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Arthur Britto wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> If you don't use a UPS, what you want is journaling file system that is |
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> configured to do a lot of syncing. However, the syncing will make |
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> writing really slow. |
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> Ext4 has the latest features. Especially, if you want to use an SSD. |
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> To really be reliable you must use a UPS which can signal when a clean |
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> shutdown is needed. Not having one is just asking for grief. With this |
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> functionality, you will not need the excessive syncing and writing can |
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> be fast. |
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> Additionally, if you don't have the cleanest power, having a UPS will |
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> extend the life of the hard drive and potentially the rest of the system |
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> as well as eliminating apparently random data corruption. |
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> I very much like the CyberPower Intelligent LCD Series. It has a USB |
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> connection which works with sys-power/nut and an LCD display. |
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> -Arthur |
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I was thinking a journaling file system would be best. I was even |
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curious about ext4. I have not used ext4 yet but giving ot some |
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thought. May try that on my brothers and see how it does. |
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He is currently using windoze XP. I can't count the number of times the |
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power has went off. I been telling him for years that he is just plain |
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asking for it. He is one of those, if it works, don't change anything |
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to make it better types. So, when something blows up, he will have a |
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healthy dose of regret and 20/20 hindsight too. |
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I have a older CyberPower 1250AVR myself and it works OK. I have yet to |
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get nut configured properly tho. I installed the same version and |
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copied the config files from my old rig over, it just fills up messages |
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with errors and such. That may be another thread one day. I like the |
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CyberPower UPS's too. I put in new batteries a couple years ago for mine. |
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We live on the end of the line so we do have spikes, surges and all |
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that. I checked on the internals of my UPS and it has a healthy set of |
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MOV's in there. I was glad to see that. I think that is one reason my |
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old rig has lasted so long. |
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Thanks for the info. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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