I would certainly turn the monitor off as monitors are quite a fire risk. I
leave my server at home running all the time behind a UPS and have never had
hardware problems. But the monitor goes off.
If I remember correctly from years ago, the problem with turning equipment
on and off all the time is that the components go through heat stress and
the heat causes expansion of course. In many cases its the mechanical
expansion which does the damage. These days PC's run a lot cooler (the
components that is) and I suspect the gains in leaving the machines on is
minimal. Is the fan in your power supply a good ball race fan? If its the
usual sleeve variety it will sieze eventually and will, according to Murphy,
do it in the middle of the night and cook you machine.........
Regards, Rod
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Monitor problems
>
> > In defense of leaving the machine on (particularly if you're running a
> > stable system like Linux), other than your monitor, a computer doesn't
use
> > all that much electricity. A 200W power supply takes about as much as
3-4
> > light bulbs, right? How many lights do you leave on in the house?
Might be
> > worth it to shut off the monitor and leave the box on.
>
> In support of what you're saying, that 200W is the potential output
> capacity of that device, not its power usage. The machine is actually
> using less than that or the power supply would be inadequate.
>
> Cheers --- Larry
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