S20BLK constant power loss / power regained notifications
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Posted: 2021-06-3004:49 AM. Last Modified: 2024-03-0804:03 AM
S20BLK constant power loss / power regained notifications
Windows 10 x64 LTSC
PCPE_3.1.0
Every couple of minutes powerchute is generating windows notifications that A/C power has been lost and then regained a minute later.
It is constant and pervasive unless I disable the notification in windows settings and/or audible notification in powerchute.
This issue survived through an OS reinstall which makes me believe its hardware/firmware related to the S20BLK unit.
Before powerchute was installed again my pc was constantly entering sleep mode and waking back up, which leads to the unit itself.
I can log into the web interface and performed some resets but it didn't help.
I made sure I was plugged into a usb 2.0 port instead of usb 3.0 port but it didn't help.
The strange thing is, every time the notification sounds, I do not hear the s20blk audibly change over to battery mode.
Under normal operation, if the mains are lost, the unit switching to battery power is audible and fairly obvious.
I am seeing the notification every few minutes, but not hearing the unit kick over, and I have no reason to believe the A/C main power source has become this unstable.
The powerchute software passes self test, and otherwise seems to be reporting properly.
Thanks for any info, leads, or recommendations for testing.