My Laser printer, (kyocera fs800) goes into sleep mode when its not being used.. so I don't worry about that.. The Monitor I leave off all the time unless I am actually using it.. good for power and good because the vast majority of computer related files are caused by the monitor... The box itself, (some call it the CPU, but that is not strictly correct) is on all the time. except for the power supply in a PC, all other items use 5 or 12 volts (not counting things like speakers which have their own power supply/transformer)... like hard disks and cdroms and stuff.. No a huge danger of fire there and less power connsumption overall then the monitor. I have had many ordinary PC's with IDE hard drivers left on for huge lengths of time without problems. There is a theory that states that because turning on and off a PC is bad for it anyway, since all the components heat up then cool down then heat up then cool down,,,, etc etc.. and that causes more wear then warm continiously,,, Its a logical theory too.. altough it probably doens't relate to Hard disks, but since all hard disks now come with a 3 year warranty, we can assume that most of them will run ok for at least 3 years + one day :-) rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David E. Fox Sent: Friday, 21 September 2001 12:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] letting computer run overnight without overheating > So, energy consumption wise, it is far better to turn the computer off > and back on twice a day. That may result in an early failure of your > computer or some part of it. Whether the increased cost for Well, electricity is pretty expensive here in California. (Tip: move to Oregon :) Nevertheless, I've habitually left my computer on 24/7. But, the electricity use for the whole system is much more than that for the cpu 'box', and I only leave the 'box' on 24/7; I routinely turn the monitor off when it is not in use. With today's systems, the energy cost in running the monitor is just as much (if not more) than the cost of just the cpu box itself. And you might have fancy attachments like speakers, laser printers (those don't use all that much power when on unless they are printing, I would think). That's an additional factor to consider. > Randy Kramer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED] change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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