SIRCOOKS Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 How would i know what size battery back up to buy? is there some type of online calculator i can check out. Is there various things on and in my machine i can add up to figure out how much, i wanna buy two to protect my computers and i don't wanna buy one thats too big, thats a waste of money and power, and i don't wanna buy one to small that'll just hurt my computers. Holla Back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Jeez that's a big a** font!!! Try to lower it a bit As for the UPS, I've got one that's 650W running here just fine, supporting my pc (specs in my signature) and a 19" CRT monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleko Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 ****! big fotn bud!Check this:http://www.apc.com/tools/ups_selector/index.cfmYou may wanna change the region to suit your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda43 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 How would i know what size battery back up to buy? is there some type of online calculator i can check out. Is there various things on and in my machine i can add up to figure out how much, i wanna buy two to protect my computers and i don't wanna buy one thats too big, thats a waste of money and power, and i don't wanna buy one to small that'll just hurt my computers. Holla BackAny APC UPS you can afford will do the job of giving you enough time to close files and shut down your computer during a power failure. (Even the little 350va unit that sells locally for $39 to $42) It will also kick in to protect you against brownouts or momentary outages. Most have really good power surge protection built in for the AC line and one phone line.You can greatly extend the run-time of any UPS by installing external batteries to provide additional power.These two large car batteries power my APC 650va UPS that backs up my 25" TV and Satellite Box.They kept me going for four days during hurricane Frances, with only one recharge off of my car, with long jumper cables.While my neighbors were in the dark, I still had my TV, a table lamp and a small personal fan.I also used a 12v immersion heater to make coffee. God, I love APC! Good Luck to ya!Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 And above we see what not to do with your UPS.UPS FAQ's - See section 4.How to find the right UPSSelecting the right UPS (PDF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendrag Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I would buy the most UPS that I could afford. Don't worry about buying "too much" ups. If you oversize your unit, you'll only have additional runtime, and you never know what you'd like to back up. If you undersize your unit, either you won't have enough runtime, or you'll overload the unit and it won't support your system once the power goes out.APC's selector is not very up-to-date, so it's tough to use that. The average PC will be about 75-115 watts. A higher end gaming PC will be up around 150 or so. Some PC manufacturers will list the power requirements in their documentation, but if you go by the size of the powersupply, you'll never be too small.good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIRCOOKS Posted January 9, 2007 Author Share Posted January 9, 2007 Is there anything about my system i can tell you guys, which could help yall help select the right battery for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendrag Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 well, if you know some of the specs (CPU, RAM, # of hard drives, video card), that will help. The size and type of monitor would also help, as well as anything else you'd want backed up.2nd would be the amount of backup time you'd be looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIRCOOKS Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 Before i get to posting all that info, are there any back ups that will automatically shut down my comp, the proper way after so many minutes of no power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prx984 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I'm pretty sure that some UPS's (not sure on models) actually hook up to your computer to do just that. Theres some UPS settings in power options for the UPS (I can't check right now as I have removed that part of Windows with nLite). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendrag Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 yeah... all APC UPSs come with software to hook up to your PC for unnattended shutdown, or you can use the UPS service built into windows. Either way, it works just the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Before i get to posting all that info, are there any back ups that will automatically shut down my comp, the proper way after so many minutes of no power?I know for a fact Belkin has software that will do this that comes standard with your UPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) WE'RE NOT BLIND! http://www.dansdata.com/diyups.htm interesting read. Edited January 10, 2007 by LLXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmX.Memnoch Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I'm pretty sure that some UPS's (not sure on models) actually hook up to your computer to do just that.All UPS's should have that. If it doesn't, it's cheap and you shouldn't buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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