... Device Device: HID-compliant device Device: HID-compliant consumer control device Device: APC Battery BackUP Device: APC Battery BackUP Category: HTREE Category: IDE Device: CD-ROM Drive Device: CD-ROM Drive ... COM1 Device: ACPI Multiprocessor PC Device: Microsoft Composite Battery Device: Winvnc video hook driver Device: Logical Disk ...

... he not want to schedule a defrag and backup overnight? Easy... Can you say "paranoid malcontent?"...do not schedule ANYTHING at night, even though I have an APC UPS for battery backup. The battery is only good for about 20 mintutes, then it will attempt to... to blink the lights and make the APC boxes on my 2 PC beep a ... PM on a drive without an image backup and don't run the PC anymore ...

...he not want to schedule a defrag and backup overnight? Easy... Can you say "paranoid malcontent?"...do not schedule ANYTHING at night, even though I have an APC UPS for battery backup. The battery is only good for about 20 mintutes, then it will attempt to...enough to blink the lights and make the APC boxes on my 2 PC beep a ... PM on a drive without an image backup and don't run the PC anymore ...

...invest the paltry sum of $150 or so in an APC UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply). This is a simple battery backup that'll last 20-30 minutes if you take ...back that'll protect sensitive equipment but not do a battery run-on. So, I just have my PC, expensive ...second hits during a large write-back not physically stored. APC comes on religiously and has saved me mucho grief on...

...>> I'll look into the APC RS 900. Price is no object...the box. My unit has 4 battery plugs and 4 surge protected plugs...but I mainly only want the battery to protect things that can be...save you money and extend the battery time of whatever you finally decide...I liked your testimonial on the APC RS 900 and intend to ... those -- whereas Disk Defragmenter and Backup in XP do NOT. Seems ...

... I'll look into the APC RS 900. Price is no object for ... of the box. My unit has 4 battery plugs and 4 surge protected plugs. That...limitation, but I mainly only want the battery to protect things that can be easily ... both save you money and extend the battery time of whatever you finally decide on....all those -- whereas Disk Defragmenter and Backup in XP do NOT. Seems like you...

Thanks, Jerry. I'll look into the APC RS 900. Price is no object for me...0 provide all those -- whereas Disk Defragmenter and Backup in XP do NOT. Neither does a ...... Which UPS do YOU use? APC, $150, great, 20-25 minutes on battery, great monitoring software. May be overkill if ...> From a quality standpoint, I believe all APC units are pretty much the same. ...

... the responses I have gotten from them have been votes for APC. The one I have is an APC so I will probably go for their "trade-in" program. You might do well ... of hardware recycling places which sell used UPSs bundled with new batteries. I recently picked up four APC BackUPS Pro 280's with new batteries for less than US$25 apiece, and that price included shipping....

I updated my APC backups 500 to a new smart 750. Lots of status LEDs for battery and load %%. APC had a great trade-in deal at the time and sent a pre-paid return label for the old UPS. The software from Lone Peak works great. It has real-time status and will handle the shutdown of OS/2. The cable came with the UPS for serial comm. (it has USB also but I don't know if the...