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Comment: Back-UPS ES BE750BB 450W/750VA

I generally handle Smart-UPS series, but was helping a friend with finding a UPS for his home PC, so I had a chance to look at a few different ones from a few different brands. I'm quite impressed with...
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Environmental Shutdown

Hey there, I have one of the environmental master units and was wondering how I could get my servers to shutdown in the event of a power failure, similar to the UPS powerchute software. Any ideas?
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PC not powering back up when power restored

I bought a new Backup ES 725 to manage my PC, 19" lcd monitor and small network switch. Runs fine, switches to battery fine and hibernates windows. My problem is that the computer is not powering back ...
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Is it possible to have an XP computer auto start when power comes on

I would like to have my computers auto start when the power resumes since I remotely access them with VNC. Is that possible?
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Functionality when battery is dead

I've had a 650 VA for almost ten years. The battery is dead. I was thinking of buying a new battery for about $60, but am now considering buying a new unit with more capacity. In the meantime, is my UP...
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APC parts list

I would like to get prints or parts list for a APC Backup 1000 pro. Not the battery list.
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BR1300LCD and BX1300LCD --- what's the difference?

I recently bought a BR1300LCD (type RS) battery backup UPS for one of our home computers, and am thinking of buying another two (we have three networked computers in all). While shopping online, I not...
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Back-Up 650 not connecting to PC

Ok, so my MoBo does not have a serial port on the back so to connect my Back-Up 650 to my pc i need a serial to USB adapter (witch i have). The problem is when i connect it to my PC the PC detects the ...
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BX(?) - XS(?) 1500LCD - Joule ratings?

Bought 3 BX1500LCD APC UPS's from Circuit City - Listed Joules 564. What arrived was the XS1500LCD - 340 Joules (per APC site) - in a BX1500LCD box. Further research on WEB shows the BX1500LCD rated at...
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"failed to apply the configuration profile" in PowerChute 7.0.5

I just installed a new BR1300LCD. I have been using a BR650 with PowerChute Business edition basic 7.0.5 on Vista with no problems. Everytime I try to add the attached server to the list I recieve a "f...
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Run two Back-Ups BX1000 units on 15A home circuit?

Can I run two BX1000 units on a home 15 amp circuit? How about two on a 20 amp circuit?
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