Hi,
I am thinking of adding a UPS to my media server and another to my router and switch, with the intention of not suffering during short power outages.
The main drivers being a desire to protect the hardware from damage due to power outages (pc is already on a surge protector) due to unsafe shutdowns, and because the media server is in the loft and is a real pain to switch back on when power has returned.
But when I look at UPS for, say, £120, they seem to have good Wh (so a big battery) but can only delivery 500W output. If this is the case, how would a pc with a 650W PSU cope? One would assume it would brown out or fail anyway?
If there a way to signal to the PC to use less power when running from UPS power?
Or am I just looking a rubbish devices?
I am thinking of adding a UPS to my media server and another to my router and switch, with the intention of not suffering during short power outages.
The main drivers being a desire to protect the hardware from damage due to power outages (pc is already on a surge protector) due to unsafe shutdowns, and because the media server is in the loft and is a real pain to switch back on when power has returned.
But when I look at UPS for, say, £120, they seem to have good Wh (so a big battery) but can only delivery 500W output. If this is the case, how would a pc with a 650W PSU cope? One would assume it would brown out or fail anyway?
If there a way to signal to the PC to use less power when running from UPS power?
Or am I just looking a rubbish devices?