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Re: Mac OS X computers restarting

At 8:33 AM -0500 4/16/04, Michael Winter scribbled:


They say the worst thing you can do to your car's engine is start it up; that's when most of an engine's wear takes place because all the lubrication (oil) is in the pan and not on the parts that need lubricating. I know there's no oil in a hard drive, but I always figured the basic principle was the same.

Yes, starting the engine is about the hardest thing on it, but it (hopefully) only takes a second or two to do. But wear also takes place while its running, just at a much slower rate, so one start may be equivalent to minutes or hours (just guessing) of running. So if its going to be off for a while, turn it off. If you're going to be starting it up again right away, leave it running.

This has been my general "rule of thumb" for people who ask me about this. And a LOT of people ask! "Does it hurt to leave my computer on all the time?"

I usually tell them to turn the computer off if they know it won't get used for 8 hours or more. On daily at first use, off after last use.

...ROMeyn
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 >RE: Mac OS X computers restarting (From: Romeyn Prescott <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Mac OS X computers restarting (From: Michael Winter <email@hidden>)



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