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Old December 29th 08, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Ken Blake, MVP View Post
On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:56:03 -0800 (PST), garyr
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I live in an area where there are occasional power outages. What are
the consequences of loosing power to a computer (XP Home, SP3) when it
is operating normally and when in the Standby state?



Nothing is certain, but there is always a substantial risk. You can
lose some or much of what's on your hard drive.

I strongly recommend that you invest in a UPS, such as this one on
sale by Amazon.com for $59.99:
http://www.amazon.com/APC-Back-UPS-O...04U8/ref=pd_bb
http://www.amazon.com/APC-Back-UPS-O...04U8/ref=pd_bb
s_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1230423877&sr=8-1

or http://tinyurl.com/7y99fn http://tinyurl.com/7y99fn

I think everyone should have a UPS for his computer, but *especially*
people like you who live where there are power outages.


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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Hi Ken,


The UPS you suggest is a good power bar, surge protector with a bit of power. It has very limited abilities. It would be excellent for a network modem, cordless phone or a small desk lamp.

For serious computer equipment, I would always recommend to invest in an actual UPS that will regulate the power and provide a run time.



Tony
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