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antlists wrote: |
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> On 26/09/2021 13:36, Alan Mackenzie wrote: |
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>>> Sure enough, the patch was succesful. Unfortunately, I cannot test it, |
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>>> because my computer is out of luck (big thunderstorm, crappy power |
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>>> provider, not-so-smart owner). |
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>> I'm sorry to hear it. I'm sure you've done it already, but get a decent |
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>> backup from that machine somehow while it is still even partly working. |
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> Sounds like the drive is fine, but of course the question is "for how |
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> long? ..." |
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> When you rebuild it, get a surge protector and then put a UPS behind |
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> that ... snag is that's all extra expense :-( |
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> Cheers, |
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> Wol |
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I agree with that advise. When I built my first system, I bought a UPS |
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a couple months later. While most UPS's have a lot of surge protection |
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built in, I do have additional surge protection at the wall plug and I |
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also have a whole house surge protector in the breaker box as well. I |
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make sure the light is green often, mostly check after a bad storm. |
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Having protection against momentary drops in either voltage or just a |
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outright outage for a few seconds or longer gives a lot of protection. |
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File systems like to be unmounted and power failures are not good. Most |
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file systems are good at recovering from problems but it does have risk. |
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After buying a UPS and other protections, I've had very few problems |
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that come from power issues. The biggest problem I have is the |
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batteries in the UPS going bad and me not knowing it, even tho the UPS |
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is supposed to alert me of that. Most computer power supplies can |
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handle a lot but having that protection outside the computer is best. |
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Often, it is cheaper than a computer too. |
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If I had to pick one thing to protect my computer, it would be a UPS. |
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It protects from most all the problems a computer can have with power. |
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Protects against surges, brownouts and complete loss of power. |
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Additional protection adds more protection but a UPS is a really good |
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start. Even a small one that can only run a few minutes offers a lot. |
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Just something to think on. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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P. S. I have a CyberPower UPS. There are a lot of good brands out |
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there tho. |
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