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To: shadowman who wrote (43325)	10/7/2004 2:06:21 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

shadowman, thanks for your idea. I think I have the shut down problem isolated now. Yes the fans are working. The PC is only 5 months old. Here's what I posted on ihub... Bruce, [edited] it happened again while I was watching: a loud beep and the pc turned off. The monitor displayed "self check - monitor is ok" and stayed on. Both, pc and monitor are plugged into an old [maybe 8 years] UPS. I'll bypass the UPS to see if it happens again. I think the beep came from the UPS? PS: I did the UPS test by unplugging the UPS power cord. The UPS battery should have kept the pc and monitor going. It didn't. The UPS manual say the battery lasts 3-6 years. I've had it at least 8 years. UPS is probably at fault. I plugged pc and monitor into a surge protector for now. and... Bruce, yes - that's what the manual says >plug the UPS in for 12 hours and see if it recharges<. Except it's way older than what APC 'promises'. And, it's always plugged in with NO load overnight. Just a couple of weeks ago it did power the pc and monitor during a power outage for as long as it took me to shut pc/mon down. Replacement battery is about 30 bucks. Chances are next time there's a power outage I won't be at the pc and it will lose power anyway after the 10 minutes or so the battery can provide. I'm questioning how useful a UPS is for me. A good quality surge suppressor is a must, though. I think the ancient UPS battery finally gave up and dragged the UPS down with it - even though the UPS was plugged in and there was no power outage. I won't get a new battery [about $30] but may buy a new UPS. One for just PC and monitor can be had for <$50. It would also protect phone and cable against spikes. PC World reports on UPS in the August issue pcworld.com all come with software to power down pc if power fails. Some use a USB connection for this. Gottfried