Win95 and Win98's power management is very nice for min. computer power usage... Rule of thumb is turn computer off if your not using it. IF it needs to stay on for fax software to answer calls, then by all means turn on ALL the power saving features you can. Some of the older systems, though run win95/win98, can't really save much power... Going through 3 HD is more than likely because the motors burned out in each of them. My computer stays on for a long time each day, but when not in use it does get turned off. I have never had to replace anything because of heat damage. Win95/Win98 and the assundry programs that go with it, don't clean up after themselves very well sometimes as the point has been made, and I am reiterating it here....Reboot the computer now and then...You will run into less "gliches" At 09:32 AM 8/5/98 -0700, you wrote: >Dick, > >It all depends. > >If you have power management working well, and if you have fax software >running or something like that so you have a reason to leave it on, then >feel free - the power management in Windows 98 (if working!) (and Macs >too, I think) lowers the power in the CPU, turns off the hard drives and >monitor, and makes the computer use very little power and generate very >little heat when idle. > >If you don't need it on, then turn it off! SAVE THE EARTH! ;-) > >If you do leave it on, most modern bloated operating systems work better >if reset occasionally. At the office where I am using the computer >heavily, it stays on all the time to receive faxes and E-mail, but I >reboot it daily to clear the memory out and prevent crashes. Some >software doesn't clean up after itself very well. > >Don Mannino > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dick Powell [SMTP:dbpowell1@juno.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 9:05 AM >> To: pianotech@ptg.org >> Subject: computers >> >> List, I'm fairly new at all this computer business. At the end of each >> day is it best to shut down the computer , or leave it running all the >> time. I've been told both ways , but they were novices also. I know >> many >> of you have been using computers for a long time & would appreciate >> some >> input concerning this question. >> Thanks , Dick----Louisiana >> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >> Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com >> Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > >Attachment Converted: "C:\INTERNET\EUDORA\Attach\RE computers" >
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