> I have a pc with celeron 633 mhz processor with intel 810e > motherboard, will > it be safe if I try to let it on overnight? I love Mandrake > and have been > using it forever since 7.2, but it takes so long to boot up > whenever I want > to use it and I couldn't use the built in Standby mode > because that seems to > be only working with windows. I am hoping to be able to just > leave it on > all day long that I don't have to watch it boot up. > Most computers in school are ran 24/7, but they are mostly all air > conditioned and mostly are not placed near books. Does > anyone know if it is > safe for a home user to leave his/her computer on continuously? > > Thanks very much for your help > > Eric Hi Eric! Basically: Yes, you may let your computer run 24/7 and most likely it wont overheat and newer mainboards have an automatic shutdown option anyway. I have never seen a temperature triggered shutdown below 35 centigrades, which depends on the fan of course... BUT: No, I would not recommend it. I were sysop at a Windows-LAN at university and had to observe, that hardware lifetime in general is significantly shortend by 24/7. I.e. harddisks, RAM and mainboards fail - although I have never had a CPU-problem. Lifetime was as limited as about 9 to 12 months meantime between failure. BTW: I am surprised to hear that Mandrake boots slowly, since mine is up and running within 1 Min (approx). Do run a special config? regards, andreas
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