Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 16:44:57 +0200 (CEST) From: Peter Ulrich Kruppa <root@pukruppa.de> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Leaving a server on all day Message-ID: <20040608160517.B64702@pukruppa.net> In-Reply-To: <20040608122101.GA68204@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20040608122101.GA68204@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Tue, 8 Jun 2004, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > > 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? This is only my personal experience: 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. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > +---------------------------+ | Peter Ulrich Kruppa | | Wuppertal | | Germany | +---------------------------+
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