by balamm@8 September 2003 - 21:12

Quote:

I don't want to risk damaging my pc

Then don't turn it on and off!! ;) leave it on.

Yep!

That's the way i do it.. leave it on all night and day, reboot it and and leave it back on 24 hours.

Just to flush it all.. ;)
09-25-2003, 08:12 PM
fr600

I use to turn off my computer once a day for a few minutes. I think it performs better then...

Though you must see how you feel when you touch your hard disk after leaving your computer on for a day at least...
09-25-2003, 08:15 PM
thacowboy3

thanks Kunal and Somebody1234 :)

Quote:

when I need to sleep i turn my computer off.

I found if I leave it on while i am sleep I dont get good sleep.

the fans......just too loud

its good you gave the reason why. i was reading it and thinking, 'another Feng Shui guy who believes electricity messes with your head'. :ph34r:
09-26-2003, 08:45 AM
BawA

hello i didnt get ma answer

Quote:

i have power supply fan and cpu fan  only ist ok or i should buy some coolent
09-26-2003, 09:18 AM
Schumacher_Skaife

Nothing wrong with leaving ya PC on for ages, will keep ya HDD in better condition for longer, thats why all major servers, even if not needed are kept on.

Dave
09-26-2003, 03:17 PM
[B][O][T]

I never turn My computer off, only re-boot once in a while when it ask for it.

BOT
09-26-2003, 06:54 PM
nanotek

Quote:

Originally posted by MetroStars@8 September 2003 - 20:04
Ok i read the topic on how long it is ok 2 leave your computer on 4...

but iam still worried about leaving my PC on 4 days on end...

i just recentley got DC++ and iam downloading sum gr8 movies but i have 2 leave my computer on day and night 2 get these movies...

so i just want 2 know do u leave your computer on 4 days at a time...

:D if u don't want it left on then just turn it off :P
09-26-2003, 07:09 PM
chinook_apache

if leave your pc on for like days on end dont u need to refresh the memory by restarting it. i tend to do that. the longest i had mine on is about 3 days . it sucks for the power supply as well
09-26-2003, 07:12 PM
Hellie

i leave mine on all the time, but i heart that it is good to gif it a cold reboot now and then, anybodý knows why? :huh:
09-26-2003, 07:49 PM
thacowboy3

please ignore this one. read below
09-26-2003, 07:52 PM
thacowboy3

Quote:

Originally posted by chinook_apache@26 September 2003 - 19:09
if leave your pc on for like days on end dont u need to refresh the memory by restarting it. i tend to do that. the longest i had mine on is about 3 days . it sucks for the power supply as well

Quote:

i leave mine on all the time, but i heart that it is good to gif it a cold reboot now and then, anybodý knows why?

you need to reboot once in a while mostly to flush the memory. windows has crappy memory management. there are some frigging good programs for that at download.com. other than that, you can leave it on all the time.

btw, how does it suck for power supply :unsure: ?

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