How long do you leave your Amiga on?

Gordon · 14 February 2009, 16:50

Wasnt sure what section to put this in but anyway I want to know whats the longest time I can leave a standard amiga with hard drive on, without risking overheating?

blade002 · 14 February 2009, 17:08

I used my Amiga 1200 for 8 years solid virtually EVERYDAY from 1992 till 2000 (still using it now but not as much as back then) and for about 4 years i ran it with a Seagate 40meg HD, and the for the other 4 years i ran it with a Quantum Daytona 500meg HD & a Blizzard 030@50 Accelerator board and during weekdays i would run it for about 3 hours a night and on weekends it would run for 10 hours on some days!!, and that is in even in the summer time with Australian temperatures!

Wouldn't stress about it, your Amiga should be fine if mine could survive all of that, especially with the Accelerator board adding a bit more heat

AmigaFriend · 14 February 2009, 17:22

As blade002 said.

You can check my post in another thread: http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=490203&postcount=8

meega · 14 February 2009, 17:36

I've left my A1200 with 800MB HD and Blizzard MkIV running for days and days (even weeks) before now. My hard drive powers down after about 45mins of no access, and everything is then completely silent - the only thing giving it away is the power LED. I just forget that it's on, and then turn it off a couple of days later when I notice. A full game of The Settlers can take several days too.

musashi5150 · 14 February 2009, 18:07

When dumping Sherlock Holmes (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=27933) I left my CDTV and A600HD on 24/7 for weeks without any harm coming to them.

Angus · 14 February 2009, 21:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by meega

. A full game of The Settlers can take several days too.

You know there's a save function?

I usually leave my Amiga on for 2 weeks at a time, and then turn it off over night. I gather that one old electronics aren't wild about is being turned off and on - and with the Mediator and everything its less relaible at initially booting than it used to be.

meega · 15 February 2009, 01:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angus

You know there's a save function?

Yes.

Fingerlickin_B · 15 February 2009, 11:28

Short answer:
From the point at which I want to start using it until the point at which I am done using it

Point of interest...you say "standard Amiga with HDD"...what "standard" Amiga do you mean? Some are much better cooled than others. (Not being an asshole, it is a serious question)

PZ.

alexh · 15 February 2009, 12:36

You have to remember that computers (especially hard drives) prefer to be left switched on for long periods rather than being switched on/off regularly.

The most likely time for electronics to break is at power on. Thus the more power-ons, the more likely it is that something will break (especially true for hard drives).

If you are worried about heat then remove your hard drive and replace with a cheap £10 SSD (IDE->CF or IDE->SD).

If you have a hot accelerator, consider replacing the CPU with a newer cooler variant and improving airflow through your case by modification and adding (a large slow moving) fans.

Whilst heat can kill your Amiga, switching it on and off regularly is more likely to.

Amiga1992 · 15 February 2009, 14:39

I use it as much as i want, which is in excess of 4 hours, -except in summer-, when i have killed my a600 and its psu many times.

tin · 15 February 2009, 15:48

I'll join the bunch of people that leave theirs on for days. Not so much anymore unfortunately but I would not anticipate problems leaving it on for as long as you like

rkauer · 15 February 2009, 23:53

I leaved mine 1200 on for weeks. Mine A600 with a PCMCIA 4Mb card must be turned off after 7~8 hours, then boot again for more 7 hours of action.

I hope that with internal 4~8 RAM this issue don't happen any more.

The 500 & 2000 are rock solid even after a week turned on.

14 February 2009, 16:50	#1
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	How long do you leave your Amiga on? Wasnt sure what section to put this in but anyway I want to know whats the longest time I can leave a standard amiga with hard drive on, without risking overheating?

15 February 2009, 12:36	#9
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	You have to remember that computers (especially hard drives) prefer to be left switched on for long periods rather than being switched on/off regularly. The most likely time for electronics to break is at power on. Thus the more power-ons, the more likely it is that something will break (especially true for hard drives). If you are worried about heat then remove your hard drive and replace with a cheap £10 SSD (IDE->CF or IDE->SD). If you have a hot accelerator, consider replacing the CPU with a newer cooler variant and improving airflow through your case by modification and adding (a large slow moving) fans. Whilst heat can kill your Amiga, switching it on and off regularly is more likely to. Last edited by alexh; 15 February 2009 at 12:44.

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14 February 2009, 17:08	#2
blade002 Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Age: 50 Posts: 2,616	I used my Amiga 1200 for 8 years solid virtually EVERYDAY from 1992 till 2000 (still using it now but not as much as back then) and for about 4 years i ran it with a Seagate 40meg HD, and the for the other 4 years i ran it with a Quantum Daytona 500meg HD & a Blizzard 030@50 Accelerator board and during weekdays i would run it for about 3 hours a night and on weekends it would run for 10 hours on some days!!, and that is in even in the summer time with Australian temperatures! Wouldn't stress about it, your Amiga should be fine if mine could survive all of that, especially with the Accelerator board adding a bit more heat

14 February 2009, 17:22	#3
AmigaFriend Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CLI Posts: 1,462	As blade002 said. You can check my post in another thread: http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=490203&postcount=8

14 February 2009, 17:36	#4
meega Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oooh what a feeling yeaaah dancing on the ceiling Posts: 314	I've left my A1200 with 800MB HD and Blizzard MkIV running for days and days (even weeks) before now. My hard drive powers down after about 45mins of no access, and everything is then completely silent - the only thing giving it away is the power LED. I just forget that it's on, and then turn it off a couple of days later when I notice. A full game of The Settlers can take several days too.

14 February 2009, 18:07	#5
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	When dumping Sherlock Holmes (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=27933) I left my CDTV and A600HD on 24/7 for weeks without any harm coming to them.

15 February 2009, 11:28	#8
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	Short answer: From the point at which I want to start using it until the point at which I am done using it Point of interest...you say "standard Amiga with HDD"...what "standard" Amiga do you mean? Some are much better cooled than others. (Not being an asshole, it is a serious question) PZ.

15 February 2009, 14:39	#10
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I use it as much as i want, which is in excess of 4 hours, -except in summer-, when i have killed my a600 and its psu many times.

15 February 2009, 15:48	#11
tin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: chester Posts: 415	I'll join the bunch of people that leave theirs on for days. Not so much anymore unfortunately but I would not anticipate problems leaving it on for as long as you like

15 February 2009, 23:53	#12
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	I leaved mine 1200 on for weeks. Mine A600 with a PCMCIA 4Mb card must be turned off after 7~8 hours, then boot again for more 7 hours of action. I hope that with internal 4~8 RAM this issue don't happen any more. The 500 & 2000 are rock solid even after a week turned on.

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