XPS 420 leave on or shut off?

Hi

 

I would  sht down it and save you money on the electricity bill.

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From Chris

My computer
Dell Dimension 1100
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3
512 MB of Ram
Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 256MB
Intel Celeron CPU 2.53GHz
Dell E196FP
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Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 90
Logitech Cordless Click Plus Rechargeable Optical Mouse
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1

My Security Software
Avanquest SystemSuite 8 Professional
Windows Defender

I leave my XPS420 running 24/7.  I've been doing this for about 8 months now, and haven't noticed any ill effects to leaving it on.  Still cool and quiet as the day I got it.  I do set the monitor to auto-turn off after 30 minutes though.

 

I'm also running the Folding@Home project, so even when I'm not using my computer it is still being productive.

 

HTH

Grey Ferret

 

I have both a Dell Dimension p100t (Linux router) picked up in 1996 and a Dell XPS 420 I got in April and never had a problem leaving a Dell on 24/7. Just make sure you have a nice UPS and backup your data. Harddrives fail but it's part of the game. 

It all depends on your social conscience.  If anyone is serious about global warming everyone is going to have to change their lifestyle and do things that may be a little more inconvenient to save energy. 

 

I personally shut off my computer when I am not going to use if for at least 8 hours.  I also have a power strip with all the power converters for laptop, printer, etc. and flip that off also.  The transformers use energy even when the device is off.

 

Color me crazy, but it give me room to point fingers at others without being a hypocrite.   

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@Madrona98 wrote:

 

I personally shut off my computer when I am not going to use if for at least 8 hours.

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If your concern is social consciousness, wny not just shut it off when you are not using it?  Why the eight hour rule?

 

(Not being critical, just curious).

With most electronics frequent shut off and start up is not good as one gets a measurable, although very minor, surge in current with click of on switch.  Why 8 hours?  Just a figure I pulled out of air, could have been less.  When at home and awake I frequently have something I want to check, even though I never anticipated the need.

Yes, electronics often prefer to be left on. And eight is a nice number, even representing good luck in some cultures. :)

 

Electronics are also interesting in that if they are going to fail they usually do it within the first 30 days or so.  After that, they fail whenever they feel like it, whether this is the next day or 20 years later.

hear hear Garry :)

 

My .02/.03 here....

I always leave all my computers on all the time... unless I am taking a vacation away.

If I am not using the PC overnite it is still on....

 

And more than half my Work PCs and ALL my home PCs.... that includes ALL my laptops stay on 24/7 Folding away for Humanity..... indeed a great cause.

 

Case and point ... my Dell Inspiron 8000.... has been on like that since I got it in 2000.... the longest it has been off has been for vacations.... and the second longest was for waiting for a replacement HDD just a few months ago.... and BTW, that HDD is the only thing that has died in that machine which I got refurbished.

 

All I do is to take good care of it, and keep all the vents clean of dust.... as a matter of fact all my PCs and Portables get a once over cleaning monthly... my Big Beast even gets a OS reinstall every other month if not sooner!

 

Leave it on... and do something for Humanity by Folding ;)

 

 

 

Peace

 

 

If Social Conscience is your thing, then why not look into the Folding@home project?  I don't wish to come across as spamming this, but since you brought it up, I think this bears repeating.  You can have your convenience and feel good about having a positve impact on the world at the same time.  Best of both worlds.

 

No finger pointing, just an idea being thrown out there...

Grey Ferret

Lemonfan,

I leave mine on and just have the monitor go to sleep. I do not trust the PC hibernate or sleep modes. Too many flakey things occur.

what kind of flakey things?

I leave mine ON for 18 hours a day.

 

I am hosting a forum using ASP and SQL 2005.  Also running ftp server.  I use to run an email server.

 

I also remote in from work and keep my XPS 420 busy downloading non-stop.

 

Thats why I bought the 3 year warranty on it.

Lemonfan,

If I have applications running when hibernate/sleep occurs, 30% of the time, I get errors coming out of hibernate/sleep.

I have always left my computers on 24/7 and configure the Power Option to turn off the monitor after awhile.  I do not use screensavers, sleep modes or hibernation.

 

I adopt the same philosphy at work with my XPS 720 and Optiplex GX620.  I have fewer headaches.  When videoediting and production, the fewer headaches, the better... 

 

My experience has been that Windows based machines have more issues coming out of sleep or hibernation.  So, I leave mine running all of time. I also have a Mac G4 Titanium and Mac G4 Cube at home running OS X 10.4.  They are always on and virtually have always come out of sleep ready to work.

 

Yes, MoneyGuyBK, I run Folding@Home on my Dell XPS400 home computer. Unfortunately, our IT policy at work does not allow this type of program to run on company computers.  At home, I only run it on the Dell PC; my Macs are a little dated but do a good job with what I need them to do.

 

 

Carl Belawske, CTS

Finger Lakes Health

Using a XPS720 for videoediting

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@FLH_video wrote:

Yes, MoneyGuyBK, I run Folding@Home on my Dell XPS400 home computer.

Carl Belawske, CTS

Finger Lakes Health

Using a XPS720 for videoediting

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Nice job and Thanx for your contributions to Humanity :)

Which team are you a member of?

Apology to OP for off topic!

 

 

Peace