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Should I be Concerned?
Not to long ago, I read a member's plight and was horrified. The Dell member had a power outage at home and it fried his entire computer. When you read the installation manuals that come with your new computer they state that if you plug your monitor and CPU into a wall outlet you will get better performance. So, which is it? Plug main equipment into the wall outlets or into the power surge plug lying on the floor? Just wondering. Barb
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ATI Rage Ultra 16MB
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March 6th, 2002 00:00
haaba01
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March 6th, 2002 00:00
Dell 4300 XP Home Edition
Pent 4 1.6HGz
40 GB Western Ditigal
128 MB Sdram (Duh)
ATI Rage Ultra 16MB
NEC NR 7800A Cd RW/Floppy
Conexant HSF V92 Modem
Creative SB Live Sound
Altec Lansing Speakers & Subwoofer
Epson 880 Printer
HP ScanJet 3400
ZoneAlarm
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March 6th, 2002 00:00
Always use a Surge Protector. And use a good one.
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March 6th, 2002 03:00
Always use some type of protection as Mike suggested but I tend to lean more toward the APC unit mlll4 recommended. I live in a rural area and the power can come and go at times. Many things in a home can cause a surge, a heat pump is a good example, too last year the electric company, AEP added a automatic recloser in our area, which will operate 4 times before locking out on a fault. This can / could do a number on your PC. Most local PC stores should have them, I had to step up a notch on mine due to the 21" monitor, but still worth the money.
Just my nickel on the subject...
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March 6th, 2002 22:00
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March 7th, 2002 08:00
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March 7th, 2002 11:00
Barb:
Never plug a computer directly into a wall outlet!
Always use a surge protector. I would use none but the APC Pro, it also comes with a $10,000 equipment protection coverage. And that covers lighting. I use them for all my home electronic equipment.
For more money you could get a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) but I think that is going a little overboard for a home computer.
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