Peter Chubb wrote: > > >>>>> "Peter" == Peter Garrone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Peter> I wonder what the pros and cons are of leaving ones domestic > Peter> grade home computer powered up continually. I have one of > Peter> lionels dual cpu celeron smp motherboards. > > I've found that most of my machines have died in one of two > circumstances: > -- nearby lightning strike, or > -- turning on the power.
I would agree. Jill and I have several home machines running; a DEC Alpha, a Sparcs an Intel and an AMD box. They are left on all the time ** BUT do listen to the weather reports each evening. ** If a thunderstorm is predicted turn em off and disconnect the power leads from the wall. Businesses run UPSes and power surge protection equipment on servers and they usually cope with a brownout or a stike at a nearby sub station. Home PCs need that air-gap during a storm :-) -- Mike Lake Uni of Technol., Sydney UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER ======================================================================== This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. ======================================================================== -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
