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UPS seems to be overloaded?

Can anyone tell me if this looks correct (see attached screen shot)...I have a Back-UPS RS900 on a workstation, WinXP Pro and PowerChute PE is telling me I am overloaded but only using 178 watts of pow...
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I need a ups to manage 2 Tivo's on a boat

I need a ups to manage 2 Tivo's on a boat that will just work on battery for a few seconds whern switching from AC power from dockside to AC power on Generator. I don't want it to have an alarm when on...
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Backups do not work

I have about 10 of these backups from APC so far. However, every time the power is interrupted, none of the computers stay on except for the laptops with batteries in them. Why don't these things keep ...
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UPS does not recognize AC power is back on after interruption

I just replaced my battery in my UPS Backup XS 1000. Everything appeared to be working, but when I perform a self test or if I simply unplug the UPS from the AC power and plug it back in again, the UPS...
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ES750 for MAC- Questions

Hello- My ES750 woke me up last night with a loud beeping sound. I know that this could be related to the sensitivity setting, but I don't know how to set it on my MAC. I know how to do it on my PC. My...
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Back-ups Pro 1100 freaked out.

Back-ups Pro 1100 freaked out. I bought 3 Back-ups Pro 1100, 2 for my home theater and one for my desk where my server and desktop systems are. 4:00 AM this morning I woke up to some strange sounds com...
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APC UPS on PFC Type Power Supply

Are APC Back-ups product compatible for PFC type power supply? I heard from some friends that the APS back-ups were having problem with their DELL and IBM desktops which are using PFC power supply. Tha...
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Compaq SFF Desktop with Windows Home Server and Back UPS ES 350

I am running the Windows Home Server on a standard Compaq small form factor desktop with two HD and a DVD drive. I just purchased a new Back UPS ES 350 to keep it going during short power outages. Ther...
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APC ES 550 is clicking a lot

Hi folks, New here basically just to check on this problem. I have an ES 550 and just a few days ago it started to click more and more. I read the posts and messages that say it's probably normal but...
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HOW MANY INPUT VOLTS!?!?!?!?

I am running Folding@Home SMP client which utilizes all 4 of my cores at 100% and I decided to check my power consumption. All looked good until for a few seconds my input voltage showed this. I almost...
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SU700inet Battery run time show 1~5 minute, battery capacity show 100%

SU700inet Battery run time show 1~5 minute, battery capacity show 100% how to solve problem?
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