Hi, On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Preben Randhol wrote:
> Tuomas Pellonpera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 16/11/2001 (13:14) : > > Does (daily) shutting down and rebooting wear out the hardware more than > > leaving the computer on for days/weeks/months does? > > Cannot see why it should. Your harddisc, CD-ROMs etc will all stop > spinning which means less friction etc... There are differences in harddisks supposed to be used in PCs and harddisks supposed to be used in servers (SCSI). Desktop-harddisks can stand approx. 10fold more shutdowns and switch-ons than server disks. Best wishes, Kerstin -- Dr. Kerstin Hoef-Emden Gyrhofstr. 15 Universität zu Köln 50931 Köln Botanisches Institut Germany
