Whether or not the innards of the computer can cope, where I live in Australia electric power surges are a regular fact of life. In older houses power surges are there all the time (just test each power point and see!).
After losing two motherboards/powerboards (in desktops) I now NEVER leave my machines plugged in. Surge protectors/UPS for home computers are more consolation than effective I was told by electrician, even the more expensive UPS. Nonetheless I have plugged in all my computer equipment to one, in case the surge occurs while I am online.
and there is more...
I work from time to time in an internet centre/cafe and one day attended to a most agitated and experienced patron whose computer had been burned by a power surge. I delivered the above speech and he laughed. He knew about not leaving the computer plugged in. When it burned the computer had NOT been plugged in but his modem was still connected to both the computer and the phone line. The power surged down the phone line and did the damage. True story.
So I offer this for what it is worth.
Maria Ausralia
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