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Originally Posted by Carnyx
Good point - it's not absolutely necessary to shut down. I used to do the same at work, sometimes for weeks, much to the lament of my old bosses and colleagues. Still I somehow always *magically* remember to shut the PC down at home - maybe something to do with the electricity bill!?
Seriosusly though, if I were setting up a PC for a new user I would encourage them to shut it down when not in use(for more than say 1 hour) for a few reasons: money, noise, safety, viruses/bots, dust sucked in by fans. Plus from my experience, the longer a PCs left on the stranger it will act.
Here's some more about it:
http://www.helium.com/items/641838-w...n-the-computer
Thanks,
David. |
The problem in this case is can she turn on the computer? If she can, I'd go for sleep mode after say an hour of non-use.