Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Hmm. I don't want to use my computer as a voltmeter, nor as a line > condition monitor. The only action one seemingly can take is to > shut down when a power failure occurs. I'd also like to know that the cable hasn't fallen out or broken and the system is still talking end to end. I suppose you can get the same effect (and have an ever better end-end test) by hooking up a dumb UPS to a one-month 110v timer where you turn off the UPS power for 15 minutes and check to see if the computer does shut down gracefully and reboots automatically as expected. -wolfgang -- Wolfgang S. Rupprecht http://www.wsrcc.com/wolfgang/