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Why no RS-232 support in PCPE? BE is too bulky for home use

Hello! I am a happy owner of Smart-UPS SU700I QS0215210825 and I am very disappointed with the lack of support RS-232 communication in PowerChute PE, a program even refuses to be installed with the abi...
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RS 900

I bought an APC Back-UPS RS 900 about a year ago. This thing really surprised me. It adds battery power to supplement when the house power drops a little too much, or goes out altogether. That is reall...
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Server reboots when power is returned!

Hi there, I've just recently got a Back-UPS RS 1200 to protect my home server. However, I noticed that if the power has been off for a few minutes (and the battery has obviously kicked in), when the po...
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Back-UPS Pro

I have a Back-UPS Pro 1000 that is producing a light hum as soon as it's plugged in, even when there is nothing plugged into it. Even after it's been plugged in overnight the hum persists. There are no...
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Back-UPS XS 1500 Not supporting new system?

Hey all -- I've had the Back-UPS XS 1500 for a couple years now and it worked great with a homemade PC a friend of mine built for me. I just bought a brand new DELL that is a pretty powerful system, an...
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Supplied USB Cable too short to connect UPS NAS , any longer options

Hello everyone, I recently purchased and installed the BR1300LCD model (APC BACK-UPS RS 1300VA LCD 120V). The prime purpose for this UPS was to protect the Network Attached Storage unit and execute a p...
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OSX 10.6.3 Powerchute high cpu usage

Upgraded my Imac to OSX 10.6.3. After reboot, very high cpu usage via the Activity monitor. A check indicated usage by Powerchute 1.3.4. Powerchute was using 99% of the cpu cycles. Deinstallation of Po...
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UPS choice for router & generator in desert location

I need to set up a network for a school in a remote desert area. The only electricity is a 240v generator which runs about 3 hours per day. It was suggested that I could hook up a UPS to the generator,...
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Back UPS and PFC Power Supplies

I am quoting Erasmus from a post made almost a year ago, on 4/27/2009: "Starting in mid 2008 all of our Back-UPS products being manufactured were revised to better handle load requirements for PFC devi...
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Windows automatically hibernates after coming out of a hibernate thoug...

I own a BE650Y-IN UPS and have installed Powerchute Personal Edition on my Windows XP machine. I have setup my PC to automatically start when power is available as I have downloads that run through out...
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APC ES 750 battery status

Hey guys, I just bought the apc es 750 ups mainly for it to back up my 42inch tv, xbox360, and my bluray player. So i hooked everything up and plugged the ups to the outlet and everything is ok the gre...
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