Unusual Request

[Wull]

I am only looking for an explanation to something a Dell tech service man
told me.

He said the XY home should be turned off every day. He did not state the
reason and I did not ask. I was recouperating from heart surgery.

I do it now but I have wondered why? Anyone know?

TIA
Wull

 

[Galen]

In Wull <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

I am only looking for an explanation to something a Dell tech service
man told me.

He said the XY home should be turned off every day. He did not state
the reason and I did not ask. I was recouperating from heart
surgery.
I do it now but I have wondered why? Anyone know?

TIA
Wull

I have no idea why he would say something like that. I tend to leave my main
system up and running for weeks at a time. Once in a while I close out all
the applications other than security apps and then restart them but that's
it. About the only time this particular PC is off is when it updates or when
there's a spike in power and the UPS kicks in and hibernates it.

Galen
--

"Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and
its solution is its own reward."

Sherlock Holmes

 

[Guest]

I am only looking for an explanation to something a Dell tech service man
told me.

He said the XY home should be turned off every day. He did not state the
reason and I did not ask. I was recouperating from heart surgery.

I do it now but I have wondered why? Anyone know?

TIA
Wull

It might help to know what you called tech support for, as it might be
related to the particular problem.
I have a couple machines I use regularly and do not turn off. The oldest is
now approx. 5 years old and while it has been rebooted when needed, it has
been actually turned off less than a dozen times in that 5 years..

CB

 

[Wesley Vogel]

This is just a matter of opinion.

I turn my machine off at least once a day.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Richard Urban [MVP]]

Just to add a different view point here.

I can not begin to count the number of times I have worked on a computer in
a customers home that is just acting stupid. Things happen that make no
sense whatever. Often the act of turning OFF the computer, counting to 30,
and then turning on the computer has solved the problem. This seems to work
for hardware problems such as internal modems.

For printers and scanners you should also remove the power for a few
seconds. It goes without saying that if you have problems with a DSL or
cable modem you should do the same. Things seem to get happy when they have
a chance to flush memory resident settings and reboot.

Try it the next time you are banging your head against the wall over an odd
problem!

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

 

[Unknown]

I'll put my two cents worth in this discussion.
First off, with the new power supplies (pulse mode) the failures that occur
when powering on has just about
been eliminated. This is due to the fact that there in no longer a high
'inrush' current and thermal shock is
about non-existant..
Secondly, ALL transistors have a definate life expectancy. They will switch
on and off 'x' number of times.
The more current it switches the shorter the life span. If you don't believe
this, ask anyone whos job it is
to analyze transistor failures. In todays computers it will be the power
supplies.
The failure mode of memory is the picking or dropping of a bit. By rebooting
periodically, memory is refreshed.
The safest mode for a computer in a lightning storm is OFF and unplugged.
Disk drive motors are shut down when the system is idle to save bearing
life.
Every monitor whether CRT or LCD has a definate 'Power On Hour Life
Expectancy'. Although high, the
monitor always on will have a shorter life expectancy than one turned off.
This is also true with cooling fans.
Although failure rates on most components are very high with todays
technology the life expectancy diminishes
as power-on hours increase. Keep in mind the term 'Power On Hour Life
Expectancy'.