What happens to your PC if your battery backup does not have enough power to support the PC when there is a power loss?
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by battery pack are you talking a battery backup unit such as the onces made by APC?
in short: your pc hard stops. there is a risk of data corruption on your hard drives or ssd drives and you may get unexpected errors.
generally pc hardware should not be damaged by power outage.
though, i've personally seen some ram sticks which appeared to fail after a user repeatedly turned off the pc with the power switch on the rear instead of propper shutdowns so i am always cautious myself. could have been pure coincidence.
power surges however, are far more destructive and can easily cause damage. a surge protector is important.
in short: your pc hard stops. there is a risk of data corruption on your hard drives or ssd drives and you may get unexpected errors.
generally pc hardware should not be damaged by power outage.
though, i've personally seen some ram sticks which appeared to fail after a user repeatedly turned off the pc with the power switch on the rear instead of propper shutdowns so i am always cautious myself. could have been pure coincidence.
power surges however, are far more destructive and can easily cause damage. a surge protector is important.
600 watts is more than enough power for computers. To keep help lines open, we tell computer assemblers that their 300 watt computer needs a 600 watt supply. Then help lines need not teach computer assemblers how electricity works.
A UPS battery typically has a three year life expectancy. After a few years, it may not provide full power. So the computer, like all electronics, simply powers off without damage.
Meanwhile, a surge protector adjacent to a computer can even make surge damage easier. Even that protector needs protection only possible with a 'whole house' solution. Which is also tens or 100 times less expensive. But that is completely irrelevant to the question and to a UPS that is not a surge protector.
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