help HELP! Where in the UPS do I plug in my computer?

[Spainz]

HELP! Where in the UPS do I plug in my computer?

 

Hi guys! I have a computer that has an 850watt power supply, and so I bought the CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS System which is rated for 1500VA/1000watts.

 

Where in the UPS should I be plugging in the outlet-end of my PSU into the UPS??? And did I do the math correctly for the PSU that I'd need for my computer? Ideally in a power outage it gives me 10 minutes to do a complete shutdown of my computer, I'm just also afraid that plugging the computer into the UPS 24/7 may overload the UPS but I assume I have more capability of the UPS in watts then the max my PSU can demand, correct?

[Electronics Wizardy]

Yea your ups is plenty, and your pc will probably pull no where near 850w. Just plug it into one of the battery backup ports. Also plug stuff like monitors into those ports you want to keep running when the power goes out.

[dilpickle]

The left side is battery backup. The right side is surge protection only.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Surge + Battery.

 

For just Surge you would want to plug in non critical hardware like your speakers. But for your tower, monitor, and probably router, you want to plug it into the Surge + Battery so those remain on in the case of an outage. 

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

11 minutes ago, Spainz said:

I'm just also afraid that plugging the computer into the UPS 24/7 may overload the UPS

This is not a concern. The UPS is designed to operate in this way.

 

Edit:

BTW I have 2 of the same unit, one for my PC, and one for my wife's. Both have been wonderful, especially since my wife has been working from home.

[Spainz]

so do I plug the monitor and computer into the bottom 5 left plugs?

[Spainz]

3 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Surge + Battery.

 

For just Surge you would want to plug in non critical hardware like your speakers. But for your tower, monitor, and probably router, you want to plug it into the Surge + Battery so those remain on in the case of an outage. 

so then the bottom left ones?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Just now, Spainz said:

so then the bottom left ones?

Any of the outlets on the left that are filled in white will provide both surge protection and battery backup in case of an outage. So in the diagram you posted above, the ones labelled (8). 

 

The ones on the right just provide surge protection like any other quality power bar, no battery backup. 

[Spainz]

thank you guys!

 

I was sitting here waiting to turn on the pc I built for the first time and feared I'd have to wait hours for a helpful response but now I'm worry free! Thank you everyone!

 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

4 minutes ago, Spainz said:

thank you guys!

 

I was sitting here waiting to turn on the pc I built for the first time and feared I'd have to wait hours for a helpful response but now I'm worry free! Thank you everyone!

 

Cheers! I should be picking up a UPS for myself in the future too hahahaa