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| Thread ID: 87601 | 2008-02-27 07:01:00 | Is leaving it on OK?? | RusEvo (3572) | Press F1 |
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| 644160 | 2008-02-27 07:01:00 | OK Im going away for ten days & I will not have access ot a TV. I want to leave my computer on for the ten days so that I can PVR all my favorite shows etc (how could I miss House & Prison Break lol). Is there any issue with leaving on the PC and a TV program running for that amount of time?? I can set it to turn off automatically using the PVR, but I know of no way for it to turn back on as it is needed? What would the power consumption be on that?? Any thoughts or wisdom? |
RusEvo (3572) | ||
| 644161 | 2008-02-27 07:03:00 | Cant see anything wrong with that. Just turn the monitor off | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 644162 | 2008-02-27 07:23:00 | No problem. Back when my big brother was still living here (thankfully not anymore) my computer was left on basically 24/7 45 weeks a year. If you have a power hungry video card, just downclock it to a very low frequency. I always leave my 8800GTS downclocked when not used for gaming. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 644163 | 2008-02-27 07:23:00 | LOTS of people leave PC's , Servers etc on 24 /7 with no problems. I personally have 2 servers in the workshop that have not been turned off for close to a year, apart from 1 that I went to upgrade on the weekend. Did a power test one once ,leaving the workshop PC's on for a month (over Night), then then looking back over previous power Bills the difference was so slight it was not worth worrying about. Taking a couple of extra long showers / baths will suck up more power. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 644164 | 2008-02-27 07:32:00 | My TV Server runs 24/7 and has been for about 6-7 months now. Just needs a restart every now and then. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 644165 | 2008-02-27 09:06:00 | I have a media server that has been up now for over 40 days (not bad for an old Presario :p) This computer (once I finish ironing out problems) will also be left on Just turn the monitor off :) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 644166 | 2008-02-27 09:20:00 | Thanks for the reassurance. Ive got a cooler running dual core and my 8600GT doesnt even need a fan. I guess it would be smart to leave the side panel off and give some space to the thing. Oh and I suppose I will have to make sure it isnt going to power off. Just something in me worries about leaving on an appliance for a week and a half!!!!!! No one to keep an eye on it etc. |
RusEvo (3572) | ||
| 644167 | 2008-02-27 09:29:00 | Oh and I suppose I will have to make sure it isnt going to power off. There should be an option in the BIOS under Power Management to set the Power Failure option (or similar) to Power On if there is a power cut. It is usually set to Stay Off. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 644168 | 2008-02-27 09:36:00 | Oh that sounds handy. I just went through and punched in 12 shows. Filling up the old rainy day inventory of good shows. 5 of the 10 days I will be without television........I havent gone that long...perhaps EVER......new experiences:D |
RusEvo (3572) | ||
| 644169 | 2008-02-27 10:09:00 | One last question: Should I set power management turn the hard disks off between tv shows (when the PC will be on but doing nothing)?? ie When its time to record is it able to restart the disks or will that only happen when a person taps the keyboard or something?? |
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