Re: more on saving during power out

"Glorb" <Glorb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> stated in post
9f94$4829f8b0$21118@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 5/13/08 1:23 PM:

> Keith Ream wrote:
>> Glorb wrote:
>>> weedhopper wrote:
>>>> On a Windows Xp machine, work in progress CAN be saved during a power
>>>> outage.
>>>> 
>>>> I spoke to my brother again today, he said I was slightly incorrect
>>>> in passing you information last time.  Sorry.
>>>> 
>>>>  This is what he said;
>>>> 
>>>> "the current is constantly monitored by software and electronics in
>>>>  the computer.  When the voltage drops below a set value, the
>>>>  software immediately saves all the work in memory to the program
>>>> that you are using. There is enough power available to do that if
>>>> the setpoint is correctly calibrated.
>>>> 
>>>> When the machine powers up again,  the saved work would be in the
>>>> program that was open at the time.
>>>> 
>>>> The software also saves everything in memory at set intervals.
>>>> 
>>>> There is no additional hardware needed.  The software changes certain
>>>> registry values.
>>>> 
>>>> This can currently be installed on Windows Xp machines."
>>>> 
>>>> The software is currently Beta only.
>>>> 
>>>> Sorry again, I hope this clears up any misconceptions I may have
>>>> given you. I am not a computer techie.  I only use them.
>>> The only way to save work during a power outage is with a UPS,
>>> regardless of what kind of computer you have.  When the computer gets
>>> a signal from the UPS, it does a save and shuts down, before the UPS
>>> runs out of power.
>>> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com
**
>> 
>> Is a battery backup the same thing as a UPS?
> 
> No.  A UPS has a battery, but it sits between the A.C. line and your
> computer, and when the power goes down, it makes A.C. voltage using the
> power stored in the battery.  It has an RS232 ****t to connect to the
> computer to signal when the computer should shut down.
> 
> A battery backup is a battery attached directly to the internal D.C.
> circuits of the computer, and that's not what's used for most commercial
> or home PCs (not counting laptop computers).

As far as I knew they were the same:

<http://pcsup****t.about.com/od/componentprofiles/p/ups_backup.htm>
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    The UPS is Also Known As:
    battery backup, uninterruptible power source
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