I went to my parents house today, and I was in the garage digging out all of my that I left behind.  I notice a UPS, and my mom said it was from ATT.  The ATT tech came over to fix their U-Verse, and he left behind a UPS.

 

I've been wanting to buy one just in case the power goes out, and I need to turn off my unRaid server.  So, I am wondering if I should use this UPS or brake down and buy a new one?  I also called ATT about it, and they didn't care about picking it up.  The customer service lady said the UPS was only 6 months old and it will last for at least 3 hours without power.

 

So, what do you guys think?  Use or no?

You need to post more spec's on the UPS.  Look for the label and see what the current draw is.  Multiply that value by 110.  If the product is not 600 (watts/Volt-amperes), it probably does not have enough power to spin up all the drives and shut unRaid down.  Second issue is that unRaid is very particular about the protocol on the USB buss.  Only a few UPS brands (and not all models even with those brands) will work with it.  But you have to check the volt-ampere rating before you even get to that issue.

Thanks, I will check the UPS draw and see what the specs are later today since I left it at my parent's house.  It his UPS doesn't work, what brand / model do you recommend?

Thanks, I will check the UPS draw and see what the specs are later today since I left it at my parent's house.  It his UPS doesn't work, what brand / model do you recommend?

APC

Costco usually has a 1300 APC for a great price (here in Canada $140).

 

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I went to my parents house today, and I was in the garage digging out all of my that I left behind.  I notice a UPS, and my mom said it was from ATT.  The ATT tech came over to fix their U-Verse, and he left behind a UPS.

 

I've been wanting to buy one just in case the power goes out, and I need to turn off my unRaid server.  So, I am wondering if I should use this UPS or brake down and buy a new one?  I also called ATT about it, and they didn't care about picking it up.  The customer service lady said the UPS was only 6 months old and it will last for at least 3 hours without power.

 

So, what do you guys think?  Use or no?

If it's the same one I've seen around here, it's WAY too small to use on a PC with any kind of load. That 3 hour power figure is running only the U-verse DSL router / VOIP box and possibly taking a couple phone calls during that time. I'd be surprised if it was more than a 300VA rated unit. If it will even power your unRaid box at all, it may last 5 minutes under a full load, all drives spinning shutdown.

 

Don't skimp on a UPS, if it fails you are possibly worse off than if you just had a good surge protecter. For ease of implementation, I suggest APC Smart series.

I went to my parents house today, and I was in the garage digging out all of my that I left behind.  I notice a UPS, and my mom said it was from ATT.  The ATT tech came over to fix their U-Verse, and he left behind a UPS.

 

I've been wanting to buy one just in case the power goes out, and I need to turn off my unRaid server.  So, I am wondering if I should use this UPS or brake down and buy a new one?  I also called ATT about it, and they didn't care about picking it up.  The customer service lady said the UPS was only 6 months old and it will last for at least 3 hours without power.

 

So, what do you guys think?  Use or no?

If it's the same one I've seen around here, it's WAY too small to use on a PC with any kind of load. That 3 hour power figure is running only the U-verse DSL router / VOIP box and possibly taking a couple phone calls during that time. I'd be surprised if it was more than a 300VA rated unit. If it will even power your unRaid box at all, it may last 5 minutes under a full load, all drives spinning shutdown.

 

Don't skimp on a UPS, if it fails you are possibly worse off than if you just had a good surge protecter. For ease of implementation, I suggest APC Smart series.

 

Yeah, I agree.  I spent $$ to built my unraid, why not spend some money on a good UPS.  Thank.  I'll be going to costco today, and I'll check out the APC's.