UPS Installation

Tired of waiting for your Linux computer to check the disks while booting after a power failure? Dreading the inevitable day when the system doesn't survive? Wonder where that three hour editing session just disappeared to?

Worried about the next time the lights go out all over the seven western states?

Want to protect your system and data from the power company's "management" of power shortages?

You, my friend, need a UPS.

But wait! Put your checkbook back! We are not that far yet. Before laying out your hard earned cash, there are a few questions you have to answer.

But first, you might want to read some of the following information:

The UPS HOWTO: The Linux Documentation Project has an extensive HOWTO document.
The American Power Conversion web page.: Here is lots of information about APC products and UPS's in general.
Best Power - A Division of Signal Power Systems, Inc.: Product info, free software, and other information.
The Exide Electronics web pages.: They sell Solutions, not Boxes. It says so right on their page. Information, and even some free stuff.
The Fairstone Technologies Corp.: UPS information, Product info, and PowerKeeper, a very interesting looking UPS combined with a power controller.
The TrippLite Power Zone: Product info, Software "Virtually all OS's supported" (except maybe Linux).

Finally, some clues for the TLA impaired.