Power black outs or brown outs are not irregular occurrences in our neck of the woods. The power companies are no longer state monopolies and I suspect cost cutting affects maintenance.
Last week a power surge hit us and knocked out 2 PCs and the telephone system. The PCs were fixed by replacing their power supply units. Ditto with the PABX, its power supply unit had to be replaced. The total cost of repairs was approximately $500 plus down time. We will make a claim against the electricity supplier.
What we have done to stop this reoccurring is all essential equipment like the File Server, Routers, Modems etc are all hooked up to a UPS (battery backup). Theoretically these units never shut down.
All other non essential equipment, PC workstations, printers etc, are now plugged into power boards with surge protection. Surge protection power boards are a $20 hardware item.
This weekend backups my own advice - another power interuption, although client workstations had to be rebooted, happy to say no damaged units.The File Server, Router Modem all kept humming along without interuption because of the UPS. Ditto for the automatic daily backup.
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