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- If you use your computer more than a few hours per day, we suggest
you not to turn off your computer at the end of the day. Instead turn
off only the monitor to save electricity. Daily power up and down makes
the components exposed to high and low temperature cycles that are not
good for the life-time of the components, particularly the critical ones
such as hard drives, CPU, and memory. The temperature cycle would
result in expansion-shrinking cycle for the components. The life-time
of electronic components would be increased if they are run at constant
temperature with adequate ventilation.
- If your area
experiences a few times of power outage per year, it is necessary to use
a UPS. Sudden power downs while the system is running may cause severe
damage to hard drives.
- A tape backup and a lock to make systems hard to move are worthy investment for critical data.
- Use
your hand to touch and feel the cover of your computer at least once a
week. The cover should be at room temperature. If it feels warm there
may be a problem! Check to make sure that the cooling fans on the power
supply and CPU are working properly. Clean the air pathway on the back
of the power supply on a regular basis.
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