Thoughts, tips, suggestions on what UPS to use?

[kony]

"kony" wrote ...

The studio audio equipment is trivial compared to the power
it takes to keep the transmitter running, even at reduced output.

The transmitter wasn't on the same site, it was microwaved
back and forth. Regardless, there's still the same issue of
wherever you are, needing to survive the outtage and having
equipment which some good PSRR.

If I were a commercial recording (or video) studio reliant on
computer-based recording, I would keep at least the recording
computer on UPS (but not necessarily the audio equipment,
preamps, mixer, monitor amp/speakers, etc.) just enough to
save whatever recording was in process. If there is some
necessity to keep recording during power outages, that is
an entirely different scenario with different (and much more
expensive) possible solutions.

True, but some may aspire to the kinds of activities
recording studios do, without having the recording studio
budget for backup power.

 

[jwilliams3]

I've got two computers - a PIV and a PIII that share a monitor. I use
them primarily for doing audio/video.

I thought I'd look into a UPS. What I'm looking for is mainly
something to guard against momentary power outs that might happen in
the middle of tweaking a file or the like. When I hear the lightning
coming near, I shut down and unplug everything. But around here, it
seems like the power can flick off at any time.

How much UPS would I need to protect and keep both computers going in
the event of a short brown out or power loss or keep them running at
least long enough to shut things down if it looks like the power is
going to be off for a while.

I've seen where there are issues with the type of power that comes out
of some UPS units. Are any of the units at Best Buy/Circuit City -
such as the APC brand - any good? What are important features to look
for? These various units have charts indicating how long they should
power a computer, but I don't know how realistic they are.

On the other end, how much unit would I need to keep a computer going
for say an hour if I were doing some rendering of a DVD and didn't
want to start over. I usually turn off the monitor when rendering
video, it's my understanding the monitor is a big power hog.

Thanks for all input.

I use the one that comes in the big brown van.

Jim Williams
Audio Upgrades

 

[Doc]

What is "a while" in minutes?

It seems frequently these short outages come in clusters so a lot of this
would be on a judgement-call basis but off the cuff, I suppose I'd like it
to be able to keep them both going for 10 minutes - say if the power isn't
back on in 5, it gives me 5 minutes to close things down and shut down,
which should be plenty with time to spare. Playing the percentages, it's
more likely I would only be running one of them but you never know.

If the outage occurs when a lightning storm can be heard approaching, I'd be
shutting down and unplugging anyway. Unless I'm very sure it's going to be a
storm-free day, I typically unplug everything including the modem when
leaving for work or for a protracted period.

 

[Martin Heffels]

C'mon nappy. Don't keep as all so excited!
What's on your liver?

-m-

 

[Geoff]

C'mon nappy. Don't keep as all so excited!
What's on your liver?

Maybe his laptop died and that's all that shows on the screen ...?


geoff

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

C'mon nappy. Don't keep as all so excited!
What's on your liver?

-m-

He's experimenting on a new font, white on white.

BTW, it can be very hard to debug a program that doesn't show any
output, when the problem is that the programmer (c'était moi in at
least one case!) accidentally set the output colors that way

 

[Frank]

He's experimenting on a new font, white on white.

BTW, it can be very hard to debug a program that doesn't show any
output, when the problem is that the programmer (c'était moi in at
least one case!) accidentally set the output colors that way

In cases where the text is selectable, just select (highlight) it with
the mouse and it usually becomes readable.

Specifying identical text and background colors is done as a trick on
some Web pages. The author includes a long list of keywords in the
hope that doing so will improve page ranking in the search engines. Of
course, over time, the search engines have gotten wise to this trick
and these days will generally rank such a page lower then it would
otherwise have been ranked, thus producing an effect opposite of that
which the author intended.

 

[Richard Crowley]

"Geoff" wrote ...

Maybe his laptop died and that's all that shows on the screen ...?

Funny(?) you should mention that.
MY laptop died this morning and shows nothing on the screen.
It starts OK, with the MSwin logo on the black screen and the
"progress" bar, but as soon as it flips into the native resolution,
the screen goes dead. This may be the first time I have booted
it since one of those automatic MS "patches" or "upgrades" or
whatever.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

In cases where the text is selectable, just select (highlight) it with
the mouse and it usually becomes readable.

This was not on a GUI with mouses...

I was supposed to see a message on the screen and it didn't show up. I
tried a lot of things before I noticed the foreground color .EQ. the
background color

Specifying identical text and background colors is done as a trick on
some Web pages. The author includes a long list of keywords in the
hope that doing so will improve page ranking in the search engines. Of
course, over time, the search engines have gotten wise to this trick
and these days will generally rank such a page lower then it would
otherwise have been ranked, thus producing an effect opposite of that
which the author intended.

It was a trick of my own brain...Or maybe i was trying to help one of
the other programmers, who didn't know know why *her* message didn't
show up on-screen. This was ~0.25 century ago, so the details are a bit
hazy in my blobware archive.

 

[JP]

Funny(?) you should mention that.
MY laptop died this morning and shows nothing on the screen.
It starts OK, with the MSwin logo on the black screen and the
"progress" bar, but as soon as it flips into the native resolution,
the screen goes dead. This may be the first time I have booted
it since one of those automatic MS "patches" or "upgrades" or
whatever.

http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips780.html

 

[nappy]

um.. guys... The message was in the subject..

Didn't mean to throw you all for a loop.

 

[Geoff]

um.. guys... The message was in the subject..

Didn't mean to throw you all for a loop.

Thanks for elucidating, but sorry, we are all still at a loss ....

geoff

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

um.. guys... The message was in the subject..

Didn't mean to throw you all for a loop.

The devil is in the details. "Work on a laptop" doesn't MEAN
anything without details. You haven't thrown anyone for a loop, you
just made a senseless comment, and still expect help with insufficient
DETAIL.

PS, did I mention details? ;-)


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[nappy]

The devil is in the details. "Work on a laptop" doesn't MEAN
anything without details. You haven't thrown anyone for a loop, you
just made a senseless comment, and still expect help with insufficient
DETAIL.

PS, did I mention details? ;-)

D'oh.. a newbie!

Without a sense of humor even.. !

 

[nappy]

Thanks for elucidating, but sorry, we are all still at a loss ....

geoff

sorry to hear that geoff.

 

[Don Bowey]

D'oh.. a newbie!

Without a sense of humor even.. !

What's funny about you putting this drivel on five boards? Don't bother
with a reply.

 

[Martin Heffels]

MY laptop died this morning and shows nothing on the screen.
It starts OK, with the MSwin logo on the black screen and the
"progress" bar, but as soon as it flips into the native resolution,
the screen goes dead. This may be the first time I have booted
it since one of those automatic MS "patches" or "upgrades" or
whatever.

Could be. I had this happening after updating my videodrivers one day
of my Nvidia-card (on my desktop, but that doesn't matter). Removed
them, reinstalled, and the thing worked again.
I would disconnect from the internet, do a System Restore, reboot, set
the update to just warn you, and connect to the internet and update
what _you_ want.

cheers

-martin-

 

[Martin Heffels]

um.. guys... The message was in the subject..

Didn't mean to throw you all for a loop.

You ar vague in your details. We need to know more. What operating
system, software etc etc.

-m-

;-)

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

D'oh.. a newbie!

After ten years? I suppose you've bee on USENET since the early
'20s?

Without a sense of humor even.. !

We already know that you have no humor, but hopefully, you have
enough sense to provide enough information to help you, before everyone
just kill files you.

--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Noozer]

NEVER get HARDWARE updates from Microsoft. They'll bugger your installation
more often than not. IF you want to update a driver, visit the manufacturers
website and download it directly.

What the above sounds like is just a settings issue. Use F8 to get to the
Windows boot menu and choose VGA mode. It should start and then you can set
the display to the proper resolution and refresh rate.