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Re: Mac OS X computers restarting

On Thu, Apr 15, 2004 at 10:02:37PM -0500, Ben Staffin wrote:
> > >hour.
> > >It's my understanding that allowing the hard drives to "sleep" cuts down on
> > >the wear of having to spin at operating RPMs constantly.
> >
> > I'm interested if anyone has any definitive information on this. I
> > would have thought the exact opposite...that leaving them running all
> > the time (hard drives) is LESS wear and tear! It's easier to keep
> > something spinning at 7200 RPMs than it is to make it go from 0-7200
> > in a few seconds!

apple have an article about this topic (from the January '04 thread of the
same topic):

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=4701

Computer Equipment: Turning It Off Versus Leaving It On

This document raises points to consider when deciding if you should leave
computer equipment on or turn it off when it is not in use. Generally, you
should turn off equipment if it is going to be idle for eight hours or more.
For idle periods of less than eight hours, use Energy Saver software to
optimize energy use.

regards,
jenny

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 >RE: Mac OS X computers restarting (From: Romeyn Prescott <email@hidden>)
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