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In article <8453@ingr.com> uunet!ingr!b23b!dragon!keith (Keith Ford) writes:
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[I plan on setting up a BBS soon and had a few questions.  I use an
[ATI VGA Wonder card and a Mitsubishi Diamond Scan monitor (multisync).
[Would it be better to turn the monitor off or simply blank the screen?
[Assume the monitor will be needed at least once a day.  Will turning
[the monitor off cause harm or stress the ATI card?  I've pumped a lot
[of money (by my standards) into my system, and leaving it all running
[is scary.  I know that power on/off can place a stress on the circuits,
[but continuous operation will cause heat.  What is the trade-off?
[I guess if the ventillation is adequate, it would be best to leave it
[on?  I'm not answering my question, just providing ideas.
>
Turning the power off to the monitor should not cause any problems and will
provide protection against those well known power glitches in the Huntspatch
area. If you haven't already, you might consider a UPS or some other power
protection device to protect your whole system.

Although I don't use my system for a BBS, I do have it on for quite awhile each
day. I use a screen blanking program that I set up to trigger after
10 minutes of inactivity.

Hope this helps.	

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