Well I personally have left my computer on 24/7 for years..I'm talking over 6/7 years or since whenever I got broadband internet and would pretty much agree with what was said below, although you don't have to put the computer to sleep to save damaging the screen and to save power. There are other ways. You can have a screensaver, or in my opinion better especially if you use screenreaders, you can set windows in power options in the display settings to automatically turn the monitor off after 20 minutes. Or you can simply turn the monitor off.
Either way I have been doing this for years and it has caused no problem. Vanja http://www.sudar.co.uk http://mashupradio.net MSN/windows live messenger: sudar23@xxxxxxxxxxx AIM: vanja121 Skype: vanja121----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Access-Uk@Freelists. Org" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 6:58 PM Subject: [access-uk] Turning off a commuter
Hi All Is the advice below correct for today's new computers. My contact said: "I have left our computer equipment on 24/7 for several years without any problems providing they are set to sleep mode after a certain unused time as we have been advised that the daily switching off and on tends to wear out the hard disc and other components in other words shorten theoperating life of the computer etc. When the equipment is in sleep mode thehard disc is left spinning continuously and is quite safe. In terms of the hard disc it is the starting and stopping of the disc that shortens it's life. When the computer monitor is in sleep mode the screen goes to sleep to protect the screen from damage. This is a controversial point so it is up to you to decide what to do either way. Some swears leaving them on all the time and others turn them off when not in use." Derek ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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