Question RAM's life span shortens due to its no cooling time?

[Diano]

I am learning to use one of the LINUX distos on a USB bootable. The startup time is very long if the PC is shutdown. I intend to always suspend the OS without shutdown. This keeps RAM working all the time and keeps RAM in heat all the time without cooling off. Does this shortens RAM's life span?
Thank you.

 

[Unolocogringo]

Most ram has a lifetime warranty.
You might lose a few months life out of them. But by that time they will be obsolete .

 

[Ralston18]

This:

"The startup time is very long if the PC is shutdown".

That is the problem that needs to be adressed.

Key is to discover what the build is doing (or trying to do) during the long startup times.....

More information needed.

Update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS information.

What LINUX distro are you using?

Instead of a USB bootable why not use a dual boot system?

This thread may be more suited to Open Source category than Memory category. TBD.

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For the most part electronics, and many other things, are adversely affected by heating up and cooling down. Thermal cycles.....

Leaving the host computer on may speed boot up but likely will consume more energy over time than normal startups and shutdowns.

 

[Diano]

Most ram has a lifetime warranty.
You might lose a few months life out of them. But by that time they will be obsolete .

Thank you.
The RAM sticks I am now using are obsolete already, they are DDR2 800, 14 or 15 years old.

 

[Diano]

This:

"The startup time is very long if the PC is shutdown".

That is the problem that needs to be adressed.

Key is to discover what the build is doing (or trying to do) during the long startup times.....

More information needed.

Update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS information.

What LINUX distro are you using?

Instead of a USB bootable why not use a dual boot system?

This thread may be more suited to Open Source category than Memory category. TBD.

= = = =

For the most part electronics, and many other things, are adversely affected by heating up and cooling down. Thermal cycles.....

Leaving the host computer on may speed boot up but likely will consume more energy over time than normal startups and shutdowns.

Thank you.
What I am playing with is not a normal PC. Only some parts left over from disused machines long time ago.
MB : G45T AM2 V:1.0
CPU: Intel Core2 Quad
RAM: DDR2 800 SDRAM 4G
PSU: Corsair RM650x
GPU: On board Intel® G45
BIOS:American Megatrends V.02.16
Flash stick, 2GB USB2
Monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, and an external on/off switch, all are either old left overs or bought second hand stuff, set them up on top of a bench, and made LINUS LXLE bootable o the 2GB flash stick, that is all.

The only item new is the CR2032.

 

[Ralston18]

When you replaced the CMOS battery (CR2032) then the system reverted to the default boot configuration settings.

Very likely then that one or more of those settings is the culprit.

For example: the system may have been configured for some "fast boot" but is now going through some full (and longer) boot process.

All the more so perhaps with a mix of varying components etc. to "sort out" during boot up.

This motherboard?

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/451736/Ecs-G45t-M2.html

(Do verify that I found the applicable manual.)

Double check all connections and configuration settings.

Chapter 3.0 covers BIOS.

Take a close look at each availble configuration setting.

First, to understand what the setting does.

Second, to make note of the current (likely default value) setting.

Third, to test another setting value/option.

Remember to change only one thing at a time ande keep notes.

Recommended: Explore BIOS first without changing anything. Just, again, make notes regarding anything that seems amiss or otherwise not as expected. Use cancel or ESC as necessary to avoid accidental changes.

For example, from the User Manual:

"Quick Power on Self Test (Enabled)
Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start
up faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system
hardware is operating smoothly"

May not be the issue per se; but something, among many things, to check....

 

[kerberos_20]

slow boot on 2GB flash stick...ye that is somewhat expected,
as said above ram doesnt age that fast and since youre keeping it at relatively same temperature every day, then youre avoiding material stretching when it cools down/heats up...but what temperatures can ddr2 have? 30-40C?