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marv777
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 Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:33 pm Post subject: Blackouts where I live |
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| Can blackouts effect the Hard Drive of the Mac mini 2011 and ruin it? Thanks |
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Y-Guy
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Black outs, brown outs or spikes can damage your computer or HD. If a file is being written during an outage it can corrupt the file and/or system. I keep a small back up on all my Macs at home/work, just enough to warn me and begin a shut down after about 10 minutes. I use a Tripp-Lite system that displays the power fluctuation, I'm amazed at the variance during the day.
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Plus, OS X being a disk based operating system, it just about always has some sort of files open that are related to the OS at any given time.
A laptop might be a better choice in that kind of environment.
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Bandit Bill
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Marv, if your area is prone to blackouts a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) is a must.
I suggest APC
http://www.apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=29
I own 3 UPS units and my area has reliable power. |
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marv777
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:03 pm Post subject: Blackouts where I live |
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| I might consider purchasing a UPS eventually they are quite costly here where I live. We have brownouts maybe 3x a month.So far the mac mini survived it.I had MBA and MBP and all okay to. Thanks |
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Bandit Bill
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:27 pm Post subject: Re: Blackouts where I live |
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| marv777 wrote: | | I might consider purchasing a UPS eventually they are quite costly here where I live. We have brownouts maybe 3x a month.So far the mac mini survived it.I had MBA and MBP and all okay to. Thanks |
http://www.apc.com/power/power_event.cfm
Btw you can get an entry level ups for as little as $50. The models I own are ~$120 they regulate the power and keep a consistent 120v power source. |
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marv777
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: Blackouts where I live |
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| Bandit Bill wrote: | | marv777 wrote: | | I might consider purchasing a UPS eventually they are quite costly here where I live. We have brownouts maybe 3x a month.So far the mac mini survived it.I had MBA and MBP and all okay to. Thanks |
http://www.apc.com/power/power_event.cfm
Btw you can get an entry level ups for as little as $50. The models I own are ~$120 they regulate the power and keep a consistent 120v power source. |
I forgot to mention I have a AVR which is hooked all the time. It regulates the voltage.Any comments about this AVR please? |
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