Comments on: The 3 Things That Should Be Plugged Into Your UPS More Than Anything Else http://www.pcmech.com/article/the-3-things-that-should-be-plugged-into-your-ups-more-than-anything-else/ Tech Powered Life... Simplified Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: KaneboKhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/the-3-things-that-should-be-plugged-into-your-ups-more-than-anything-else/comment-page-1/#comment-78169 KaneboK Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:20:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16544#comment-78169 I agree.  For me the UPS is to keep the computer running through a brief power outage or to allow time for proper shutdown (by me or unattended) in the event of a power failure.  I also keep the monitor (desktop PC), modem and router.  The modem and router are just to keep them up during brief outages because I am on cable Internet and the service will go down the moment the nodes and amplifiers go dead from the power failure so I don't have Internet anyway when there is no power. When I had DSL the story was different.I don't keep the printer on the UPS. Nothing is so important (for me) that cannot wait for power to come back. And don't keep the powered speakers there either. I agree.  For me the UPS is to keep the computer running through a brief power outage or to allow time for proper shutdown (by me or unattended) in the event of a power failure.  I also keep the monitor (desktop PC), modem and router.  The modem and router are just to keep them up during brief outages because I am on cable Internet and the service will go down the moment the nodes and amplifiers go dead from the power failure so I don’t have Internet anyway when there is no power. When I had DSL the story was different.

I don’t keep the printer on the UPS. Nothing is so important (for me) that cannot wait for power to come back. And don’t keep the powered speakers there either.

]]> By: Anniehttp://www.pcmech.com/article/the-3-things-that-should-be-plugged-into-your-ups-more-than-anything-else/comment-page-1/#comment-78166 Annie Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:44:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16544#comment-78166 First two are the necessary if you are a regular user. But I have been hearing the continuous plugin can harm your system. is it true, not sure. First two are the necessary if you are a regular user. But I have been hearing the continuous plugin can harm your system. is it true, not sure.

]]> By: edfairhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/the-3-things-that-should-be-plugged-into-your-ups-more-than-anything-else/comment-page-1/#comment-78158 edfair Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:08:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16544#comment-78158 With multiple systems available and the possibility that power loss could affect a needed download I have a separate UPS for each computer, sharing one with the monitor, and one for the router, switch, and modem. Only guarantees that I will have a couple of minutes to got to clean shutdowns. Power failures are musical, with probably 7 units all chiming at different frequencies. With multiple systems available and the possibility that power loss could affect a needed download I have a separate UPS for each computer, sharing one with the monitor, and one for the router, switch, and modem. Only guarantees that I will have a couple of minutes to got to clean shutdowns.
Power failures are musical, with probably 7 units all chiming at different frequencies.

]]> By: Mrziphttp://www.pcmech.com/article/the-3-things-that-should-be-plugged-into-your-ups-more-than-anything-else/comment-page-1/#comment-78156 Mrzip Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:58:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16544#comment-78156      Maybe I'm just "old school" but I always thought of my UPS as something that will keep my system running long enough to save what I'm working on and shut down properly.  I don't need the internet for that.  I need my 1) PC and 2)my monitor and maybe 3) my printer to be able to finish printing.  Those are the three things that i have plugged into my UPS.      Maybe I’m just “old school” but I always thought of my UPS as something that will keep my system running long enough to save what I’m working on and shut down properly.  I don’t need the internet for that.  I need my 1) PC and 2)my monitor and maybe 3) my printer to be able to finish printing.  Those are the three things that i have plugged into my UPS.

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