On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 10:26:31AM -0400, Nick Lidakis wrote: > hendrik@topoi.pooq.com wrote: > >> > > > >How long do they sustain operation if the power fails? > > > >-- hendrik > > > > > > > It all depends on how power hungry your machine is. LCD is more > efficient than CRT, a Cool 'n Quiet AMD CPU is probably more efficient > than an older generation Intel CPU. A friend recently purchased this > model (http://www.apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=21) UPS for her > 20" iMac. Has more than enough power to let her save her work and power > down her machine gracefully. Cost her 35.00 US dollars. > > Nick > So, in this same vein, does linux recognize events from a USB(i think) connected UPS? I have some of my boxen on UPS with the monitors on regular power to give me more uptime on them. THe idea is to recognize that we've gone to UPS power and gracefully take the system down automatically. A
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