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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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UPS turns off PC, emits constant beep, seemingly random...

Hi, I have an ES 350, and i have my PC and two monitors plugged into the battery backup part, as well as speakers and some other stuff on the surge protector portion. Seemingly randomly (doesnt happen ...
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BX1300LCD vs. BN1250LCD

I need to know if there is any functional difference between the BX1300LCD vs. BN1250LCD, other than the 50 VA rating difference. I have looked at the specs on the website and I don't see any other dif...
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APC Backup Battery XS1200

Hi I purchased at XS1200 at my Local Future Shop store Last Year I Hooked it up and everything. Now 4 weeks later It starts beeping every 5 hours. So I unplugged the Computer and stuff and turned it of...
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ES725 Constant Beeping in Vista Standby

Several weeks ago my ES725 began waking me at night with constant beeping. The power on LED is not flashing. This does not happen every night, but enough to be a nuisance. The only solution is to turn ...
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