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Solve : How often does your computer go down on you?? |
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Answer» I just suffered a 1hr power cut in my street, and the UPS battery died after the first 15 minutes. Out of curiosity I logged in and checked the uptime to discover it had been running my apache server for 269days 19hrs 59mins before the power went off. Why don't you change your title to say server rather than computer? Otherwise, many of us will waste some time looking at this, thinking you're asking about any desktop computer, not a server. I'm interested in how long PEOPLE leave their desktops switched on too. I often leave my desktop switched on for up to a week when ripping several DVDs, and my wife leaves her desktop on overnight when she's downloading stuff.OK, but if that's what you want, it doesn't get conveyed very well because your question and response choices are not logically worded. You seem to asking what is the longest time our computer run without freezing, crashing, etc. At least, that's the way I see it.Energy wasters! Quote Energy wasters!I always shut mine down at night. There's just no valid reason to leave it running 24/7.I always shut my laptop down after I'm finished USING it. Quote I always shut my laptop down after I'm finished using it. Me too. I suppose I could leave it on longer, but there's no point other than to show off uptime. Quote QuoteExactly.I always shut my laptop down after I'm finished using it. I have HEAT problems with mine too, so I prefer to leave it off when possible. I like to think it'll last longer too.Oh, I think so. Everything material in your PC has a life span. Eventually, the hard drive will fail. The IDE cables will get old and stop working correctly. If you have an E-Machine, this will happen sooner than you'd like. So leaving it off should add at least a little life time to it. Quote If you have an E-Machine, this will happen sooner than you'd like.Lol. I have a 3-year warranty, so hopefully it will fail right at the end and I can get new components. Then it'll last longer, right? I know everything has a finite lifespan, but hopefully this should last a while.Oh, so you do have an E-Machine. Best of luck to you. Remember to backup files! No, that's not what I meant. It's not an E-Machine. I wouldn't dare go near one after the stories around here. It's an Evesham (rebranded MSI?) Reliable and in every way not E-Machine-ish. As for backups, I need to do one. I use Acronis TrueImage and an external HDD, but the last time I did an image was a while ago. Quote How often does your computer go down on you? this quote means something ALOT different where i LIVE. i found it kind of funny. As did I, but I didn't want to say anything. |
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