does programs still run on standby "no" standby is like making your computer sleep., you can adjust this under control panel-> Power Options if your using winxp . IMHO "shutdown your computer when not in use to conserve electricity and also prolong the life of your DELL
Message Edited by techsuppot on 08-18-2005 01:33 AM
I left my 1996 Dell P133 on 23.9/6.9 [ALMOST 24/7] and it's still running with nary a problem. Doing same with year-old P4.
I assume that the power save modes do minimize electricity used and therefore heat and therefore save your system. Turning it off and on regularly probably causes more stress, wear, and tear, it seems to me, and as I have heard, though not recently.
Listen for the fan [or anything else] when your PC is asleep. Not a sound. No heat, no fan. [I assume that you CAN hear the fan (possibly from next room!) when PC is awake and working.]
I vote for leaving it on, only because of my own knowledge or lack thereof.
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Message Edited by techsuppot on 08-18-2005 01:33 AM
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August 18th, 2005 10:00
I left my 1996 Dell P133 on 23.9/6.9 [ALMOST 24/7] and it's still running with nary a problem. Doing same with year-old P4.
I assume that the power save modes do minimize electricity used and therefore heat and therefore save your system. Turning it off and on regularly probably causes more stress, wear, and tear, it seems to me, and as I have heard, though not recently.
Listen for the fan [or anything else] when your PC is asleep. Not a sound. No heat, no fan. [I assume that you CAN hear the fan (possibly from next room!) when PC is awake and working.]
I vote for leaving it on, only because of my own knowledge or lack thereof.
Any dissenters?
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August 18th, 2005 15:00
My XPS D266 is also still plugging away nine years later.
I have no dissenters, but a relatively definitive statement that it makes no difference either way, so everyone is right. See this.