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Poll: Do you shut down your system or just use standby??
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I leave mine on 24-7.
I agree with your friend that standby (and hibernation also) is a BAD IDEA. Lots of programs have time-based delays in them, especially stuff that connects to networks (or the internet) to poll for changes, keep connections alive, etc. and is likely to get confused and crash if you use standby or hibernation. I also wouldn't trust a standby or hibernation mode to properly trigger things like purging the write buffer to disk for a UDF (DirectCD) CD before going to sleep.
Plus with the general crappiness of Windows NetBIOS/Samba code I wouldn't be surprised if putting your machine to sleep causes other machines that were sharing files to it or from it to freeze up for awhile.
I agree with your friend that standby (and hibernation also) is a BAD IDEA. Lots of programs have time-based delays in them, especially stuff that connects to networks (or the internet) to poll for changes, keep connections alive, etc. and is likely to get confused and crash if you use standby or hibernation. I also wouldn't trust a standby or hibernation mode to properly trigger things like purging the write buffer to disk for a UDF (DirectCD) CD before going to sleep.
Plus with the general crappiness of Windows NetBIOS/Samba code I wouldn't be surprised if putting your machine to sleep causes other machines that were sharing files to it or from it to freeze up for awhile.
SUOrangeman
Diamond Member
My MP3 (WinXP) server stays up 24/7 so I can stream files from work. The Win2K-side of my dual-Athlon box doesn't handle hibernate well (LAN problems, typically); otherwise I'd use it. Granted, XP boots so fast, it's almost pointles to use standby or hibernate. I just need a legit copy of XP ...
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Muse
Lifer
Actually, I'm concerned with power usage. I shut down the computer at night simply because it's in my bedroom and the noise would bug me. When I get around to it I'm installing components I've already got to quieten it down but it still won't be what I want in my bedroom. If I have stuff open I want to see when I next turn it on, I hibernate. Never had a problem with it, but you have to remember NOT to change your hardware when hibernating or you might have some rude surprises (I'm told). Sometimes I hibernate during the day. If I'm returning to the box in an hour or two, I might just turn off the monitor. In any case, when I walk alway from the box for what I think will be more than 5 minutes, I turn down the brightness with my neato thumbwheel. I figure that extends the life of my FAB monitor. Ya gotta love your monitor.
I have a gizmo I made that measures the power used by whatever. I've tested everything I care about and I figured out that my computer uses around 80 watts when on exclusive of the monitor. The monitor doubles the power usage. If I leave the monitor switch on, but the computer is off, it draws maybe 2-5 watts. I used to leave it on ALL the time, but now I shut it off. I know people say my HDs will last longer if I don't turn them on and off, but I've never lost a HD. I've always replaced them with bigger ones before failure... so far. If you leave your HDs on 24/7 I think you should affirm with your HD manufacturer that they were designed to be used 24/7. I heard that the IBM 120 GXPs aren't really designed for 24/7.
PoolMaster
Junior Member
On my old puter I started to leave it on 24/7 then a few weeks later my HD went out so now I shut down at night. It could have been goin out anyway but that is when it happened .
littlegohan
Senior member
NO wonder the USA consumes the most electricity in the world.
so many of you are leaving computers on 24/7 when it is not nesscary...
I hope all of you realized that most electricity that is generated through coal burning, which is extremlly harmful to the enviroment
please converve enery
btw, i find the idea of seti@home to be absurd. Searching for aliens? simply ludicrus..
so many of you are leaving computers on 24/7 when it is not nesscary...
I hope all of you realized that most electricity that is generated through coal burning, which is extremlly harmful to the enviroment
please converve enery
btw, i find the idea of seti@home to be absurd. Searching for aliens? simply ludicrus..
FrustratedUser
Lifer
Logged on 24/7/365
sniperruff
Lifer
usually i just turn it off when i sleep
the antec fans are too noisy anyway
and after leaving the system on for most of the day... after a month there is a lot of dust on the fans already
the antec fans are too noisy anyway
and after leaving the system on for most of the day... after a month there is a lot of dust on the fans already
CrazySaint
Platinum Member
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