Depending on the model, UPS units allow for an orderly shutdown during a power outage or continued operation during a power outage. Available backup time ranges from as little as 16 minutes up to 320 minutes. These units also protect your equipment from line noise, spikes, sags, brownouts and blackouts. There are other considerations you should take into account when assessing how best to protect your computer. These include protection against static electricity, power fluctuations and loss of power, location of sensitive equipment such as the LAN server, and damage to equipment caused by spills, such as coffee and pop.
Static electricity is quite common in modern buildings.
Discharge of static electricity can cause loss of data, damaging of delicate electronic parts installed inside the computer cabinet and malfunctioning of the computer. Inmac 2135 Meadowpine Blvd. These mats, which come in various colors and finishes, are placed on the floor behind your desk or workstation. The mats stops static from being transmitted to your computer and other equipment. A simple touch of the carbon mat drains static from your body before you touch your equipment.