Can I leave my laptop on on 24/7?

You're the type who loves to leave his laptop on 24/7. You do all kinds of exciting stuff like downloading MP3 files, chat with ur friends, e.t.c. Left to you alone you wouldn't mind doing it in your sleep. But the question you need to ask yourself is" Can I leave my  laptop on 24/7'?

Well, depends on who you ask.  On first thought, leaving a laptop on 24/7 could cause bodily harm to your video card and hard drive. Also, the keyboards may suffer further punishment as the dust sets up residence  on the keys and affecting the reaction time when struck. In some cases, they may not react at all.

But......thanks to hibernation and and standby you can afford to leave your laptop on a while longer. In case you've forgotten,  Standby mode, shuts down the laptop's hard disk and video power after a pre-set period of time.  Hibernation, on the other hand leaves the laptop's power partially on through the operating system's memory  with the option of returning to full power with one keystroke strike!

However, your laptop's staying power, is dependent on its power source.. If your laptop is getting its feed from AC power,  you can put it on standby or hibernation permanently! Unfortunately you don't have that kind of luxury when using an internal battery as its powers are limited. Once it fully discharges, the laptop has to recharge and reboot.
Just to be on the safe side, check your manufacturer's manual  to see if your laptop has hibernation and standby capabilities. This is because many older laptops do not have these capabilities and may have to be shut down physically when not in use.

A word of warning though! If you let your laptop shut down before the Operating System does, your laptop becomes susceptible to corruption. This affects the smooth running of  operating system and your applications. If this happens one time to many, you may have to go through the dreaded process of reinstalling  your operating system and your valuable applications. If you find you have to fix those corrupt files,  I suggest Restore My Files. It should 'uncorrupt' your files in no time.

I guess we could say to leave  your laptop on 24/7  is speculative at best...You can leave it on standby and hibernation if your laptop  has these capabilities. If they do, good for you. If unsure, check the manual.


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