I hate power surges.

Just finished my MATH 342 assignment and put it out for printing on my print server when BAM! power surge!

I do have my system on an APC and of course my monitor, a Daytek MV170, as well just in case stuff happens. Unfortunately, it does not work all that well and whenever it happens, my computer just shuts off.

After I try rebooting, I notice that the monitor’s light isn’t on. Obviously, the first thing that happens is panic kicks in, simply because

1. I only have one monitor (all you dual-monitor users can shut it ); besides, if I did go dual monitor, I don’t have the desktop space for it until I do a complete overhaul of my room space (ie. cleanup)
2. I don’t have the money to go out and buy another monitor
3. I have to do stuff on this machine and all the other unused monitors around the house are CRTs (eww.. placing that here would kill all the desktop space I just freed up with a small amount of cleaning)

Thankfully, a few minutes later, after shutting off the APC and letting things kind of just sit for a while unpowered, the monitor turns on again. Yay!

Well, I know what I need to do now – get a new APC or swap it out with another one  around the house.

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