The timing of PC breakdowns is often when the power is turned on or off, so there's not much one can do. Out of fear of this, I leave my main machine and server machine turned on around the clock.
The timing of PC breakdowns is often when the power is turned on or off, so there's not much one can do. Out of fear of this, I leave my main machine and server machine turned on around the clock.
Back in the late 80s and early 90s where computers were still rather expensive, my dad would give me hell if I left the computer on after being done with it.
Power management in the BIOS and operating system were practically non-existent and processors did not have today's gimmicks like smart fan control or Intel SpeedStep or AMD CnQ, so the PC would burn electricity merrily while slowly killing themselves from the heat caused by running at their max clocks speeds even when idling.
Okay, let's have the PCs transferred to the new place!
2 Machines
Click
Shutting Down
Tikka
Tikk
At the new house...Okay, set-up is all done!Power on!