What is the longest you have not switched OFF your PC

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.

Ilmater

Diamond Member
Jun 13, 2002
7,516
1
0
I DEMAND A POLL!


Months at a time... no idea how long the longest was, but I'd say it was close to 6 months or more.
 

Kelemvor

Lifer
May 23, 2002
16,928
8
81
Once I get everything moved to my new HTPC I'm planning on leaving it on all the time. XP Pro SP1 with only a handful of programs on it. As of right now, probably a week or two when downloading some gigantic file from a slow ass server.
 

Amused

Elite Member
Apr 14, 2001
57,292
19,310
146
Few weeks to a few months. Most Windows Updates require a restart. So that's when it gets rebooted.

Otherwise it stays on all the time.
 

So

Lifer
Jul 2, 2001
25,923
17
81
Two weeks, if you count restarts. If you DON'T count restarts, then ~6 months. (Each semester :p)
 

Swag1138

Diamond Member
Feb 7, 2000
3,444
0
0
Not counting restarts, this computer never ever goes off. It's been on solid since I moved in to this apartment, 3 years ago.

But straight uptime, probably a couple months.
 

WiseOldDude

Senior member
Feb 13, 2005
702
0
0
180+ days and counting, Dell SC420, running weahter station software and updating webpage and WeatherUnderground every 5 minutes. Also used as file server on home network.
 

CrazyDe1

Diamond Member
Dec 18, 2001
3,089
0
0
22 days so far. It usually lasts about that and then something goes wrong with outlook being able to apply rules then I restart.

It's a laptop that gets transported to and from work all the time...
 

imthebadguy

Platinum Member
Aug 14, 2004
2,703
0
0
i was at ~50 days without a restart at one point, but the pc has been powered on for 9mo. straight now, befor that it was only disconnected dring moving
 

AdamSnow

Diamond Member
Nov 21, 2002
5,736
0
76
29 days, 24 minutes for my work laptop.

I was up to 3 months with my one PC before I started having hardware problems... It was inevitable it would go down soon anyway due to storm season coming... my UPS wouldnt keep it alive for more then 15 minutes... :(
 

BurnItDwn

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
26,350
1,860
126
My server's record uptime was 229 days. (Mandrake Linux)
I shut it down when I added a few more hard drives, and also, When I moved.

My Laptop's record is about 180 days. (Windows 2000)

My Gaming PC/Everyday usage PC record is about 2 months (Windows 2000)