Is it recommended to turn your CPU off when not in use or leave it on?
930212
Personally I think you should turn it off, if your not going to need it say overnight, as doesn't take much to boot up again in Morning....cheers
143286
Sure! Make sure any scheduled tasks use the advanced mode to bring system out of standby.\nSTART, ALL Programs, Accessories,System Tools,Scheduled Tasks - then choose:\nProperties, Settings, Wake the Computer to run this Task
936973
Sounds like your processor is over heating...that will definitely shut down your computer.
764830
turn off your computer
42366
It depends on the way your computer is set up and how much you use it through out the day. If you don't use your computer everyday, it might be safer to turn it off (and make sure you do a proper shutdown, such as using the start menu if you are on a Windows PC). As for not booting up correctly, there might be bad entries in the registry, or bad/damaged sectors on the hard drive (easily caused by too many impromper shut downs). If you can't figure out how to tell if you do or not, you may want to look for a reputable service center in your area that can help you find out. However, if you use your computer quite a bit, and you just want to turn it off to save power, but not have to wait for it to boot up everytime you need to use it, you may want to look in the control panel under the power options to see if you have support for a hibernation and/or standy-by mode. By using stand-by or hibernation mode, it will help to save on utility costs compared to leaving the computer fully powered on, but it will not require a actual "start up" when you go to return from the stand-by/hibernation mode.
941506
you should try hibernating it. this will save power and will save you time when you start your computer up. right click the taskbar, click task manager, click shut down on the top, and click hibernate.
1039508
I leave mine on all the time and the dell guy told me to turn it off a couple of hours a day.\n\nMake sure you have a screen saver that moves or something because if the screen sits to long it can burn the image into your monitor
955598
If you have Windows, do this  Start -> Run -> type in msconfig press ok\n\nIn this command go to startup and all the boxes that are checked, uncheck all the ones you DONT need when you start the PC up, all these programs run when you start the PC and take up processor power.  Just be careful, if it is a Microsoft one, or a System32 one dont uncheck it, the system needs those to run.
1157153
Go to Control Panel then Security Center and there you can turn it off or on. You want to have it on.
1089761
Very little cost.  :)   Computers use very little power, and electrical power is cheap.  If you left your computer on 24 hours a day, you're probably using roughly 10 cents of electricity in a day.  Turning it on and off is hard on the hard drive.  Good rule of thumb is to turn it on when you go to use it, and leave it on the remainder of the day until you're done with it for the day.  You can turn on and off the screen, that'll increase your screen life.  But turning it on and off a lot puts stress on the hard drive.  Mostly leave it on once it's on.
693676
I'm assuming you run your computer on for long amounts of time. The best thing to do is to get a cooling pad like mentioned and to slow down the processor so that it doesn't produce extra heat when not in use/under a large load. http://www.pbus-167.com/chc.htm Notebook hardware control is a great program you could look into to see temps and to slow the processor down when you don't need all 100%. It can also help save battery life when you're not plugged in.
406081
Some brands has own power management programs with option to turn fan always on. Some has this option in bios. But I never seen option to turn it instantly off. I wouldn't do it. Even if you have good wind tunnel built for cooling. Factory fan is situated right in the place for most efficient cooling. Show mercy to your CPU.
694875
I recommend leaving it on, provided--\n- If you are connected to the internet full time, you  have good up-to-date security software (firewall (software and on router), anitvirus, and spyware.  As added security, when not running scheduled updates over internet, many modems have an off switch; turn it off when not actively using the internet.\n- If you have an UPS.  While lightening over lines connected to the computer can destroy parts of it, a good surge protector works wonders--most of the time.  The UPS also answers the problem of low voltage spikes.  When the voltage drops and comes back up, without a UPS, your computer starts to turn off.  When the voltage kicks back in, the drive restarts after slowing which is hard on the drive.
450986
Pretty much a catch 22 question.  The answer really relies on how much use during the day when it's left on.  Turning the computer on and off numerous times throughout the day will wear on certain parts of the computer while leaving it on constantly will wear on other parts of the computer.  If the computer is used constantly throughout the day I would leave it on and ensure that it is properly cooled.  If it may only be turned on once or twice a day I would shut it off.  Hope this helps.
337406
Try going into the Control Panel, and selecting Power Management.  There might be an option in there to change what the computer does when the "lid" is closed.
249505
When this will happen. Will it happen when you run a paricular program...\nIf its happening all the time then its because your cpu is getting heated up.\nGo to bios in that go temperature settings. There you can uncheck auto reboot if you don't want that to happen.\nBut it is recommended
290332
Turn your computer off.....duh.