so I can keep my laptop on ?
966535
when you know you will come back to your computer in the same day then you can put it in stand by. The less you keep turning on and off your computer the better. It puts a strain on your hard drive if you do that a lot of times a day. So stand by is the best you can go.
868935
No. That is what charges the battery so that your laptop will work without AC.
590262
You should be ok if you have it on a hard surface like a desk or table. \n\nIf you have it on the floor, or couch, or table with tablecloth, it may overheat due to the fan being blocked by the fabric.  Overheating is bad as it can kill the motherboard and/or drive and you would have an expensive paperweight.\n\nLeaving a computer on is supposed to be good for it since booting from the off state over and over adds wear and tear to the system.  I have a PC that I power off every night, and a work laptop that gets shut down once or twice a day, both work fine.  I haven't rebooted my mac in over a month and it too works fine.
899465
Yes, you can. The laptop will be totally fine as all the information is stored permanently on the hard drive, which doesn't require power going to it for the information to stay safely on there. If you unplug the router then you *might* need to set your net connection up on it again afterwards, but as long as you're comfortable doing that then it's no real problem.\n\nOh, and I disagree entirely with Derek D's advice. People run their laptops until the battery's completely flat all the time, it's a totally commonplace event and requires nothing to sort except plugging it in again and letting it charge up for a while.
901708
There's a maximum time limit that a normal PC can stay on. Typically 7 days for a normal PC unless you have a Server which can stay on forever.\n\nSo, I think possibly that you have a PC and keep it a point that if you continuously keep your PC on, it will get dead very soon. Normally a PC can stay on continuously for 7 days only unless there are branded PC which can stay for months but not years like a Server.\n\nI suggest that you Turn Off your Computer when you dont have any work and then turning it on back, when you need it.\n\nBYE
408747
Easy just bring your laptop
790650
Yes. Assuming you have a PC: Go to your Control Panel and open Power Options. You can change the settings for your sytem's stand-by and hibernate options, or turn them off completely.
667282
the battery is only used to keep the date and clock settings.  the only way keeping it plugged in and off could harm it is if there would be a power surge or lighting struck the house, which could fry it.
427763
Not compulsory but a good idea. Especially if you leave you computer on. Several comsumer UPS have serial/USB ports that allow them to sence when the computer is on and can be setup thru software to power down the computer saving work and preventing the OS from damage.
1180558
Since you only use it a few times a day and being a laptop I would say the best thing for you to do is to Hibernate it.  This will turn the laptop off but will write all the running applications to the hard drive so Windows can be resumed faster than if you just shut it down.  Hibernate uses no power and is very similar to standby except standby maintains power to the memory so Winodws will resume even faster than if you had just put it in Standby.  If you are going to walk away for just a few minutes, leave it on.\n\nTo be even more power conscious you could put it in Hibernate and then unplug it.  If you don't know (because I can never tell) hold down shift at the shutdown menu to get the Hibernate option.  But when you are done using it for the day, shut it down.
857910
Yes it is safe. It will not hurt your computer. I hibernate my laptop all the time. It save me a lot of time when I need to turn it on. The only thing is that if you are using a laptop it will drain your battery but if you are using a desktop you will be fine.
1152151
Plug all your computer equipment into a surge protective power bar...although very rare...it is known to happen\n\nBut to keep your system running should the power go out...install a generator to your power fuse panel.
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.
1090842
set computer up to another day?
220801
No if the PC is off no programs can be active.But you can set a program to start when the computer starts if you want to automate tasks while away from the compurer.
479088
Nope - turn off the monitor, though, because that consumes a lot more power than the computer itself. Leaving your computer on is actually even better for it, because most failures happen when you turn it off and back on.
897767
To save energy/power/electricity:\n\nShut your computer down if you will not use it for more than 3 hours. Put it in hibernate mode if it will be idle for just a couple of hours. If you will be gone for several minutes, just turn off the monitor (physically) if you are using a desktop PC. If you are using a laptop, make sure that you have set the power options in control panel to turn off h/d and monitor when not in use for a specific number minutes depending on how long you want. Ultimately, to really save energy, only turn-on your PC if you intend to use it.\n\nBy the way Logging-off is a security feature and not a power saving feature. So it does not save energy.