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- Dec 25, 2004
Ok, I was sitting at my computer yesterday, just reading a web page with nothing special going on with the computer. Running folding in the background. Suddenly my computer shuts off for a few seconds and then comes back on.
I pull about 600-700 Watts running folding. I've got a 1KW PSU and a 900 Watt UPS. I thought it might be that the UPS's battery is getting old, and it wasn't enough to handle a power flicker. I went upstairs and checked the digital clock, but it wasn't flashing. However the laptop had its display up, which should have been powered down. I also confirmed that the UPS is ok enough that it kept my computer up when unplugged from the wall for about a minute.
So, not a power drop. Maybe a power spike? I don't think my UPS has active regulation on it. Also, my media server in the basement didn't shut off either.
Any ideas what might have happened, and is there anything I should do to avoid it in the future?
I pull about 600-700 Watts running folding. I've got a 1KW PSU and a 900 Watt UPS. I thought it might be that the UPS's battery is getting old, and it wasn't enough to handle a power flicker. I went upstairs and checked the digital clock, but it wasn't flashing. However the laptop had its display up, which should have been powered down. I also confirmed that the UPS is ok enough that it kept my computer up when unplugged from the wall for about a minute.
So, not a power drop. Maybe a power spike? I don't think my UPS has active regulation on it. Also, my media server in the basement didn't shut off either.
Any ideas what might have happened, and is there anything I should do to avoid it in the future?