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BACK-UPS ES 550 with USB connected to a NAS

Hi, I recently purchased the BACK-UPS ES 550VA / 300W model. I connected the USB cable to my NAS and it works, the UPS is recognized by my NAS, plug-and-play. My laptop is connected to the master power...
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Back-UPS ES 700 abruptly stops

I have a Back-UPS ES 700 and lately it dies abruptly on the battery supply side and emits a constant screeching sound. Supply is still provided on the surge-only sockets. I then have to unplug my PC an...
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Problem APC BACK UPS ES 400

Hello Sorry for my english, I'm French My APC BACK UPS ES 400 seems to work but the two buttons "power on" and "replace battery" are put out the device has never issued any beeps What is the problem pl...
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Update battery replace date in Smart UPS?

a couple years ago I replaced a battery pack in one of my UPSes that wasn't on a system. I know I was able to update the battery replace date using a terminal program and connecting serially to the UPS...
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3000RMI smart UPS

Is it possible to use as a solar UPS without A/C input supply ( Only applying D/C 48 Volt to the UPS from Battery and battery connected through seperate solar charger from the solar panel) Message was ...
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Back-UPS 1300 turns off (UPS protected outlets turn off)

I have an odd problem that is happening with my Backup-UPS 1300 (BR1300LCD). It simply turns off from time to time. When it does this it appears only the UPS protected outlets turn off. The surge prote...
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3 New Back-UPS XS 1500Gs Fail Self Test

I have 3 New Back-UPS XS 1500Gs, less then 3 months old. All 3 of them keep failing their Self Test with cause noted as a bad battery (sometimes the test passes, sometimes it does not, loads are very l...
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PC dead

Ive had my apc battery back up for a year or so now. I had a power outage while I was home. My pc was running on the back up battery and I shut it down. Once I got my power back I tried to turn on my p...
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Advice for UPS for laptop

Hello all! I need a UPS for a gaming laptop and I really don't know much about UPS or wattage or VA, but I know that I need a very reliable UPS. The specifications of the AC adapter of the laptop are O...
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APC BK650-AS battery not providing power

I have a problem right now with my 7-month old APC BK650-AS, it cannot anymore provide power when we have a power failure or flactuation, it instantly turn off all that is attached to it (computer/lcd/...
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Does F02 indicate misuse?

All, I'm on my second Back-UPS 1200 and, like the first, it's starting giving me an F02 error (on-battery short). Removing all load and going through the brain-dead steps doesn't help. APC support has ...
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