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PowerChute not communicating with the battery backup

I have just purchased a Back-UPS ES 750. I see a lot of events in the event viewer that say "PowerChute not communicating with the battery backup". Right after that, I see an information event that say...
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APC Back-UPS ES 750 - UPS - 450 Watt - 750 VA Beeping

Hello! I just bought this UPS from Best Buy. Taped to the side was a test paper that indicated it was tested at the end of 2008. I plugged in my PC, monitor, speakers, external drive and fired up my pc...
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Two Back-UPS units installed, Powerchute Personal Edition only see's o...

Hello Folks, Basic system configuration: Lenovo Pentium Dual Core (not core-duo) E2220 2.4GHz CPU, 3GB RAM MS Vista Home Premium Edition 32-bit OS I have two Back-UPS units: #1=Back-UPS XS 800 (manufac...
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BR500I - dead?

Hello, I got this unit used a few days ago. I'll try to describe the current status of the device (BR500I 230V model) as accurately as possible: It doesn't flash any lights when the "On" button is pres...
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APC UPS's draw excessive power when in charge mode (e.g. 12 amps)

This is what my landlord is telling me in response to me complaining about the circuit breaker that we share with another office blowing. I have measured the wattage being used on our two office plugs ...
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Recovering login/password from Powerchute software?

The former IT person never documented the login and password for the Power Chute software and we need to log into it. Is there a way to reset these items without having to uninstall and reinstall the s...
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Power Chute and Mac OS 10.4.11

Has anyone had any trouble (conflicts) running Power Chute on Mac OS 10.4.11? I've been using Power Chute 1.3.4 (the latest version for my configuration) since it was released in 2006, but now a tech s...
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BXR900 red flashing overload beep and led

Hey guys. My BXR900 UPC is intermittently flashing red and beeping. It is beeping randomly and for random periods of time. What is going on?
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LED turns off occasionally for a second or two

h3. I have a Back-UPS EX , BE500U. I just replaced the battery with a new gell cell of the proper size, 7.2 amps. I have it plugged in and turned on but no device for a load is plugged into it. About e...
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Smart UPS 1400 dead

Hello. My unit stopped working. I knew the battery was dying, but now, the unit has no lights, fan or beeping sound. Is it normal to lose the lights and fan when the battery dies? Or is the unit itsel...
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BX1300G question.

I was wondering if the BX1300G runs in bypass mode until the power is cut then switches to the batteries, or if it runs off of the batteries constantly. Or I might not be understanding how a UPS works ...
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