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APC PowerChute prompts UAC on every boot.

As title. Obviously I don't want to disable UAC neither to elevate all software privilegies without prompting me. Is there another solution to this problem? Why APC isn't release a bug fix yet? Thanks....
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mge ups Pulsar ESV8+ automatically shut downafter 100 minutes

hi every one i just purchased used mge ups Pulsar ESV8+ i attached large batteries on the ups to increase the backup but unfortunately ups shutdown after 100 minutes automatically if i manually again o...
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APC 1050 Overload Light

I just replaced the batteries on the 1050. When I press the power button the overload light and buzzer come on even though nothing is connected to the back. Any thoughts?
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BR1500GI and battery runtime.

Hi, I have bought others BR1500GI and I'm doing some test. I opened the envelope, I connected the UPS to AC and waited until the battery is fully charged, after about 30 minutes Power Chute sayed that ...
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Product registration.

Hi, I have bought another three BR1500GI, good products. I have just registered online when after installed powerchute software, do I need to send also the product registration letter that I founded in...
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Looking for a plug-in power conditioner

I'm looking for a plug-in power conditioner that includes a surge diverter, isolation transformer and power line noise filter. I'm not sure if APC make something like this but interested if they do. Th...
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BACK-UPS 600 EC

Hello, i will get working this USV on a Windows Server 2008. I have installed the Business Powerchute Edition but the software cannot find the USV. Cabel is a APC 940-0020B version. When i stake out t...
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Anything connected to APC Back-UPS CS650 switches straight off

I've got a HP server connected to a APC Back-UPS CS650 It isn't a very high powered server, and the UPS is reporting that it's only at 21% of cpacity. Battery is showing as 100% charged. When power is ...
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PowerChute 3 not working

Hi. I just bought an UPS BE550G-GR, but I cant use PowerChute 3. The program installs fine, but when I try to start it, a pop-up error apear that says the program stopped working. The usual Windows Vis...
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Back-UPS CS 650: STATUS: onbatt nobatt

Hi, Got a problem with a brandnew CS650. The device changes to the battery every few seconds for some seconds. The line voltage is stable at 230V. The output below was generated just 10 minutes after a...
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APC (1500VA TLV) UPS buzzing

This is a unit from when APC and IBM were all chummy and made UPSs together. So I got this thing refurbished from excess UPS. About a month and a half after I got it, it would start making this buzzing...
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