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To: Gary Yerman who wrote (3176)	4/24/1999 1:58:00 PM
From: RJL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110645

Re: Turning PC on/off Whether or not to keep your PC turned on is an age-old question. It was often better to leave on the system a few years back, because the sudden action of turning the system on increased the chances of power surges to the system (supposedly). You also had a problem of the drives in the system heating up too quickly from a cold/off state. Today though, I don't think it matters too much. I personally turn my system off when not using it (at home), and also physically turn of the electricity feed at the back of the case (some power supply's have a switch to turn the current off). Power consumption is not really an issue. Most new PC's go into power saving mode after an hour or two and the drives are powered down. I have 10-15 PC books, and the split is maybe 50/50 on whether or not to keep the system on at all time. The only advice I would give is leave it off unless you find yourself turning back on almost every hour. Sorry if I wasn't much help, Rich