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From: jez@praxis.co.uk (Jeremy Prior)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: should hard drives be left running 24 hrs/day?
Summary: Leave it on; We do!
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Date: 15 Apr 89 12:53:09 GMT
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In article <1279@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> pgn@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu
(Paul G. Nevai) writes:
>
>Should an extrenal Mac hard drive be left on 24 hours a day or
>should it be turned on in the morning and turned off in the
>evening?

	We have an Apple HD20 SC attached to an LaserWriter IIntx, that has
not been switched off now for *8 Months*!  It has given us no problems at all,
despite several power failures.  We suffered no ill effects from leaving it
on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  As to whether this has increased or
decreased the life of the drive, only time will tell..

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Jeremy Prior (jez)                                   Telephone:  +44 225 444700
Praxis Systems plc                                       Telex: 445848 PRAXIS G
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