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back ups pro 1000 internal battery connector cable

a friend of mine gave me this ups. there werent any batteries inside. just the cables. i bought batteries for it and want to connect it up. problem is that i dont know how. on the inside of the case, t...
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XS 900VA Start Problem

Just Purchased The XS 900VA, And Followed Instructions(Hooked-Up Battery, Charged For 21-24Hrs), I Plugged in A phone charger to Test it The Unit Comes On The Green Light is Blinking and the Orange Lig...
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Brand new BR1500LCD powering off when mains power recovered

Hi guys, I have a new BR1500LCD that is behaving almost perfectly, except for this one issue. I configured my computer to shut down when the battery drops below 70% (as a test), and then pulled the plu...
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Can you use the Back-UPS CS 500 with an extention cord?

I have the Back-UPS CS 500. It has 3 battery protected outlets, and 3 surge only outlets. Currently, i have used only 2 battery protected outlets and i wanted to know how safe or productive it would be...
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Back-UPS XS 1000 not keeping computer on during a 45 second power outa...

Hi People, I have a 1000VA unit and today we had a 45 second power outage. The UPS did not keep my computer on at all. Come to think of it, the last time we had a power bump (not even an outage) my com...
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Back ups XS 800 not detected by Windows Server 2003

Hello; I am using a Back ups XS 800 connected by the APC RJ45 - USB cable to a Windows Server 2003. The Server does not detect or recognize the UPS in Device Manager and the Power Applet. I know the US...
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Using UPS systems with generator - HELP!

I have bought a generator. By the time I get the extension cord from the generator to my office, I plug in my UPS systems, it seems to work, I have a green light, but within a couple of minutes, my UPS...
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PC Reboots When Switching to UPS

Hello, I have just built a new PC. Gigabyte EP35-DS3R, E6600, Antec Earthwatts 500 PS, XP Pro SP3. I have a Back-UPS 650 (BE650BB). I am running Powerchute personal 2. As stated in the title, if I pull...
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Replace Battery LED Stays On After Replacing Battery on Back-Ups Pro 6...

Last week my Back-ups Pro 650 starting alarming with the Replace Battery LED constantly ON. I ordered a replacement battery RBC4 from the APC Online Store. The battery arrived today and after installin...
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Problem with Back-UPS XS 900

HELP! No matter what I do, my XS900 will not function properly. Below is what is happening, and what I've done, without success. Ideas? XS900 is going into "Overload" with the red light flashing and co...
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UPS & Generator

I need a UPS that will work with a house generator. The current APC we have has problems every time the house generator kicks on. We have a quad core PC we'd like to connect to the APC as well as the D...
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