Jan 16, 2010 22:19 | #1 Just would like to say how important it is to back up you photos. I had most backed up and only lost a few recent ones, nothing really important. PC has been acting up. Bought a new video card, then installed windows 7. Then wouldn't you know it, she wouldn't start one day. Don't know what happened but the motherboard and/or processor as well as two hard drives were dead. Also got a new power supply and have memory on order. Frankenstein will live longer. 7D MKII ■ 10-22 ■ 15-85 ■ 28-135 ■ Σ 50-150 ■ 70-200 f4L ■ 100-400L ■ 580EX II
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basroil Cream of the Crop  8,015 posts Likes: 2 Joined Mar 2006 Location: STL/Clayton, MO| NJ More info | Jan 16, 2010 22:43 | #2 Eagle wrote in post #9408501  Just would like to say how important it is to back up you photos. I had most backed up and only lost a few recent ones, nothing really important. PC has been acting up. Bought a new video card, then installed windows 7. Then wouldn't you know it, she wouldn't start one day. Don't know what happened but the motherboard and/or processor as well as two hard drives were dead. Also got a new power supply and have memory on order. Frankenstein will live longer. Sounds like a power spike (happens during outages and brownouts, which is why you should ALWAYS use a UPS) hit your power supply and fried a few things. I don't hate macs or OSX, I hate people and statements that portray them as better than anything else. Macs are A solution, not THE solution. Get a good desktop i7 with Windows 7 and come tell me that sucks for photo or video editing.
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That's what I was thinking. What's a decent UPS, got any links? 7D MKII ■ 10-22 ■ 15-85 ■ 28-135 ■ Σ 50-150 ■ 70-200 f4L ■ 100-400L ■ 580EX II
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themadman Cream of the Crop  18,871 posts Likes: 14 Joined Nov 2009 Location: Northern California More info | Jan 16, 2010 22:58 | #4 Cyberpower seems to be a popular brand, not sure if they are good, but their ratings seem decent. Will | WilliamLiuPhotography.com
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basroil Cream of the Crop 8,015 posts Likes: 2 Joined Mar 2006 Location: STL/Clayton, MO| NJ More info | Jan 17, 2010 01:09 | #6 MaxxuM wrote in post #9408713 Try this... Link I use this one (link ) and it's been real world tested 15+ times a year with blackouts, brownouts and a few spikes. I also have a 4000W generator.  I would also suggest the APC XS 1300, big brick of a UPS, but gives me about 15min with my i7+24in (second 24 is on surge only), 3 internal and 3 external disks (and 200W RMS, 400W max speakers on surge only). Cheaper alternative to the 1500, and has a LCD screen built in so you can monitor line quality fairly well. I don't hate macs or OSX, I hate people and statements that portray them as better than anything else. Macs are A solution, not THE solution. Get a good desktop i7 with Windows 7 and come tell me that sucks for photo or video editing.
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Evo-L Member 156 posts Joined Apr 2008 More info | Jan 17, 2010 01:29 | #7 I was going to throw in a Mac > PC joke here, but I realized it was due to a power surge
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gjman Senior Member 565 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA More info | Jan 18, 2010 13:45 | #8 This is not a photo specific solution but if you want to guard against power surges then you should consider a whole house surge protector. I wonder how long I have to hang out on POTN before I get as good as Ansel Adams ?
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