I shut down mine as well and i usually cut the power also.... (Turn power strip off)
Why waste power and your resources??
Do you leave the stove on WHEN YOUR NOT USING IT??
A stove is not a computer. Apples to oranges.
I shut down mine as well and i usually cut the power also.... (Turn power strip off)
Why waste power and your resources??
Do you leave the stove on WHEN YOUR NOT USING IT??
In my case, I have a UPS, but most <$1000 UPSes will only last 30 minutes at very most on brand new batteries if all the planets and galaxies align properly. They wont save you from extended outages, and those are the ones that are bad as everything has time to cool off. In my case I lost lot of hardware after a single 4 hour power outage.
But yeah a UPS is a must, it will at least save you from power blips and short outages.
i disagree about the fact that starting up and stopping regularly is harder on the drive. in my experience, drives left to spin all the time will wear out much faster. the bearings go, and then the motor cant even spin the drive up properly, causing a fatal error.
its best to turn your pc off at night, if you can.
The reason I recommended UPS is not for extended runtime in the event of AC power loss but to provide time for graceful shutdown. APC and CyberPower UPS have a software interface to the computer that can be set to shutdown the computer when the battery runtime is down to 5 minutes or whatever you set. This prevents a sudden loss of power and data corruption.
Depending upon what I have plugged in at my bench, my APC UPS is sometimes down to 7 minutes of reserve with 4-5 PC's running but that is plenty of time to shut them down gracefully and prevent damage.
I have come across some customer's computers that did not have the software installed but that is because they were just ignorant about it. I took care of it for them.
Drives are not using metal bearings anymore, they use fluid bearings that are made up of liquid that keeps the parts separated. It is cheaper to produce and prevents wearing out. The only downside to it is that during a cold start the viscosity of the fluid is lower and this can cause a slight, very slight wobble to the platters till it gets to speed, this is another reason not to turn off drives.
im pretty sick of UPS units. they work great, but you must replace the batteries every 24months. i dont care about the graceful shutdowns, to me its more about the voltage regulation making life easier on the power supply... but when i have to spend at minimum $25 a year on batteries then XXXX it. its not a big cost but after a few years of never having a power outage or spike you start to wonder why you even try to protect something that doesnt need to be.
definitely depends on how good of a line your power company is giving you though.
The reason I recommended UPS is not for extended runtime in the event of AC power loss but to provide time for graceful shutdown. APC and CyberPower UPS have a software interface to the computer that can be set to shutdown the computer when the battery runtime is down to 5 minutes or whatever you set. This prevents a sudden loss of power and data corruption.
Depending upon what I have plugged in at my bench, my APC UPS is sometimes down to 7 minutes of reserve with 4-5 PC's running but that is plenty of time to shut them down gracefully and prevent damage.
I have come across some customer's computers that did not have the software installed but that is because they were just ignorant about it. I took care of it for them.
since when is a ups an acceptable means of backing up data?
Quite bit off topic, but I can't let that go & I think I am a techy that ought to know ... but obviously I do not. What kind of local electrical shops are we talking about? Inquiring minds want to know..
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As for replacement batteries, I always go to a local electrical shop, they are like 1/4 the price APC asks for and literally the same battery. APC just puts their label on it. It's a silly game, they wont accept a 3rd party battery in the case of warranty issues, even though the only difference is their sticker.
Quite bit off topic, but I can't let that go & I think I am a techy that ought to know ... but obviously I do not. What kind of local electrical shops are we talking about? Inquiring minds want to know.
since when is a ups an acceptable means of backing up data?
Following that link indicates that HDD reliability is inversely correlation with temperature. Increased dirt accumulation == increased temp == decreased reliability.
Keep them clean. Shutting off or sleep mode shuts off all fans which slows the rate of dirt accumulation but does not eliminate it.
then the motors are wearing out. something is. im just speaking from my own experience, but drives that are left in computers that never shut off die quicker then drives in computers that are turned off every night. this is not even a debate in my eyes- ive seen it so many times