| ??? 07/20/11 18:10 Read: times |
#182934 - Backups Responding to: ???'s previous message |
I use an external USB HDD to make a nightly copy of my server disk (separate PSU, one less common point of failure) plus I cut a CD of critical files every month.
My point is that, as an electronics engineer and long time PC user, a surge protector for HDDs might be very cost effective. After all, assuming you have a recent backup, then the time it takes to plug in a new HDD, install an OS and drivers and restore a backup has a substantial business cost. I would pay extra for a PSU with equivalent protection, but I don't know of one. |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| HDD surge protector, what would it take? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| My thoughts... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Backups | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Other Discussion | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| A good PSU is a good investment - backup policy even better | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| How good is a good PSU? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Similar experience | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| maybe you need some power zeners | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Surge protectors, zener + crowbar | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| a zener is too slow | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| maybe not | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
How slow is slow? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| HDD +12V | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| PSU allowed to do +/- 10% on 12V rail at max load | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| That's useful | 01/01/70 00:00 |