Is 24/7 too much?

[Copperhead 1]

Hi, I am a rank novice at the whole tech-world, but am trying to learn as quickly as possible so please be patient w/ me. I have an IBM laptop (an old one) and am running XP Pro. Because I am using it for some international business that I'm involved in, I am leaving it on 24hrs. a day. I have been told that this is OK, but I am a bit wary of this advice. I am wondering if someone can tell me if this is right? And if I do, is there some things I should be aware of if I use this practice? Thank you for your help... Jeffrey

 

[tigsounds]

Hi, I am a rank novice at the whole tech-world, but am trying to learn as quickly as possible so please be patient w/ me. I have an IBM laptop (an old one) and am running XP Pro. Because I am using it for some international business that I'm involved in, I am leaving it on 24hrs. a day. I have been told that this is OK, but I am a bit wary of this advice. I am wondering if someone can tell me if this is right? And if I do, is there some things I should be aware of if I use this practice? Thank you for your help... Jeffrey

You may wan to go into the power settings and allow your hard drives to turn off after a specified period of time of non-use to save mechanical wear on them.

 

[Copperhead 1]

Oh, thank you so much for your reply. If you might be kind enough to direct me about how to find such settings as you describe I will be forever grateful. Jeffrey

 

[treefrog07]

Right-click anywhere on the desktop, select properties, select the screensaver tab, select the button labeled Power, and select from the various choices for monitor, hard disks, etc.

 

[Copperhead 1]

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