One Power Surge Can Damage a PC

Power isn't always clean. A surge from a storm, the grid or even a large appliance can hit your equipment in an instant — damaging components or corrupting whatever files were open at the time.

A surge is over in a fraction of a second, but the damage lasts. A basic power strip only splits one outlet into many — it doesn't stop a spike. Real protection is a small, one-time cost measured against replacing a whole computer.

How to protect your setup

• A quality surge protector, not just a power strip
• A battery backup (UPS) for safe shutdowns
• Safe-shutdown habits during storms and outages

A little protection is far cheaper than replacing a fried motherboard. Want a hand reviewing your setup? InfixCorp can check it and recommend the right protection.