On Tue, 8 Jun 2004, Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
This is only my personal experience:
I have my desktop configured to run as a server and app server for a thin client laptop. Will running it all day without suspend mode use a lot of power?
Is it true that the heat buildup in a home system (rather than a heavily fanned commercial system) will kill the drives faster and this is a good reason to turn it off during the day when I am not home?
I have got a PIII running all day for over 2 years now (my "server"): no problems and I am using just the small fan it came with.
I had two AMD's (a K6 and now an Athlon): for both I had to buy bigger fans since they started doing strange things after a while.
At work I have seen three IDE harddisks decease on workstations during the last four and a half years, but never a SCSI harddisk. These workstations are shut down and rebooted quite often.
So *my* summary for your private server would be: - Leaving it on all day will not kill your harddisks, in the contrary: even cheap ones will live longer. - AMD processors tend to run hot, so if you have one, you should look for a good fan.
Regards,
Uli.
jm -- My other computer is your windows box. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
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