Boom!

[iago]

We just had like, a one-second blackout, which was long enough to have to restart my computers.  If you noticed the servers were down, damn you're good

[Blaze]

I did.

I thought it was me, so I reset my modem.

[Newby]

Dumb nug. It's called an uninterruptable power supply.

[iago]

It's called not having rich parents. 

[Newby]

It's called a box w/ 15 minutes of power = relatively cheap.

[Ergot]

It's called Western Union or FedEx.

[Ryan Marcus]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000BGE39C/qid=1127910953/sr=1-42/ref=sr_1_42/002-8890290-1652866?v=glance&s=pc

Its just 30 bucks. There was one for 15, but it looked like a POS.

[iago]

That's $30 more than I want to spend.  And I'd need to get at least 2, because my router and servers are in a different room. 

How much load can those batteries handle? And how long will the batteries last (The first thing to stop working on a UPS is always the batteries, and you're not saving money if you're replacing them every 6 months)?  Also, there are safety issues; at work, we had a cheap UPS whose battery leaked and it started a fire (I'm told). 

[trust]

My parents have one of those for their computer, I don't see why they need it though they never use it. It's like $87 for it new, but they got it free when they purchased their computer. I want it, especially since I lost a HDD due to a power flash (just on/off). Stupid negros.

[iago]

My parents have one of those for their computer, I don't see why they need it though they never use it. It's like $87 for it new, but they got it free when they purchased their computer. I want it, especially since I lost a HDD due to a power flash (just on/off). Stupid negros.

Don't you mean off/on?

[Sidoh]

My harddrive bombed when I shut down my computer in "the wrong way."  The registry pooped out on me... it was a pain to restore.

But anyway -- I think UPS' are worth the extra money.  Especially for servers.  However, the power probably goes out a lot less often in iago's area than it does mine, so it's probably not nearly as useful for him.  

[trust]

My parents have one of those for their computer, I don't see why they need it though they never use it. It's like $87 for it new, but they got it free when they purchased their computer. I want it, especially since I lost a HDD due to a power flash (just on/off). Stupid negros.

Don't you mean off/on?

Shut up, hoe.

[iago]

My harddrive bombed when I shut down my computer in "the wrong way."  The registry pooped out on me... it was a pain to restore.

But anyway -- I think UPS' are worth the extra money.  Especially for servers.  However, the power probably goes out a lot less often in iago's area than it does mine, so it's probably not nearly as useful for him. 

It's went down twice since I've been hosting a server.  And the first time was for about 6 hours.

[Sidoh]

It's went down twice since I've been hosting a server.  And the first time was for about 6 hours.

Glad my own post already redeemed myself then!

[Darkness]

My harddrive bombed when I shut down my computer in "the wrong way."  The registry pooped out on me... it was a pain to restore.

But anyway -- I think UPS' are worth the extra money.  Especially for servers.  However, the power probably goes out a lot less often in iago's area than it does mine, so it's probably not nearly as useful for him. 

It's went down twice since I've been hosting a server.  And the first time was for about 6 hours.

AKA the unhappiest six hours of my life.