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APC PowerChute won't load on startup

I'm running PowerChute Personal Edition 3.0 in Windows 7 to support a Back UPS ES 500. PowerChute does not load on start up but will run if I start it manually. I assume there's a setting to get it to ...
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YEAR OF MANUFACTURE IS CO-RELATED IN SERIAL NUMBER OF ALL PRODUCTS OR ...

HI, I HAVE INSTALLED 2 NOS. OF HI800SQ INVERTER HAVING SERIAL NO. BB0722004153 AND BB0717015133, PURCHASED AND INSTALLED IN SEPTEMBER 2009. ON ENQUIRY, WHEN PROBLEM ARISED, I GET IT AS "BB07" IN THE S...
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Multiple Devices on Single UPS Outlet

Re the outlets on the UPS's - does each one have to be connected directly to a device , or can the devices be connected to a multi-plug adaptor , which in turn is connected to the UPS outlet ? This wou...
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Back Up ES 500 noise and slight smell

Today, when I came home I heard a slight whining from my kitchen where my computer is kept. I have my Back Up ES 500 UPS in a cabinet along with a fan to keep air circulating and though the fan may hav...
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Which APC power backup do I need?

I have an HP TouchSmart running Windows Vista. It is a home PC used mostly for internet, word processing, and a large genealogy program. I have an external hard drive to save my data, but I need a powe...
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XS 900 - Incorrectly Reporting Battery

I've been using an XS 900 for a while and it's worked pretty well. However, in recent months I've added too much to it and didn't watch my wattage, effectively overrunning its on-battery output. Combin...
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Is ES700VA enough for my workstation... ?

Hi all, I tried using the UPS selector on this website but it's not quite working for me so thought would post the usual question here. 🙂 Basically I'm looking at the ES700VA UPS. My pc is an i5 760 ...
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Is APC working on a new UPS made specific for A-PFC PSUs?

Well, since Cyberpower released its PFCLCD UPS series made for power supplies with Active PFC, people are wondering if APC other manufactures will follow Cyberpower's path. I myself am very curious if ...
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No Energy Management Option on Powerchute Personal Edition Version 3

Having finally got this version to install on my Windows 7 32-bit Home Edition system I was disappointed to find there was no 'Energy Management' option on the Configuration section as I had expected a...
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Back-UPS XS 900

We recently had remodeling done to our home office. We had to take our PCs and the UPSes they were connected to off-line for a couple weeks. One of the UPSes - APC BX900R was powered off with the butto...
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BX 1500 Overload Issue only on batterys - What to replace?

I have a RS1500 workstation ups (BX1500) that is about 5 years old. It has been working great until recently when we had a thunderstorm and it stopped working and shut down. When i tried to power it up...
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