Ayumiz
J-10 whore
+103|7193|Singapore
Will my com spoil like that?
aardfrith
Δ > x > ¥
+145|7251
It's possible that you'll get hard disk errors from the sudden loss of power.  Just like it's possible that you'll get lung cancer from smoking.  It's not guaranteed to happen but it's recommended that you don't do it, just in case.
Ayumiz
J-10 whore
+103|7193|Singapore
Hmm, didnt see diskcheck when i rebooted it. Argh, some idiot in my block must be running some partical ion cannon.
RavyGravy
Son.
+617|6865|NSW, Australia

find him and kill him
CrazeD
Member
+368|7132|Maine
The actual electrical components won't be affected, however as said you may get data corruption if the HDD was busy at the time it shut off. Basically whatever file it was writing to could be lost or damaged.
The Stillhouse Kid
Licensed Televulcanologist
+126|7101|Deep In The South Of Texas
Get an UPS, problem solved.
cospengle
Member
+140|6946|Armidale, NSW, Australia
You don't want the power to go off if you're flashing your BIOS.

...flashing other bits is OK
{M5}Sniper3
Typical white person.
+389|7219|San Antonio, Texas

cospengle wrote:

You don't want the power to go off if you're flashing your BIOS.
That would REALLY suck...
slicknic
Member
+145|7085
i have had a computer completely fried from a power surge.  luckaly it was somewhat old, but still a pain.
sithao
Member
+63|7085|Los Angeles, California
can u mess up your computer by turning it off by the power button?
Flaming_Maniac
prince of insufficient light
+2,490|7166|67.222.138.85

sithao wrote:

can u mess up your computer by turning it off by the power button?
Yes, but the chance of screwing something is much less.
Cheez
Herman is a warmaphrodite
+1,027|6898|King Of The Islands

Ayumiz wrote:

some idiot in my block must be running some partical ion cannon.
Just be glad he's not running a Big Bertha or worse, a Vulcan. Can't do shit when those things are firing, unless you build 7 Fusion Plants, to cope with everything.
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
JE3146
Member
+109|7030|Oregon

Cheez wrote:

Ayumiz wrote:

some idiot in my block must be running some partical ion cannon.
Just be glad he's not running a Big Bertha or worse, a Vulcan. Can't do shit when those things are firing, unless you build 7 Fusion Plants, to cope with everything.
Its sad that I know what you're talking about... lol
MagikTrik
yes.....but your still gay
+138|6830|Pittsburgh, PA USA

The Stillhouse Kid wrote:

Get an UPS, problem solved.
Mad Ad
Member
+178|6970|England, UK
if you live in 240v land, get a seasonic with variable voltage, works wonders for power dips and brownouts since the input will go all the way down to 100v without dropping the power to the comp.

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