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08-26-2006, 07:45 PM
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Leaving your Laptop on
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I'm fairly ignorant to laptops since i've been using desktops my whole life. I was wondering if it has any effect on a laptop if it is on straight for say... 10 to 12 hours a day. I have it plugged into the a/c outlet so it's not draining the battery. Is there a chance of it overheating if it's left on for too long? I know with desktops as long as the fan setup is fine this isn't really a problem, I just wasn't sure if that holds true for laptops as well. Thanks! |
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08-26-2006, 10:39 PM
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Laptops theoretically will fail sooner if you leave them on all the time, but I'm not sure how well that plays out in real life. I leave mine on whenever it's on my desk, and haven't had any problems. As long as you don't do things like move the laptop when it's on, you shouldn't have a problem.
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08-27-2006, 12:24 AM
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i used to run a DC hub. longest i've left mine on was a whole week. i dont think theres anything wrong with it. just that windows will slow down so much that i just had to restart the system. when i dont need the battery i just unplug it. also good to watch your system temp.
cleaned out my laptop fan and heatsinks and the temp dropped 7 degrees 
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08-27-2006, 12:42 AM
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i have a HP Pavilion running on intel centrino 1.5Ghz and everything seems to be fine after long hours of standby. I guess it depends on what program you are running when you leave the computer on. If its something that requires the use of CPU the whole time it's on then i'm sure it'll have a big effect on its life but if the program can utilize Direct Memory Access then it should be fine.
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08-27-2006, 01:31 AM
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I figured theoretically parts alwawys deteriorate more quickly if they are used more, be it laptop or desktop. I guess I will just leave it on when I am directly using it and not much more than that, I just don't want to heat to cause too many problems as it's a smaller chassis.
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08-27-2006, 03:33 AM
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If you're going to leave the laptop on AC power for extended periods, I'd physically remove the battery. Batteries only have a certain number of 'charge cycles', and these can be quickly used up by the laptop constantly 'topping up' the battery to 100%.
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08-27-2006, 06:32 AM
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[joke] just dont get a dell battery [/joke]
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08-27-2006, 09:41 AM
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rave, please keep your facts straight - don't get a SONY battery.
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08-27-2006, 01:25 PM
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that's a good suggestion about the battery. What is a good program to monitor the internal temp of your laptop? I used to use...I think it was called HMonitor? I can't quite remember though. And by the way, I lucked out with my battery, I checked the Dell website
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08-28-2006, 12:04 PM
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Speedfan. If it's a Dell laptop, you have to go into the preferences and enable Dell laptop configuration.
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08-28-2006, 08:11 PM
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thanks a lot for the suggestion!...I just got it running and have the following temps:
HD 39C & TEMP 33C are those alright and at what temps should I worry? thanks! Last edited by nin137; 08-28-2006 at 08:31 PM. |
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08-28-2006, 08:40 PM
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mines like 46 degrees celcius. minimum it goes down to is 43.
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08-31-2006, 12:49 AM
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Back to the original question about leaving it on all day...
Most newer laptops I've seen lately go into hibernation after short periods of non-use. This would seem to eliminate any over-heat issues associated with hard drive, CPU and fan activity. Heck, even my girlfriend's old four year old Thinkpad is cool to the touch after 30 minutes or so. -Kev
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