Power Failure Recovery

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Marcy

Over the past two days, the power in my house has failed twice. The
first time I was unable to reach the XP Pro computer before the power
returned. I did a "scan disk" on "C" and all was well.
The second time, I got to the power strip and shut everything off. Of
course, the power stayed off for over an hour. I did another "scan disk",
and as far as I can tell, everything is working properly.
Where would I find the file fragments, if there are any, on the "C" drive ??
TIA and appreciate all the time everyone spends answering "silly"
questions !!!
 
Marcy said:
Over the past two days, the power in my house has failed twice. The
first time I was unable to reach the XP Pro computer before the power
returned. I did a "scan disk" on "C" and all was well.
The second time, I got to the power strip and shut everything off. Of
course, the power stayed off for over an hour. I did another "scan disk",
and as far as I can tell, everything is working properly.
Where would I find the file fragments, if there are any, on the "C" drive ??
TIA and appreciate all the time everyone spends answering "silly"
questions !!!
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look for any files with a .chk extention to see if there were file
fragments.
If your system is working ok, then I doubt if you have anything to worry
about.


Also: I suggest getting a UPS !
 
Also: I suggest getting a UPS !

I'll second that motion! Not only do they protect you from power outages,
they also protect you from power spikes and brown outs.
 
Don said:
I'll second that motion! Not only do they protect
you from power
outages, they also protect you from power spikes and
brown outs.
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Not always; you have to read the specs carefully. Many
UPS's simply monitor power and when it goes away for a
certain length of time switch to the battery before the
computer can notice power is gone (holdover time).
Many have no better surge protection than a power strip
with MOV's on it.

HTH

Pop`
 
Poprivet` said:
Not always; you have to read the specs carefully. Many UPS's simply
monitor power and when it goes away for a certain length of time switch to
the battery before the computer can notice power is gone (holdover time).
Many have no better surge protection than a power strip with MOV's on it.

HTH

Pop`
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