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July 13th, 2009 22:00
Hard Drive
Does it really cause the hard drive to fail sooner if you turn the computer off and on several times a day rather than leving the computer run all day ?
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fireberd
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July 14th, 2009 04:00
No, it shouldn't hurt the hard drive. However, even with modern power supplies, turning it off and on frequently potentially can cause a power supply problem. If it's onlyh going to be off for an hour or so, best to just leave it powered on.
Many will disagree with me, but I come from the "old school" and have been a electronics/computer tech before there were even PC's and frequent powering on/off was a "no no".
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July 14th, 2009 15:00
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Turning on and off the hard drive a few times per day, is considered normal usage and should not pose any problems.
If a drive is turned on and off excessively on a daily basis, this could affect its longevity.
More thoughts on the subject are HERE
Personally, I shut the system/systems down at night, when I'm away from the home office or when a computer is not being used for any lenght of time.
Hate to waste energy!
Bev.