In article <T1098997240@djwhome.demon.co.uk>, david@djwhome.demon.co.uk 
says...

In article <MPG.1beacf1f1d7b12f8989807@News.Individual.NET>,
Peter Smithson <pgsmithson_deletethisbit@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

What was wrong with the FAQ entry - I know it's simplified but what's 
inaccurate?

It implies that overheating is a threshold effect, when any level of heat,
especially with power applied, will affect the rate of some premature
failures mechanisms.  

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I don't mention heat or failure of any components.  Just a reminder -

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"Will running SETI@home put any additional strain on my computer?"

is what it's answering.

My answer would be -

"There is not significant additional strain in any circumstance.  
Traditionaly,  computers execute an idle loop to keep them busy all the 
time anyway. Computers with power saving features (usually laptops) will 
work slightly harder since the power saving features will not work when 
running SETI@home."
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Perhaps I need to add a sentance saying that the main result is a small 
increase in power usage just to avoid misunderstanding it.  But even 
that isn't really an additional "strain" .  I suppose it's a non 
technical answer to a non technical question.

Cheers

Peter

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