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jpatrich
Crewman jpatrich

APC UPS 1500VA UPS intermittenly switches between plug and battery all...

The unit is 11 months old, and in the past, two or three times a day, it would switch between plug and battery, and there were no problems. Now, it does it about once every minute! I unplugged it, and ...
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DazOG
Ensign DazOG

SMT1500i bricked by firmware update (blank LCD, not seen by wizard or ...

Hi Hoping someone might be able to help. I recently flashed the firmware on a SMT1500I UPS, a process I've done several times without issue. On this particular one the Firmware Update Wizard told m...
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charlietokana
charlietokana

How to disable alarm for overloading permenently on APC backup pro for...

I have my APC backup pro for gaming 1500VA for my PC. Once my PC run high-end gaming, two PSU will max draw power to run games, it trigger the alarm by getting overload. I tried to mute to UPS by press...
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transam99
transam99

Cant connect to IP of UPS

Ive got a SMART UPS 3000 rack mount , it has the network card, On the front of the UPS it has a 192.168.1.45 IP addy (its plugged into my switch) I went to my W10 PC web browser went to the Same IP and...
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jc259
Crewman jc259

SMC1500

I have an SMC1500. If I hold Menu and Mute I get a configuration menu with a bunch of options. Is there any manual that describes these? Eg: St.0, P9.3, dP.1, cP.0 Gn.1,rc.1, rb.0, cod, FU.1
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koskotas
koskotas

APC Back-UPS BR1500G not starting

The above mentioned device doesn't turn on, no power to units attached. I have tried to remove and reload batteries into the unit before trying to power it up, tried to push the reset button before and...
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Mootro
Crewman Mootro

No Network connection via Wall Outlet connector

I bought an APC Back UPS 850 this week. The goal is to protect a small network with 2 PCs and 3 NAS's against power failure.However, no connection is made to the network via the unit's Wall Outlet. Tri...
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KaySievert
KaySievert

Can outputs be configured to stay off after a utility power failure?

Hi,Is it possible to configure outputs to stay off after recovering from a power failure? We need to be able to power systems back on ourselves, and not come back online when power is restored. Thanks!
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BobKaiser
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PowerChute Serial Shutdown Service Fails to Start

I installed a Quality Update for Windows 10 yesterday March 25, 2025, 2025-03 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5053643). Since then, the PowerChute Seria...
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Anonymous user
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Bypass out of Tolerance-Silcon40kva

What causes this alarm for Silcon 40kva? "Bypass out of Tolerance". Is this a normal condition for UPS? Any corrective actions for this? Thanks in advance?
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bikemanAMD_apc
Ensign bikemanAMD_apc

Just Installed Powerchute Serial Shutdown Problems with it?

Hello There Just Updated to using Powerchute serial shutdown program. keep getting your connection isn't private when i goto Open the program Well my network is set for Private OS is Windows 11 ProAnti...
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