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What's your computer's longest uptime?

I switch it off when I'm finished using it
7 (41.2%)
I switch it off when I go out/at night
1 (5.9%)
1 day
1 (5.9%)
2-10 days
5 (29.4%)
11-30 days
0 (0%)
31-100 days
0 (0%)
100-200 days
0 (0%)
200+ days
3 (17.6%)

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banjo67xxx

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How often does your computer go down on you?
« on: December 29, 2006, 12:21:40 PM »
I just suffered a 1hr power cut in my street, and the UPS battery died after the first 15 minutes. Out of curiosity I logged in and checked the uptime to discover it had been running my apache server for 269days 19hrs 59mins before the power went off.

I'm curious to know if anyone else on this forum runs servers, and how long they run for without crashing or needing a reboot for system maintenance, etc?

FYI, my servers are Sun Ultra-5s running Solaris 10, my desktop PC is an AMD64 running Suse 9.3 linux, and my laptop is an Acer C/Duo T2300E 1.66GHz running Windows XP Pro SP2.

PS: If you have more than one computer, like me, then please just give your vote for the one which runs the longest
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Re: How often does your computer go down on you?
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2006, 12:32:15 PM »
Why don't you change your title to say server rather than computer?  Otherwise, many of us will waste some time looking at this, thinking you're asking about any desktop computer, not a server.
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Re: How often does your computer go down on you?
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2006, 12:43:17 PM »
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Why don't you change your title to say server rather than computer?  Otherwise, many of us will waste some time looking at this, thinking you're asking about any desktop computer, not a server.

I'm interested in how long people leave their desktops switched on too. I often leave my desktop switched on for up to a week when ripping several DVDs, and my wife leaves her desktop on overnight when she's downloading stuff.
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Re: How often does your computer go down on you?
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2006, 12:59:45 PM »
OK, but if that's what you want, it doesn't get conveyed very well because your question and response choices are not logically worded.  You seem to asking what is the longest time our computer run without freezing, crashing, etc.  At least, that's the way I see it.
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    Re: How often does your computer go down on you?
    « Reply #4 on: December 29, 2006, 01:04:17 PM »
    Energy wasters! ;D
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    Re: How often does your computer go down on you?
    « Reply #5 on: December 29, 2006, 01:11:54 PM »
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    Energy wasters! ;D
    I always shut mine down at night.  There's just no valid reason to leave it running 24/7.
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    Re: How often does your computer go down on you?
    « Reply #6 on: December 29, 2006, 01:42:39 PM »
    I always shut my laptop down after I'm finished using it.
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      Re: How often does your computer go down on you?
      « Reply #7 on: December 29, 2006, 02:05:03 PM »
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      I always shut my laptop down after I'm finished using it.

      Me too. I suppose I could leave it on longer, but there's no point other than to show off uptime. :)
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      Re: How often does your computer go down on you?
      « Reply #8 on: December 29, 2006, 02:09:25 PM »
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      I always shut my laptop down after I'm finished using it.

      Me too. I suppose I could leave it on longer, but there's no point other than to show off uptime. :)
      Exactly.
      I have heat problems with mine too, so I prefer to leave it off when possible.
      I like to think it'll last longer too.
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        Re: How often does your computer go down on you?
        « Reply #9 on: December 29, 2006, 02:23:07 PM »
        Oh, I think so. Everything material in your PC has a life span. Eventually, the hard drive will fail. The IDE cables will get old and stop working correctly. If you have an E-Machine, this will happen sooner than you'd like. So leaving it off should add at least a little life time to it. :)
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        Re: How often does your computer go down on you?
        « Reply #10 on: December 29, 2006, 02:28:10 PM »
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        If you have an E-Machine, this will happen sooner than you'd like.
        Lol.
        I have a 3-year warranty, so hopefully it will fail right at the end and I can get new components.
        Then it'll last longer, right?
        I know everything has a finite lifespan, but hopefully this should last a while.
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          Re: How often does your computer go down on you?
          « Reply #11 on: December 29, 2006, 02:43:56 PM »
          Oh, so you do have an E-Machine. Best of luck to you. Remember to backup files! ;D
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          Re: How often does your computer go down on you?
          « Reply #12 on: December 29, 2006, 02:46:49 PM »
          No, that's not what I meant.
          It's not an E-Machine.
          I wouldn't dare go near one after the stories around here.
          It's an Evesham (rebranded MSI?)
          Reliable and in every way not E-Machine-ish.
          As for backups, I need to do one.
          I use Acronis TrueImage and an external HDD, but the last time I did an image was a while ago.
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            « Reply #13 on: December 29, 2006, 04:01:16 PM »
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            How often does your computer go down on you?

            this quote means something ALOT different where i live. i found it kind of funny. :D
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              Re: How often does your computer go down on you?
              « Reply #14 on: December 29, 2006, 04:26:24 PM »
              As did I, but I didn't want to say anything. ;D
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