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Downloading at night?

15 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/downloading-at-night.26996/

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genxcoder Original post #1
Apr 15, 2006 at 6:25 PM
I have a BSNL Dataone connection and I have one silly question.I download during the free hours at night and due to this the computer stays on continuosly for 10 hrs on an average in a day.Is any harm caused to the computer by this?
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drvarunmehta #2
Apr 15, 2006 at 6:31 PM
No harm. But make sure you have decent cooling and temperatures don't go too high.
nishant_nms
nishant_nms #3
Apr 15, 2006 at 7:17 PM
My computer runs nearly 18 hours daily.
manas
manas #4
Apr 16, 2006 at 11:12 AM
What is the normal temperature range for a computer?
kjuvale
kjuvale #5
Apr 16, 2006 at 11:37 AM
alos one question the router or modem provided by bsnl also gets hot, is there any harm to modem when i kept t on for more than 10 hrs. please reply
mohit
mohit #6
Apr 16, 2006 at 12:17 PM
no harm to the modem either .. my modem is on for as long as 3-4 days continuous (even more at times) .. it gets damn hot but i havent facd any probs till now.

if anything happens ill just go and get it replaced from them .. :D
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jack// ani #7
Apr 16, 2006 at 1:03 PM
hey,

but i feel there is some proplem....when modem turns too hot. one day i saw modem actually hanged, when i left on for night download, in morning i saw ACT leds blinking alternately...but no data was sent and recieved at all!!!!
Nimda
Nimda #8
Apr 16, 2006 at 1:07 PM
I have a BSNL Dataone connection and I have one silly question.I download during the free hours at night and due to this the computer stays on continuosly for 10 hrs on an average in a day.Is any harm caused to the computer by this?
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Shouldn't cause any problems. Get some temperature monitoring software like Motherboard Monitor. Also, clean the processor fans and mobo once in a while to prevent accumulation of dust.
Kniwor
Kniwor #9
Apr 16, 2006 at 2:37 PM
genxcoder said:
I have a BSNL Dataone connection and I have one silly question.I download during the free hours at night and due to this the computer stays on continuosly for 10 hrs on an average in a day.Is any harm caused to the computer by this?
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lol.... my computer sees a shutdown only once or twice a week....

moreover it is often encoding video or playing games... which makes it a 100% cpu usage for 18-20 hours continuously very often....

it is all silicon my friend.... no big deal

on the other hand if u shut it down and start it very often.... it is not good for silicon... the temperature rises and falls and rises... this causes expansion and contraction and expansion in chips...... ever heard of withering of rocks....??? lol..
mohit
mohit #10
Apr 16, 2006 at 2:47 PM
@kniwor
its called "weathering of rocks" and not "withering" ..lol... jst wanted to pull ur leg as i was getting bored... dnt mind.
mayanksharma
mayanksharma #11
Apr 16, 2006 at 5:07 PM
No my friend, there is definitely no harm in this, unless you pay heavy electricity bills!! :lol: :D
True Geek
True Geek #12
Apr 16, 2006 at 5:31 PM
It won't harm to ur comp
but to ur eyes ... :lol:
dIgItaL_BrAt
dIgItaL_BrAt #13
Apr 16, 2006 at 5:56 PM
True Geek said:
It won't harm to ur comp
but to ur eyes ... :lol:
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off-topic
don't tell me u actually think he stays up all night staring at the screen!
saurabh.sauron
saurabh.sauron #14
Apr 16, 2006 at 5:57 PM
no harm. i kept my modem and computer on for a whole day when i was downloading ubuntu...

if u keep ur monitir off, it will consume less power and will save ur modem or computer from damage.

only overvolatage can damage it.
Nimda
Nimda #15
Apr 16, 2006 at 6:55 PM
dIgItaL_BrAt said:
True Geek said:
It won't harm to ur comp
but to ur eyes ... :lol:
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off-topic
don't tell me u actually think he stays up all night staring at the screen!
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Ahem..