All decent surge protectors have a lighted switch or a light near the switch. When that light starts flickering, it means the protection has been compromised and it's time to replace it. If the light is completely out, it means you now have a glorified extension cord with absolutely no protection. Peace, Gman "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 4:25 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Start Up problems > Lil, > > No darn it, I dont. I wonder what the software was for then that came > with > it. Well, chalk it up to learning. I think I paid about 70 bucks for > that > thing way back when. > > Which brings me to another question, how do you know if a surge protector > is > still good, I fuond a few old ones around, but I do not know how great > they > are at protecting as they do look like the cheaper variety. > > Christine --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------