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computer on 24.7?

I've left my dell dimension (P4 1.3 in the sig) on for the last month, probably the longest I've had it on. It's now a low end file server for me.

My new comp I usually leave one for a couple of days, I shut it down at night usually. I'm a student and programmer though, so I'm lazy and impatient; don't really feel like waiting through the half minute boot. :)
 
Longest I've personally seen is 180 days on my fathers computer here at home...when I was at college he just never restarted it.

Runs Windows 2k pro, seemed to be running ok when I finally went on it.

My school computer is never shut, but the university shut it off for me this spring break :) assholes..

But yeah, all our machines stay on 24.7
 
Originally posted by pistola
Filters! Good idea. You sound like you know some HVAC stuff.
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Hardly, fan filters can be bought at most major computer parts retailers (newegg has em). They work fairly well and don't kill the airflow too much.

Some cases come with filters built in too, my Antec 1080 came with a front filter panel.
 
Question for everyone who runs Windows with long uptimes.

How do you install the semi-monthly microsoft patches without needing to reboot? Seems my windows uptime is a function of the time between patches.
 
Originally posted by Christopher
Question for everyone who runs Windows with long uptimes.

How do you install the semi-monthly microsoft patches without needing to reboot? Seems my windows uptime is a function of the time between patches.
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I just ignore them. A combination of antivirus and personal firewall hasn't failed me yet.

edit: I only check those updates when I'm already turning my computer off for something else.

My desktop is at 95 hours, and just over 23 minutes right now. Last time I turned it off was either for software I installed or because I was a retard and couldn't get the air filter out without flipping the computer over (which i didn't want to do with it on).
 
Well I power my pc down.

Several reasons:

1) Electricity is not free.

2) It does shorten the life of your hardware.

3) There's no security better than a system that is powerless.

Number 2 would be my most common reason though. I mean it's the same when you drive a car. When you get to where you're going you turn the engine off. You don't leave it on. Why, cause like everything in this world that is constantly working wether it be a machine or even the human body, contant usage will eventually where it down and out.
That is a fact. You can't argue with it. Even though this is sort of the same but not, it's like a river that flows. Eventually, after centuries of flowing, the land around it breaksdown, slowly but surely, and the river gets wider. Things that used to exist are now gone. Constant usage is not good. You can argue, but you WILL be wrong. So, since I'm not rich and have better common sense, I turn my computer off. And if you took the last sentence as an insult, then you are a retard.

Good Day.
 
No, running a computer is not the same as running a car. There are hundreds of explosions a minute inside a car engine. No explosions in a computer. There are hundreds of moving parts in an engine. Only moving part in a computer is the drives. Nowadays a lot of hard drives have fluid bearings, which last a long fucking time. Yes, everything wears out, but computer parts will wear out LONG after they are obsolete. I would rather use them for all I can now than still have my hard drive running in 20 years. The grand canyon took fucking millions of years to get where it is today. I probably won't even be using any of my hardware in 20 years. I'm not rich, either, but I am going to use my hardware to its fullest while I still can. Points 1 is certainly valid, though. Point 3 is somewhat valid, but if you have to turn your computer off for it to be secure than your computer is fucked up and you need to do a bit more than just turning it off.
 
and don't forget that startup stresses are actually higher than operating stresses in both examples (car and computer). It's worse for a hard drive and especially a monitor to turn them off and on many times a day than to just leave them on.
Granted, if you only turn it on and off once a day, it's no biggie.
 
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