Re: Power surge safety

From: Happy (happy_at_trial.ca)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 02:34:58 GMT

These are a bunch of great solutions! After the past problems I have had, I
am going to be safe as well. But, do you mean you mean you unplug every
nite, or just when there is a storm in the area?
I will check the BIOS, I think that's why I lost the last one, a series of
off & on in a short space of time.
Any suggestions on software for use with a UPS?
"Galen" <galennews@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eZfFs8HGFHA.3596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> In news:1JpSd.6383$oh4.247600@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca,
> Happy <happy@trial.ca> had this to say:
>
>
>> What is the best way to prevent against power surge problems?
>> (obviously the first is to have the proper surge protector, and use
>> it properly)
>> Is it better to shut off your computer, put it in hibernate, put it
>> in stand by, or leave on? What are the risks?
>> I have lost two computers in the last 5 years, and want to avoid a
>> repeat.
>
> In addition to all the other valid information given you should consider
> replacing your surge protector every once in a while. MOST surge
> protection
> devices have a light on them that make you think they are working.
> However,
> after a single surge the protection offered by the device is minimal if
> any
> yet the light will remain on and be happy to allow you to think that
> you're
> still protected. It's been my best interest, since days of yore, to not
> worry about expense and to use both a UPS and a surge protector. I've
> never
> lost a computer to a power surge though I've replaced a number of
> motherboards and chips with funny burnt ion smells that other people have
> brought by. I buy the best protection I can at the place I'm shopping and
> worry about the price later. $150 is a small price to pay to keep a $2500
> custom PC protected. Often times I'll cheat and put the surge protector on
> one side of the UPS and one on the other end where the power leaves prior
> to
> going into my computer. A bit much? Probably but I can't think of any good
> reason to not do so.
>
> Galen
> --
>
> "My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me
> the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am
> in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial
> stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for
> mental exaltation." -- Sherlock Holmes
>
>
>

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