- Joined
- Dec 27, 2004
- Location
- Northeast Ohio
interesting issue with weak UPS
So I was running prime on my machine tonight, it was passing for 5+ hrs no problems, so I decided to do something crazy and try to run the fur rendering benchmark at the same time!
About 10 seconds after starting it up, everything on my desk that was plugged into my UPS went dead!! It was acting like there was no power and was giving the beep that it does when the power goes out. The outlet did not die, because my laptop stayed on.
Why on earth would my PC kill the whole UPS? It scared the living daylights out of me!
Now the UPS is totally dead, nothing will run through it.
Plugged the surge protector straight into the outlet, bypassing the UPS and it will run both prime and furmark at the same time!
So I was running prime on my machine tonight, it was passing for 5+ hrs no problems, so I decided to do something crazy and try to run the fur rendering benchmark at the same time!
About 10 seconds after starting it up, everything on my desk that was plugged into my UPS went dead!! It was acting like there was no power and was giving the beep that it does when the power goes out. The outlet did not die, because my laptop stayed on.
Why on earth would my PC kill the whole UPS? It scared the living daylights out of me!
Now the UPS is totally dead, nothing will run through it.
Plugged the surge protector straight into the outlet, bypassing the UPS and it will run both prime and furmark at the same time!
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