All this talk about PC's running 24/7 has convinced me of the
reliability of processors. It's been my thoughts that if your computer
is on, it's always running at full speed, whether or not you're running
Prime95.
I've always left my computers on all the time, and never had a problem.
This
All this talk about PC's running 24/7 has convinced me of the
reliability of processors. It's been my thoughts that if your computer
is on, it's always running at full speed, whether or not you're running
Prime95.
I've always left my computers on all the time, and never had a problem.
This
Aaron Blosser writes:
I don't suppose George could just program something into the code
to have it check for the user being idle (like the screen saver
check does, but independent of the system screen saver routines)
such that if the user doesn't hit a key or move the mouse for xx
Monitors, on the other hand, seem to like to be shut off regularly.
At work, we bought 9 Nanao F750's 60's in 1993.
Only two survive, and one sits on my desk and is turned on and
off daily. Those that were left on 24/7 did not survive the last
cycle of cpu upgrades.
Ken
At 01:42 AM 4/19/2000
On 19 Apr 00, at 1:42, Ryan McGarry wrote:
I suppose my question is whether or not it's more of a risk to your
processor in allowing it to cool off regularly than leaving it on 24/7?
CRT monitor is definitely better OFF when not needed. The electron
beams definitely age, and the very high
Hard disk drives seem to last much longer if they're left running
continously. I'd reccomend disabling "power saving" modes on HDD
unless power consumption is critical (e.g. a notebook computer when
running on internal power). However, HDDs often fail if they've been
running continously for
On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Aaron Blosser wrote:
For power supplies, having a decent UPS or even just a good line conditioner
is a MUST when you want to prolong it's life. Anyone who cared to could
hook an scope to a power line (make sure the scope is protected from
overvoltage! :) and if it's a
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SNIP
For what it's worth...
I've heard that referred to as "stiction" :) There'
Make that "drives" not "drivers"...
And think, its only Wed.
-Jeremy
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Jeremy and I used to do that alot on those first generation IDE drives
(which seemed to have this problem much more often) back when we were
computer techs... It sounds funny, I know, but it worked great most of the
time.
If I remember correctly, it seemed to happen with certain batches of
I'm just curious really, but how durable are Intel
processors to continuous number crunching, in other words
has anyone been able to keep the same processor running for
2, 3 or even more years, on a 24/7 basis. I do realise that
Windows itself needs to be rebooted from time to time, but
what
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Subject: Mersenne: Just curious
I'm just curious really, but how durable are Intel
processors to continuous number
Very durable. I have Original P-II/233's two years old still going, have
been 24x7 since day one. I have P-166's that have been going for 3 or 4
years nonstop on either crunching primes or crunching DES. I even have a
handful of P-100's, among the first original Pentiums, still going on
When pentium pro 200's were the hot new processor
(in speed, more so than in wattage),
I began running some dual-ppro-200 systems with two prime95 instances each.
Those processors are still running it.
I've never had to replace a cpu or motherboard
(though occasionally a motherboard power
When pentium pro 200's were the hot new processor
(in speed, more so than in wattage),
I began running some dual-ppro-200 systems with two prime95 instances
each.
Those processors are still running it.
I've never had to replace a cpu or motherboard
(though occasionally a motherboard power
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