Who here has a UPS?

[BlAcK_PlAgUe22]

Every computer in my house has one. Yesterday had a power outage lasting 45 minutes, and today, had two already.

Oh, and for those of you in the dark (pun intended), UPS = Uninterruptable Power Supply. Think giant battery.

 

[BillyBadAss]

I am thinking about getting one. I recently moved and found out the hard way that my living room is on a 15 amp circuit.:tdown: So If I have the AC(window unit), stereo, PC, consoles, etc running, the power is sure to go out at some time, and usually does.(****ing lame) Anyway, what are some good consumer grade UPS's?

 

[ElectricSheep]

I'm also looking to get one. I'm going to do some investigation, and drop one behind my tower.

 

[BlAcK_PlAgUe22]

My UPS is a Belkin, but I've heard APC makes some fine UPS's.

They come with software, but I didn't install it on mine. If you don't install it, it acts just like a laptop, when power goes out a battery pops up in the tray telling you the current juice level.

 

[JonAzz]

I got one... plus another... its nice to have that way I can still play ut2004 even with the power out

 

[ZenPirate]

Make sure you spend a bit more money and get one with a power conditioner built in. APC makes the nice ones.

 

[Thrash123]

I use APC on all mine.

 

[Lyndsay #2337]

APC :tup:

 

[Cap'n Beeb]

I got one waaaay back when I got my Alienware, the manufactuer is Patriot, and I've not found anything about them on ze interweb

 

[SnaKe-Fu]

i have one... an APC. I dunno how good it is because i've never had to use it Its pretty nice tho.. i dont have the software installed but when u do... it'll shut ur computer down for you and everything. It'll also back up anything thats saveable, i think. its nice to have tho.. gives you peace of mind.

 

[Shock6822]

What's a UPS? These power outages are getting anoying huh BP>...I missed big moments in two baseball games today and yesterday...not cool. Can these outages like erase stuff from HD's?

 

[hyrulian]

Can these outages like erase stuff from HD's?

If a power outage happens while you are writing a file to disk, that file is most likely toast. If the power goes out at a really bad moment when the actual file table is being written to, even worse things can happen to the data on the drive.

When the power goes back on, remember to ScanDisk (Win 9x)/chkdsk (Win NT)/fsck (Linux) your drives, to attempt to recover from any damage that may have occurred.

 

[FaT CaM]

I've heard about UPS's, my surge protector is good enough at the moment, i dont mind if i cant play during a power outage, just as long as the computer doesnt become a source of heat and light usually found in a fire place

 

[BlAcK_PlAgUe22]

What's a UPS? These power outages are getting anoying huh BP>...I missed big moments in two baseball games today and yesterday...not cool. Can these outages like erase stuff from HD's?

It's a giant battery that takes over supplying power once power goes out. And yes, they are getting annoying. 1 yesterday and two today

 

[Kaligraphic]

I've got a nice little CyberPower one that could probably break my foot if I dropped it.

One time, when I was living at uni, the power went out in the morning (actually all over school - they sort of skipped some classes in the less windowed rooms.) and I woke up to the beeping of my UPS. (My computer had been on for (IIRC) a couple of weeks, and was fine. Still, I turned it off so that I could disable the UPS and stop the beeping.

It's a nice little accessory, and quite handy, too.

 

[novak]

I can't remember when we've had a power outage here so I have no need for one.

 

[Shock6822]

Well Kavon we havent had an outage in awhile...probably over a couple years or maybe even more right BP? I don't even remember having an outage in my new house and I moved into this house almost 4 years ago...and we've had 3 in the past 2 days

 

[novak]

I live right in the center of a big city so the odds of power being cut off right in my building and my apartment are very slim and even if the power did go off, it'd be re-routed in a blink of an eye.

Besides, I rarely do anything other than play games and surf the 'net on my home computers so losing power for a few moments wouldn't be that big of a deal.

 

[BlAcK_PlAgUe22]

Well Kavon we havent had an outage in awhile...probably over a couple years or maybe even more right BP? I don't even remember having an outage in my new house and I moved into this house almost 4 years ago...and we've had 3 in the past 2 days

Yeah, haven't been any for a while. I had one or two last year, but they were momentary... lasting just long enough to make me set the clocks again.

 

[SinShiva]

i never have outages, but when we get them, lhabulldog6 and i generally lose our power for like 3-4 days in a row. Our whole area goes nuts. Dry Ice Everywhere.