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Do most of you recommend shutting down or putting the computer to sleep? I know we have some folks who never shut down. The computer just goes to sleep. Wondered if I should recommend shutting down now and then, or even doing an automatic shut down.

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R On 11/05/08, Neal (M) wrote: > There's often a slight spike or power surge at start up that's > hard on all components, especially the bearings on the HD.

This remark just did not settle well with me when I read it last night. So...today while at work there was a small group of electricians and an electrical engineer chatting in a co...See More
Nov 6, 2008
Neal On 11/06/08, R wrote: > On 11/05/08, Neal (M) wrote: >> There's often a slight spike or power surge at start up that's >> hard on all components, especially the bearings on the HD. > > This remark just did not settle well with me when I read it last > night. So...today while at work there was a small group of > electricia...See More
Nov 7, 2008
R b> I didn't mean to imply that the spike came from the wall outlet but from to the MB from the power supply its self.

Yes, I know and that is where I had the problem because no spike is sent to the MB from the PS when you power down the computer, and so I was trying to figure out how a spike could enter the system. Hence, the wall outle...See More
Nov 7, 2008
Neal On 11/07/08, R wrote: Snip > > Not sure what you mean by "cycles." >

Expansion and contraction though heat. Components that get hot by being powered expand, when off they contract. Over time this cycle causes failure.

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Nov 8, 2008
R On 11/08/08, Neal wrote: >> Not sure what you mean by "cycles." > > Expansion and contraction though heat. Components that get hot by being > powered expand, when off they contract. Over time this cycle causes failure.

When digital devices hit a certain heat level the system will do one of two things: 1) get buggy and there ...See More
Nov 8, 2008


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