----- Original Message -----
Susan Hays:


> Could someone please tell me what do I power up first: my PC or my
monitor?
> I have always turned my PC on first then my monitor.  Is that the correct
> order?

The rule of thumb is based on the appliance with the highest
starup up demand.
Your monitor only uses a little more power than your computer
to run, but requires a much  higher instantaneous level of energy
to start.
Monitor first then the pc. If you have a copier or transformer
based printer in the room consider starting them first if
possible.
The idea is to ensure your devices never start with a low voltage
condition and devices sharing circuits are not surged by
motorized devices like copiers.

Bottom line: for a single system it's a bigger factor to power
all of your devices at once as oposed to the order.

-yui shin

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