yes i do mean tuning off the the pc, not just the HD.. but refering to the effects on the HD only.
i was only asking cause, i thought maybe it was like this... better to leave it running all the time, so it doesnt need to go threw a start and stop process? or is it like a light bulb, were it lives mostly based on the mount of hrs? i also noticed it gets warm, so it might be better leaving it on so it experiences less heat cycles?
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to Spartan-- what u said is not true... im on a sorta old pc, 1.1celeron HP, 512sdram... and i have left this comp on for like over a year strait, restarting it sometimes of course only when for example installing something new, or turning it back on cause of a power outage... but i have actually experience the oposite of wat u said, after i restart it actually acts a little slower untill everything is loaded back up into memory... if u have programs eating up your memory, theres prolly something else rong with your system.
EDIT: i also have not found any reason y didi post at all in the first place?
