Longish holiday/vacation do you unplug your PC?

Hello all,

This is, most probably, a daft question but I'll ask anyway! ;o) I'm going
away in April for 3 weeks Goa in India, thanks for asking ;o) and just
wanted people's opinions on whether its ok to leave the PC plugged into the
mains or to unplug it from the mains?

BTW I'm in the UK, if that makes any difference.

TIA

BillL

Sys spec/config
AMD A64 X2 3800
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (F11 BIOS)
2 GB RAM (2 x 1GB DIMMS)
Palit 7900GS
SB X-Fi Extreme Music
Antec 530 Watt PSU
Viewsonic VA1912w 19" LCD

OS: WinXP Pro SP2

"BillL" <billc1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:SgpAh.11506$9S5.6982@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Hello all,
>
> This is, most probably, a daft question but I'll ask anyway! ;o) I'm
> going away in April for 3 weeks Goa in India, thanks for asking ;o) and
> just wanted people's opinions on whether its ok to leave the PC plugged
> into the mains or to unplug it from the mains?
>
Just leave your neighbors a phone number, so they
can ring you, if your house burns down <G>.

BillL <billc1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> This is, most probably, a daft question but I'll ask anyway! ;o) I'm going away in April for 3
> weeks Goa in India, thanks for asking ;o)
> and just wanted people's opinions on whether its ok to leave the PC plugged into the mains or to
> unplug it from the mains?

I generally unplug stuff when away for that long, essentially because you
wont be around to turn it off if it all goes pear shaped due to a fault etc.

> BTW I'm in the UK, if that makes any difference.

Yes, it does, that soggy little island could see it go under water while you are away.

> Sys spec/config
> AMD A64 X2 3800
> Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (F11 BIOS)
> 2 GB RAM (2 x 1GB DIMMS)
> Palit 7900GS
> SB X-Fi Extreme Music
> Antec 530 Watt PSU
> Viewsonic VA1912w 19" LCD

> OS: WinXP Pro SP2

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:53enn1F1s8ntnU1@mid.individual.net...
> BillL <billc1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> This is, most probably, a daft question but I'll ask anyway! ;o) I'm
>> going away in April for 3 weeks Goa in India, thanks for asking ;o)
>> and just wanted people's opinions on whether its ok to leave the PC
>> plugged into the mains or to unplug it from the mains?
>
> I generally unplug stuff when away for that long, essentially because you
> wont be around to turn it off if it all goes pear shaped due to a fault
> etc.
>
>> BTW I'm in the UK, if that makes any difference.
>
> Yes, it does, that soggy little island could see it go under water while
> you are away.
>

Indeed its so wet over here you can come over and drown yourself if you like
Rod.

SteveH <steve.houghREMOVE@THISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> BillL <billc1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote

>>> This is, most probably, a daft question but I'll ask anyway! ;o) I'm going away in April for 3
>>> weeks Goa in India, thanks for asking ;o) and just wanted people's opinions on whether its ok to
>>> leave
>>> the PC plugged into the mains or to unplug it from the mains?

>> I generally unplug stuff when away for that long, essentially because you wont be around to turn
>> it off if it all goes pear shaped due to a fault etc.

>>> BTW I'm in the UK, if that makes any difference.

>> Yes, it does, that soggy little island could see it go under water while you are away.

> Indeed its so wet over here you can come over and drown yourself if you like Rod.

You get to take a long run off a short pier instead

"BillL" <billc1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:SgpAh.11506$9S5.6982@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Hello all,
>
> This is, most probably, a daft question but I'll ask anyway! ;o) I'm
going
> away in April for 3 weeks Goa in India, thanks for asking ;o) and just
> wanted people's opinions on whether its ok to leave the PC plugged into
the
> mains or to unplug it from the mains?
>
> BTW I'm in the UK, if that makes any difference.
>
>

Be safe...
unplug it

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:53eqlvF1rvi9aU1@mid.individual.net...
> SteveH <steve.houghREMOVE@THISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote
>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>> BillL <billc1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote
>
>>>> This is, most probably, a daft question but I'll ask anyway! ;o) I'm
>>>> going away in April for 3 weeks Goa in India, thanks for asking ;o) and
>>>> just wanted people's opinions on whether its ok to leave
>>>> the PC plugged into the mains or to unplug it from the mains?
>
>>> I generally unplug stuff when away for that long, essentially because
>>> you wont be around to turn it off if it all goes pear shaped due to a
>>> fault etc.
>
>>>> BTW I'm in the UK, if that makes any difference.
>
>>> Yes, it does, that soggy little island could see it go under water while
>>> you are away.
>
>> Indeed its so wet over here you can come over and drown yourself if you
>> like Rod.
>
> You get to take a long run off a short pier instead

And we have lots of those as well, mostly in the House of Lords.

SteveH

BillL wrote:
>
> This is, most probably, a daft question but I'll ask anyway! ;o)
> I'm going away in April for 3 weeks Goa in India, thanks for
> asking ;o) and just wanted people's opinions on whether its ok to
> leave the PC plugged into the mains or to unplug it from the mains?

Shut it off. Unplug it from everything to protect against
lightning etc. Now it won't be a fire hazard.

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["Followup-To:" header set to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt.] BillL
wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> This is, most probably, a daft question but I'll ask anyway! ;o) I'm
> going away in April for 3 weeks Goa in India, thanks for asking ;o)
> and just wanted people's opinions on whether its ok to leave the PC
> plugged into the mains or to unplug it from the mains?

<snip>

> OS: WinXP Pro SP2

Turn it off. No use paying for electricity for two weeks and six days
of BSOD.


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On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:22:27 -0500, CBFalconer wrote:

> BillL wrote:
>>
>> This is, most probably, a daft question but I'll ask anyway! ;o)
>> I'm going away in April for 3 weeks Goa in India, thanks for
>> asking ;o) and just wanted people's opinions on whether its ok to
>> leave the PC plugged into the mains or to unplug it from the mains?
>
> Shut it off. Unplug it from everything to protect against
> lightning etc. Now it won't be a fire hazard.

Yes - and don't forget to unplug the 'phone line, as that can cause damage
from lightning. Friend down the road lost 2 PCs, a printer and a fax m/c,
(also his mains distribution board and car electronics) and that was not a
direct hit!
--
Peter.
If you can do it today, you didn't put off enough yesterday.