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Dougmeister   04-30-2002 at 02:52:41 PM

(If this belongs in a dif't forum, please advise. Thank you.)

Recently have had lots of problems w/ new hard drives. Have rec'd two (2) drives from Western Digital, both have died within days (the first never completed formatting). Now, I might have gotten 2 bad drives, or it could be something else.

The battery on my APC Backups 350 went bad the week before, so I was running the computer (a Dell P3-733) straight off a surge protector both times the drives failed.

I've been told that there is no easy way to determine if I have "aberrations" in my electrical power at home (short of attaching some sort of recording mechanism). The UPS unit I have does not do "line conditioning". Those units that *do* condition the line cost more, and if they have a UPS/battery built in, then they cost even more.
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Is there a cheaper place to get a line conditioner that from APC and do you think this is my problem?<b>

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Nerun   04-30-2002 at 03:22:11 PM
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i'm not a specialist in this topic, but what PSU do you have ?

shouldn't good ones have at least minor line conditioning features ?

GzG

Nerun

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wapaaga   04-30-2002 at 03:28:20 PM
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see if you can do an upgrade form what you have right now.

apc has alot of stuff about tradces in on there site.



what is better then a 7000 rpm, a 8000 rpm delta. to cause more noise to kill your ears :smile:

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Delerious   05-04-2002 at 04:00:35 AM
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I've been thinking about getting a Cyberpower (1250AVR or 1500AVR). www.cyberpowersystems.com for more info.

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Black_Cat   05-04-2002 at 05:23:26 AM
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How old is your house? What is the amperage?

I can't think of a good signature so I'll use this one.

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Dougmeister   05-04-2002 at 09:56:08 PM
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Black Cat:

It's an APC Back-UPS CS-350. It says:

BK500/BK350 Input: 120V~, 10A, 60Hz
Output:
UPS Outlets:
500 (350)VA: 120V~, 4.2(2.9)A. 60Hz, 300(210)W
Surge Protected Outlets:
120V~, 10A, 60Hz
Total Output Current: 10A

Also says:

NOTICE: The output of this device is not sinusoidal. It has a total harmonic distortion of 40% and a maximum single harmonic of 30%.

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ZeroDollar   08-29-2002 at 01:20:08 AM
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You definitely have to go with an UPS.APC is probably the cheapest UPS out there (EL CHEAPO). Get a UPS with a power conditioner and battery management. Spending the money upfront will save you more latter, not to mention your valuable data.

P.S. Check out UPS by Powerware or Best Power

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upec   08-29-2002 at 03:18:03 PM
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I do think it is not the problem with UPS or Power source.

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ZeroDollar   08-29-2002 at 09:52:24 PM
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The hard drive problem have nothing to do with UPS or the power supply. But he still needs power protection. The subject of his post after all is UPS vs Line Conditioner.

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