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| Thread ID: 118964 | 2011-06-29 00:47:00 | UPS Ideas | dpDesignz (15919) | Press F1 |
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| 1213070 | 2011-06-29 06:09:00 | We got nine in total - servers, PC's in the workshop, inside the house etc. For ages we used the Libert name, but the ones they had got superseded, so when they finally gave up the ghost ( after 5-6 years of abuse) we now use Mostly the APC ones (www.ascent.co.nz) -- we have a combo of 550 & the 700's, along with a couple of the cheap Eatons (www.ascent.co.nz) on two workstations. ( ones I dont use all the time) Still got one Libert 650 (www.ascent.co.nz) working thats original. They changed the design from the one I have, BUT if you have a look at the other thread on surge protection, theres a quick Demo Video (www.youtube.com), which shows it clearly -- still working quite happy :banana That particular one lated about 15 minutes once when installing windows and we had a power problem - managed to finish the install (just) before the battery went deeeaaaddddd :D as you can see on the film, its only running backup/surge on the PC and monitor, the other side plugs are surge only. Dont bother with the software on the workshop PC's as the PC's customers and mine change all the time. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1213071 | 2011-06-29 06:11:00 | Why not just save your work before walking away from your PC, get into a good habit, then don't *care* if you lose it in an instant? That way a smaller UPS would be fine. Basically as soon as it triggers, have your PC Hibernate, so you don't even have to close everything down :) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1213072 | 2011-06-29 06:13:00 | ...we now use Mostly the APC ones (www.ascent.co.nz) That's what I've been looking at. CL just sent me to them. Thanks :) Why not just save your work before walking away from your PC, get into a good habit, then don't *care* if you lose it in an instant? That way a smaller UPS would be fine. Basically as soon as it triggers, have your PC Hibernate, so you don't even have to close everything down :) I save automatically. I learnt that the hard way a couple of years back. :). But it's also just to be on the safe side. |
dpDesignz (15919) | ||
| 1213073 | 2011-06-29 06:24:00 | Why not just save your work before walking away from your PC, get into a good habit, HEY !! Cut out talking dirty :lol: Thats too sensible and logical -- saving work often - my god whats the world coming to :lol: :lol: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1213074 | 2011-08-08 14:10:00 | Hey D, do you have a UPS yet?? i didn't notice when i was at your place in the weekend, but anyway, most UPS come with software that when it detects that the power has gone, and is running on the battery, it will automatically shut down the computer, the one i have is a Dynamic 1000CL (www.computerstore.co.nz). now it is a serial port connection, no USB, but i just went down to Dick Smith and got a USB-Serial port adapter, and it works fine. And it has setting to set how long before it shuts down, so it will run off the batterry until the battery is a a certain percentage, and then it will shut the computer, so that if the power is off for a few seconds, it won't shut down. I have my computer running just about 24/7, so to stop the risk of surges, or power cuts frying my computer. it has had to do it a couple of times, the last time was sunday, where the power went off, and so my computer shut itself down, |
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| 1213075 | 2011-08-08 20:18:00 | Yea I have one. A nice mother. APC | dpDesignz (15919) | ||
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