turning off at mains

catford

Will I do any damage to my pc by turning off the mains power after shutting down correctly?

shopbot

Not sure I understand your post

or does the indicate a spoof?

wonderfullife_2

No

skiddy2k

wont do any harm at all if you shutdown correctley.
btw, why would you want to turn off mains? it isnt going to make a diffrence

blinky

It will make a tiny reduction in power consumption as there is always a small amount of power to the board.

It also removes a potential fire risk.

catford

shopbot wrote:

Not sure I understand your post

or does the indicate a spoof?

No spoof intended!--just a wink!--I'm saving money anyway i can,no matter how small.

catford

blinky wrote:

It will make a tiny reduction in power consumption as there is always a small amount of power to the board.

It also removes a potential fire risk.

And it puts the light out on the mouse.!!

shopbot

catford wrote:

No spoof intended!--just a wink!--I'm saving money anyway i can,no matter how small.

Good for you! :beer:

I have a thing about making sure everything is unplugged before I go out or go to bed. Drives my gf mad!

elvis_bloggs

catford wrote:

Will I do any damage to my pc by turning off the mains power after shutting down correctly?

I always switch of at the mains once my computer has shut down.

gizmos

Powergen had a multi point (four gang I believe) power strip that once you powered off your PC would also power off your printer,speakers and anything else connected to your PC - good idea I thought

EileenH

My pc, monitor, speakers, printer, scanner, adsl gateway etc are all on surge protected extension sockets and I always switch them off at the mains last thing at night.