Can imacs be left on all the time

I was told that I should be leaving my imac on at all times, i wanted to check this out before doing so?

The "Everything Mac" booklet that came with my iMac says on page 15 as follows: "If you will be away from your iMac for less than a few days, put it to sleep". That is the practice I follow. The only exception I make is when the weather appears to be such that we'll have a power failure. Then I shut my iMac down to do it in an orderly fashion. In addition in "Systems Preferences > "Energy Saver", I have unchecked the box labeled "Start up automatically after a power failure" because I don't want to run the risk of a start up and shut down if the power is going on and off.
If your iMac came with a similar booklet, check it out for all sorts of tips on using, troubleshooting, etc.

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I've experiencing the same problem.
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Recently it started to turn itself off..... and then I have to wait for several hours till I can get it to work again..... any tips on how to solve this?

Can I leave Powerbook on all the time and music pauses when disc ejects.

I have had an imac at home for the last 4 years and always left it asleep when not using it so I could acces my itunes quickly. I have just upgraded to a Pbook G4 17" and am concerned now that I may not be able to leave it on. I read Apples guide to battery use and they say not to leave it plugged in all the time. I thought this was a machine that could be used all the time? Am i safe to leave it plugged in asleep through the day and night with say 3 to 4 hours use in the evening?
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It is OK to leave your PowerBook on (plugged in) but remember to use your battery once in a while. Lithium-based batteries have to be used. Fully discharging and recharging the battery every two weeks should be OK.
An alternative is removing your battery with a 50% charge. Apple suggests this if you don’t plan on using your battery for more than six months.

Should TouchPad be left on all the time? Battery life?

Hello, sorry if this question has been asked before but I have searched this forum (before asking this question) and could not find an answer. Is it recommended to leave your TouchPad on all the time (which I have been doing) or should it be turned off like I do with my PC every night?
Also, what is the typical battery life of the TouchPad and once the battery fails can we replace the battery or is that the end of life for our TouchPad too?
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide me in answering my questions.
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There is no harm leaving the device "on", but I'm assuming you mean letting the screen go blank when not being used.
Since the device is still relatively new, I'm not sure how long the battery will last. I still have Palm PDA's that work like new after 7 years. I treat them like a pet - feed them each night, and use a cover to keep them safe.
The batteries in the old devices weren't user-servicable, but many users and websites were able to change them out.
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Should DSL modem be left on all the time?

For the last week, I have been having serious intermittant DSL connectivity problems. Nothing has changed in my house, we do not have wireless, no other comm devices, etc. I have opened a trouble ticket with Verizon.com because of static on the phone lines - perhaps that is the problem.
However this morning, I called the DSL tech support line (800-567-6789) and described the problem. That individual told me the following:
-- I should leave DSL modem (Westell 6100G) on all the time in order for the modem to maintain sync with the central office.
      ==> IS THIS CORRECT?
              If this is correct, would someone please explain the technical reason for this?
-- The tech support person is sending new DSL filters just in case. When I tried to use the automated Verizon phone system, the system keep thinking I was inputting wrong answers to questions. I turned off the modem and this problem disappeared. Wierd!!!
-- The tech support person is conducting a 24 hour test to see if line problems are discovered.
Thoughts anyone?
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David_3 wrote:
For the last week, I have been having serious intermittant DSL connectivity problems. Nothing has changed in my house, we do not have wireless, no other comm devices, etc. I have opened a trouble ticket with Verizon.com because of static on the phone lines - perhaps that is the problem.
However this morning, I called the DSL tech support line (800-567-6789) and described the problem. That individual told me the following:
-- I should leave DSL modem (Westell 6100G) on all the time in order for the modem to maintain sync with the central office.
      ==> IS THIS CORRECT?
              If this is correct, would someone please explain the technical reason for this?
-- The tech support person is sending new DSL filters just in case. When I tried to use the automated Verizon phone system, the system keep thinking I was inputting wrong answers to questions. I turned off the modem and this problem disappeared. Wierd!!!
-- The tech support person is conducting a 24 hour test to see if line problems are discovered.
Thoughts anyone?
Thank you all - this is a great forum!!!
DSL is very sensitive to noise quality issues, and if you are getting static, I would wager that they are directly connected. If it's the splitters that are the problem (and yes that is possible) then removing them and your phones from the picture would yield a positive result. but that would mean you would have to leave the phones and filters unplugged for x amount of time and depending on the frequency of the drops, that may be unrealistic.
Phones and filters go bad, so it's possible to have had a working set of phones and filters, and never touched them and yet still have a problem in the future.
The DSL modem should be connected at all times, as that is what DSL was designed to be. an always on connection.
In a perfect world I would say that you can disconnect and connect it at your leisure, but with all the little things that make DSL hiccup, its best to leave it plugged in 24/7. you can unplug it, it won't hurt it, and it will save you a little bit of energy, but it won't do much for your performance other than extend the life of your router.
and do not believe that they are running any legitimate proactive 24 hour test - they MIGHT grab some stats off the modem that show stuff, but a lot of it is information that a normal tech would not be able to decipher.
My advise, either disconnect the phones and test that way like I described above, or wait for the filters.
leaving the modem plugged in is a personal decision, I personally would leave it plugged in 24/7 unless I was not protected properly on my PC and worried about attacks/virus's

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ITunes + iMac G5 + Leopard = hangs all the time

I've a iMac G5 with 1,5GB RAM running since 2 years fine with Tiger.
I use a NAS as data storage and Wlan. With the iMac G5 and my Macbooks (one with Leopard 10.5.1 + one with Tiger 10.4.11) i have had never problems at all.
After a clean install to Leopard 10.5.1 i have heavy problems with iTunes on my iMac G5. After starting iTunes the program needs appr. 50s-100s to start playing a song. During that time iTunes shows a beachball.
I deleted and installed iTunes again but receive the same results.
I can find the following in my logs:
Date/Time: 2007-11-21 16:20:24 +0100
OS Version: 10.5.1 (Build 9B18)
Architecture: ppc
Report Version: 4
Command: iTunes
Path: /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes
Version: 7.5 (7.5)
Build Version: 6
Project Name: iTunes
Source Version: 7501901
Parent: launchd [123]
PID: 3017
Event: hang
Time: 68.59s
Steps: 419
Date/Time: 2007-11-26 17:44:37 +0100
OS Version: 10.5.1 (Build 9B18)
Architecture: ppc
Report Version: 4
Command: iTunes
Path: /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes
Version: 7.4.2 (7.4.2)
Build Version: 2
Project Name: iTunes
Source Version: 7420401
Parent: launchd [114]
PID: 932
Event: hang
Time: 48.80s
Steps: 328
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Hi, Thanks for the suggestions. Here are the answers to your questions:
Channel selection is on Automatic. I have tried switching channels on both my DSL router (and it doesn't go to the channel I select!) and on the AE. Performance is the same.
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2009 iMac spinning beach ball all the time except windows 7

Please Help
I have a early 2009 iMac every time I boot into OS X and click on more than 2 things no matter what I get the spinning beach ball for ever but in Windows 7 everything is fine
reinstalled 10.5.6 that come with iMac countless times Apple hardware test is fine Memtest is fine changed harddrive no change opened iMac up and cleaned fans and everything else no change Changed keyboards and mouse no change its got me stumped why Windows 7 works fine but OS X does not had iMac since 2009 never had problem before.
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Thanks Mark

Yes I am doing a complete erase of the hard drive and installing OS X brand new
as far as hard drives I am only using one at a time, I changed out to a brand new harddrive
If the logic board is failing WHY is windows 7 running fine with no problems I do not understand I have had macs all my life never had problems like this before
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