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Windows 7: Leaving router and modem on forever bad?
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30 Jul 2010
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Yes 10+ years of having high speed internet and my router and modem is on 24x7.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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30 Jul 2010
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#12 | |
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit Virginia |
imeem, not really. If your router is getting hot for some reason, it might. When it comes down to it, saying having it on all the time is bad is like saying having your refrigerator on all the time is bad. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba P775-S7100
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
CPU Intel Core i5-2450M @2.5 GHz
Memory 6 GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card Intel HD 3000
Monitor(s) Displays Built-in 17.3" LED; 22" Insignia NS-L22Q-10A
Screen Resolution 1600x900; 1360x768
Hard Drives 750 GB Hitachi
1TB Seagate FreeAgent External
Internet Speed Verizon DSL Speed(Down/Up): 3360 Kbps / 800 Kbps
Antivirus MSE and MBAM Pro
Browser IE10 RP
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30 Jul 2010
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#13 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 Hampton VA |
Quote: Originally Posted by Petey7  When it comes down to it, saying having it on all the time is bad is like saying having your refrigerator on all the time is bad. What he said  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel Core i7-950 (3.06GHz) OC to 3.8GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 rev 1, F6 Bios
Memory 12 gig Corsair DDR3 Dominator GT Memory (3X 4GB)
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD6950 2gig (Sapphire)
Sound Card Soundblaster ZXR
Monitor(s) Displays HP ZR22w 22" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech Wireless Wave
Mouse Logitech Performance MX
PSU Antec Signature - SG-850
Case Cooler Master HAF X
Cooling Noctua NH-C12P SE14
Hard Drives Primary - OCZ Vertex 4 SSD (256GB). Storage - OCZ Vertex 2 SSD (120GB), 2TB WD Caviar Black.
Internet Speed High Speed Cable
Other Info Memory Timings - 1600MHz @ 8-8-8-20-1T @ 1.640 volts
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30 Jul 2010
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#14 | |
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit Virginia |
Quote: Originally Posted by sygnus21
Quote: Originally Posted by Petey7 When it comes down to it, saying having it on all the time is bad is like saying having your refrigerator on all the time is bad. What he said Now I'm a little afraid someone is going to read that and go unplug their refrigerator  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba P775-S7100
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
CPU Intel Core i5-2450M @2.5 GHz
Memory 6 GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card Intel HD 3000
Monitor(s) Displays Built-in 17.3" LED; 22" Insignia NS-L22Q-10A
Screen Resolution 1600x900; 1360x768
Hard Drives 750 GB Hitachi
1TB Seagate FreeAgent External
Internet Speed Verizon DSL Speed(Down/Up): 3360 Kbps / 800 Kbps
Antivirus MSE and MBAM Pro
Browser IE10 RP
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30 Jul 2010
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Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
Only when lightning strikes, it off for a short time  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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30 Jul 2010
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#16 | |
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate A Finnish immigrant in Leipzig, Germany |
Quote: Originally Posted by imeem won't leaving it on forever shorten the lifespan of the product? Like do u guys ever consider turning it off when your family goes to bed? 1) No.
2) Never.
Quote: Originally Posted by sygnus21 Mine has been on for over 3 years. I'm quite sure 99.999 percent of people leave them on so.... (wondering what the other .0001 is doing)  Not to speak of those 0.0009 percent still not counted... 
(99.999 + 0.0001 = 99.9991) | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory 6 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LCD and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution 1600*900, 1680*1050 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus MSE, Windows Defender
Browser Maxthon 3.5.2.
Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Full in English, additional Guest-user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish (Working languages English & Swedish, Family language German, my own language, mother tongue, Finnish. I really need Ultimate to get to use Language Packs!)
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30 Jul 2010
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#17 | |
Win 7 Ultimate (64-bit), Win 7 Pro (32-bit) N. Calif |
Frequent on/off power cycles are more stressful to electronic equipment than never powering off. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built, Dell Inspiron 1520 Laptop
OS Win 7 Ultimate (64-bit), Win 7 Pro (32-bit)
CPU 3.4Ghz 3770K i7, 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo
Motherboard Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H, Dell
Memory 8G, 3G
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5770, Mobile Intel 965
Sound Card High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2409W 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
Mouse Microsoft
PSU Antec
Case Antec 100
Cooling CM 212+
Hard Drives 128G SSD OS; 1.5T & 2T Data on Desktop, 320G for laptop
Internet Speed 1.5M down 1.2M up :-(
Other Info Also have an Acer Aspire netbook, a home-built AMD Dual core (Minecraft server) and home-built Pent 4 all running Win 7. Also have various machines running XP, Win Server 2K, Win Server 2003, Linux and DOS. I think I have a problem...
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30 Jul 2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by sygnus21 Mine has been on for over 3 years. I'm quite sure 99.999 percent of people leave them on so.... (wondering what the other .0001 is doing) Unfortunately, being forced to turn it off. My wife even turns off the LED nightlights in order to "conserve energy"  ... I told her the reason I bought the expensive LED nightlights was to leave them on all the time.
Of course, my old DSL Westell Versalink got hella hot, so I started turning it off since I thought leaving it on would shorten its life... started a bad precendence. So, now I basically have to  .
Whatcha gonna do? 
EDIT: Oh, forgot to mention... the computer? Off when not in use, even if next use is going to be same day.   And the "aircraft argument"?... didn't work. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS Win7 Pro x64
CPU i7 860 @ 2.80GHZ
Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD4P
Memory Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 (8GB) in XMP mode
Graphics Card Radeon HD 5850 XFX XXX Edition
Monitor(s) Displays Hanns-G HG281D
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200
Keyboard Cyber Snipa V2 (oh, and MS Natural Multimedia 1.0A)
Mouse Wolfking Trooper MVP Blue
PSU Corsair TX750W
Case NZXT Tempest EVO
Cooling Asetek LCLC 120, NZXT Stock Fans (4x120mm, 2x140mm)
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB (300GB C: part ;) )
Internet Speed FiOS 15/5
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30 Jul 2010
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#19 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit Orlando, Florida |
Quote: Originally Posted by VulcanSoulPatch
Quote: Originally Posted by sygnus21 Mine has been on for over 3 years. I'm quite sure 99.999 percent of people leave them on so.... (wondering what the other .0001 is doing) Unfortunately, being forced to turn it off. My wife even turns off the LED nightlights in order to "conserve energy" ... I told her the reason I bought the expensive LED nightlights was to leave them on all the time.
Of course, my old DSL Westell Versalink got hella hot, so I started turning it off since I thought leaving it on would shorten its life... started a bad precendence. So, now I basically have to .
Whatcha gonna do?
EDIT: Oh, forgot to mention... the computer? Off when not in use, even if next use is going to be same day. And the "aircraft argument"?... didn't work. Try the Sleep mode for your computer. It looks like it is off. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Motherboard ASUS P4P800-VM Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865G + ICH5
Memory 2.50 GB RAM
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
Sound Card SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio (Chip)
Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VX 1962 wm
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v10 USB
Mouse Logitec optic USB
Cooling Fan based
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80 GB
ST380215A ATA Device 18.6 GB
Western Digital "My Book" external hard drive 750 GB
Internet Speed 3.01 Mb/s download 0.64 Mb/s upload
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30 Jul 2010
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Not sure if it is sleep or hibernate, but one of the two (or both) clearly shows that my computer is still on. Why? Along with my new computer, I swindled in a new mouse and gamepad (kb, not controller... see my specs). Both have bright blue LEDs that shine upwards when powered, illuminating the ceiling, and they stay on when the computer is not truly off. Unplugging the gamepad is not too hard (plugged into extension USB cable), but the mouse is a different story.
If you happen to know how to power down the USB ports, I'm all ears... though I don't quite know what I would accomplish with it... it would still be unusable and not able to remote since the modem is off. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS Win7 Pro x64
CPU i7 860 @ 2.80GHZ
Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD4P
Memory Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 (8GB) in XMP mode
Graphics Card Radeon HD 5850 XFX XXX Edition
Monitor(s) Displays Hanns-G HG281D
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200
Keyboard Cyber Snipa V2 (oh, and MS Natural Multimedia 1.0A)
Mouse Wolfking Trooper MVP Blue
PSU Corsair TX750W
Case NZXT Tempest EVO
Cooling Asetek LCLC 120, NZXT Stock Fans (4x120mm, 2x140mm)
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB (300GB C: part ;) )
Internet Speed FiOS 15/5
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