Re: continously running system or not?

From: Jose Maria Lopez Hernandez (jkerouac_at_bgsec.com)
Date: 09/05/04 

Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 18:19:05 +0200

Martin Schöön wrote:
> There is no real Linux content here but:
>
> My Linux system happily runs forever or at least until I decide
> to boot into my Win98 partition or close it down because I will
> be away for some time. I have been told hard discs etc like to
> be powered up and running rather than being switchen on and off
> but I notice my energy bill takes a hit from this practice.

That's a concern, you could save money if you power off your
computer while you don't use it.

>
> Would I cause harm to my HW if I changed my computer habits and
> started to switch it off when I don't use it? The scenario I have
> in mind would mean the computer is switched on for a few hours
> every evening and over weekends rather than always.
>

This is a kind of religious question, some people says computers
always turn on last more than those that are switched on and off
all the time, other think just the opposite. I don't really know.

> Grateful for any input,
> 

-- 
Jose Maria Lopez Hernandez
Director Tecnico de bgSEC
jkerouac@bgsec.com
bgSEC Seguridad y Consultoria de Sistemas Informaticos
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