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High CPU usage solved with upgrade to PowerChute Personal Edition 2.1....

Hi everyone- I have a new Vista laptop and noticed extremely high CPU usage (46-49%) coming from the APC PowerChute Personal Edition v. 2.0 software (mainserv.exe) that came with my UPS. I was getting ...
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Disable Hibernate in Vista

I am running Windows Vista on my PC and I have an XS1300LCD connected to it. Instead of shutting my computer down completely, it tries to put it into hibernation. For some reason, hibernation has never...
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Back-UPS RS1300VA LCD - Overclock Failed error. Please Help!

I recently bought an RS 1300VA Back-UPS. However, i run it on an overclocked machine with a 750 Watt power supply running an E6850 core 2 Duo 3.GHz processor overclocked to 3.3Ghz. The problem I'm hav...
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Back UPS ES 550 Beeps each night at same time

I need some advise on how to remedy the annoying beeping that occurs each night around the same time form my Back UPS ES 550. I have been using this UPS for the past 2 months without any issues. Just t...
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mythbusting: surge protection better when off than on?

Hello...I was wondering if anyone could weigh in on this suspected myth. Some folks at my office feel that immediately following a power outage, all UPSes should be turned off to better protect from a ...
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UPS reboots 1-2 minutes after power is restored

Hi! I have recently bought the APC Back-UPS ES 700 and connected it to my PC (Win XP Pro SP2, Modecom ATX-300GT 300W power supply with passive PFC), installing Power-Chute 2.0. Then I set up the UPS so...
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What we've got here is a failure to communicate

Hallo, I just bought a Back-UPS HS 500 (BH500NET) a few days ago.and am having all kinds of problems getting it to communicate with my beast. First off, I am connected to a wireless network, so the onl...
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constant voltage

This may be a stupid question. I don't know much about UPS/APC devices. In my lab, the power can sometimes fluctuate and we want to keep it at a constant output. Would APCs keep the power flow constant...
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Support router when PC shutsdown - BE550R

Hi, After a few years of a nasty vica UPS, my new APC UPS BE550R is like a breath of fresh air, except for one thing: I have a small home network, comprising of a router, a pc and a couple of laptops. ...
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Moving to South Korea

I will be taking a job in South Korea soon and I am looking at getting an UPS. They use 220v 50hz power from what I can read. I was wondering if there is an UPS you can recommend for me I want somethin...
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