[SLL] OT--Hardware: New Build Won't go to POST

[Jim Osborn]

Rob Smith wrote:
> Ana wrote:
> > I'm willing to buy a new $50-supply every couple years or so...
> > it's easier than re-wiring.  I would love to hear advice about
> > this question.  How important is properly grounded house-power? 
> 
> One thing that can fix that is a decent ups that does line
> conditioning. That will fix up any slightly bad current on the line
> and will alert you if things go really bad.

I found it pretty easy to ground the computer room in my old two-wire
house by just running a new ground wire out the window to a good
solid metal water pipe.

Before I did that, I fried a UPS, unless it was just a coincidence
that it was dead out of the box and its replacement, enjoying the
benefit of the new grounding system, has run flawlessly ever since...

Jim