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Newbie questions about audible alarms

Hello I need to buy a UPS to go with my Netgear ReadyNAS. The ES 550VA and 700VA look like the best bets, so I'm likely to buy one of those. However, I'm concerned about the alarm noise. I live in a te...
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PC drops power

I have APC UPS model model BX1500LCD that is 3 years old. As a UPS it seems to functioning OK. But, recently on three occasions there has been a pop (speakers) and the system goes down. For about 15 s...
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Back-UPS 1300 & home generators

I recently had to run my house of of a generac generator and noticed both my UPS would switch from on/of battery. Later I checked and found my generator is running at 63HZ. My question does this cause ...
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BACK-UPS CS650 does not reapply power after a full discharge

I have bought two ot rhse BACK-UPS CS650 units to protect two computers at a remote location. I checked with the APC website and it says this model will reapply power automatically to the load when AC ...
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Support for 64 Bit CPUs?

All: I just read a post that said APC wants APPLE to use it OWN shutdown mechanism ... I use Snow Leopard OS 10.6.2 and it AINT got such an animal.. That is to shut down gracefully when power goes out...
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BE750G and MASTER Controlling error?

Hello: A little late to this thread... Today (Dec 25 2009) I hooked up my new BE750G I bought at Best Buy 3 weeks ago. First I plugged into an outlet and charged the battery. After hooking up my iMac ...
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buzzing when on battery power BE550

I just purchased a BE550 UPS for my computer and whenever it is on battery power it causes my psu to emit a loud buzzing noise. I have a quality Enermax Modu82+525w psu. Any tips? I have a BE450 on my ...
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Dual Xeon

This is what the UPS will power: - Dual XEON workstation (initially using 5400 CPUs and mobo, but I think I'll wait for the Gainestown CPUs to arrive) with a pro video interface and a WD Raptor + RAID...
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Padlock

Do any of the UPSs in the Back-UPS line provide padlock or Kensington lock holes? Do any of the APC UPSs provide this safety/insurance feature? If all nos, any good reason not to consider it in the fut...
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Using ES 550VA on an appliance

I have a pellet burning stove that if running and power is lost the room fills with smoke. I need about 5 minutes to switch the unit to off the exhaust the stove. During this exhaust it draws 150 watts...
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SUA1000i turned off... or not?

Hi, I have a question about sua1000i. The thing is that lately the power was not very good and during night, I turned the UPS off. However, I noticed that even when the UPS is off, at sometime I hear t...
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