Is It Safe To Just Leave My Laptop On 24/7?

Question

Lately my laptop has been crashing on boot up, the screen going black then flashing back then crashing. Sometimes it seems to save itself and other times it just crashes.

However once its finally booted up and past the first 5 minutes hurdle of operation it runs FINE for hours. I don't want to get into the nuts and bolts of what may be ailing my machine cause those discussions are always frustrating and fruitless.

I'm just wondering giving my situation is it safer to just leave the machine on and running saving me the boot up hassles, or is leaving the machine on speeding up potential hardware damage that I suspect may be the cause ?

Thanks

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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/11/2009, 16:05:31
Machine name: CLEVO
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Clevo Co.
System Model: M570U
BIOS: BIOS Revision: 1.00.04a
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7200 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1022MB RAM
Page File: 551MB used, 2334MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x71C5)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_71C5&SUBSYS_05711558&REV_00
Display Memory: 512.0 MB
Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Res:
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6925 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/25/2009 17:41:10, 325120 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 2/25/2009 18:58:57, 3565568 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-3285-11CF-E56D-7B25A1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x71C5
SubSys ID: 0x05711558
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV8_B ModeWMV8_A ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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Description: Realtek HD Audio output
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0880&SUBSYS_15580000&REV_1008
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5172 (Eng

Answer 1

That sounds like a driver problem to me. You are probably getting blue screen of deaths along with it.



Try unplugging any external device you have plugged into your computer before rebooting it. If you have nothing plugged in. Then you may wanna check your device manager.



Start>My Computer> right click and choose properties. In the popup choose the Hardware tab. Then choose the device manager button. When that other popup comes up see if you can find any conflicts.



http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/devicemgr.mspx



If you need any drivers you can get what you need here.



http://www.clevo.com.tw/en/e-services/download.asp



As for leaving the PC on all the time. Go ahead I do it but you should get a fan to put underneath the notebook. The heat inside a laptop can cause a lot of damage. I have my laptop for almost 5 years and its always on but I have a fan underneath it.



http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=rav&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=notebook+fan&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=



You may also wanna look at this website to get some helpful suggestions on what to do if its not a driver problem.



http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/sys/crash.htm

Answer 2

I keep my laptop on over night many times, but you will definitely need a good cooler/fan for the laptop so it does not overheat and burn down your house lol.

Answer 3

if you leave it on 24/7 depending on where you place your laptop you might have a risk of over heating. if your up to it. you can all ways try reinstalling windows. thanks for all the info. it would really help if others did the same like you did. just try not to give out to much info for the hackers.

but if you really want to leave it on 24/7 make sure its on a hard flat surface and not on your bed covering all the air vents with your bed covers lol

Answer 4

I suggest putting it to sleep whenever you're not using it.

You can leave it on, if it's ventilated, but you'll need to restart, eventually. It's a computer's way of resetting itself, and making things right in its world.

Putting it to sleep reduces the frequency of reboots.

Once your computer starts to appear slower, or it starts acting up, you need to reboot. Until then, just put it to sleep when not in use.

Answer 5

Yes you can, but at some point it has to go off or on stand by.

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