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Re: poweroff wont poweroff



"Thomas H. George,,," <georgeacct@spininternet.com> writes:

> (I
> connect nothing but the computer to the battery support - not even the
> monitor.  Once the power failure shutdown has been tested I don't need
> to see what's happening.)

Are you using the UPS for surge protection as well as battery backup?
If so, is your monitor also connected to a surge protector?  If not, I
believe it defeats the surge protection your UPS provides for your
computer, because a surge can get to the computer through the monitor
cable.


Brian


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