Power cut

I have used a UPS for over six years. Here in Central Texas we have a lot of power surges and such from lightning, hot summer months, etc.

UPS systems also act as surge protectors too and filter the line voltage smoothing it out. That's a couple of good reasons to have a UPS.

You seem to be contradicting yourself here. First you ask the question above, then get the recommendations of several people, which is the correct recommendation.

Then you say you don't want the recommendation cause you don't need it. THAT'S what a UPS is for, exactly for the situation you described.

I was worried not about software failure, but hardware failure. I have been assured that this is most unlikely, si that's why I won't be bothering. Thanks anyway for the replies.

Thinking about this I should get a UPS for the Computer our business accounts are on, we are on a new power grid built with the new City and have not had a power cut for 4+ years ... but there is always the possibility !.
So hope you don't mind me using your thread andsome and remembering I'm based in England do any members have any links to UPS suppliers ?

I have two hard drives and a motherboard that beg to differ, but okay.

At the very least I'd say turn off automatic post-blackout power-up in BIOS so the hard drives won't be crashing if the power flickers. Surge protectors don't protect against voltage fluctuations either.

I have just found UPS s at my two main Computer Parts Suppliers that i have accounts at, so think i have answered my own post ... I will be ordering 2 shortly