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What is a safe PC Stand-by Time?

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Name: stimpford
Date: January 5, 2003 at 11:39:45 Pacific
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: P4 / 2.0 / 256
Comment:

Is it better to leave a computer & monitor on standby for up to 2 hours at a time OR just turn the system off/on.

What damages it more?



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Name: Brian Rignall
Date: January 5, 2003 at 12:22:25 Pacific
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There are some who never turn off their PC.

XP has a 'hibernate' function that will power off the PC and yet save its last sate such that a rebott is reduced to less than a minute.

If you are converned with heat etc, then choose to hibernate if you are going to be away from the PC for much longer than 1 hour.


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Name: Ryan
Date: January 5, 2003 at 13:39:27 Pacific
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If you leave your PC on for 2 hours you won't notice any damage. I leave my PC on for days and it's fine.


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Response Number 3
Name: ben rogers
Date: January 5, 2003 at 14:48:08 Pacific
Reply:

Just rebooted mine today after 49 days without a reset...


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