Help
  • Explore Community
  • Get Started
  • Ask the Community
  • How-To & Best Practices
  • Contact Support
Notifications
Login / Register
Community
Community
Notifications
close
  • Categories
  • Forums
  • Knowledge Center
  • Blogs
  • Ideas
  • Events & Webinars
Help
Help
  • Explore Community
  • Get Started
  • Ask the Community
  • How-To & Best Practices
  • Contact Support
Login / Register
Sustainability
Sustainability

APC UPS for Home and Office Forum

Support forum to share knowledge about installation and configuration of APC offers including Home Office UPS, Surge Protectors, UTS, software and services.

Search in

Improve your search experience:

  • Exact phrase → Use quotes " " (e.g., "error 404")
  • Wildcard → Use * for partial words (e.g., build*, *tion)
  • AND / OR → Combine keywords (e.g., login AND error, login OR sign‑in)
  • Keep it short → Use 2–3 relevant words , not full sentences
  • Filters → Narrow results by section (Knowledge Base, Users, Products)
cancel
Turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
  • Home
  • Schneider Electric Community
  • APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks
  • APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
Options
  • Mark all as New
  • Mark all as Read
  • Float this item to the top
  • Subscribe
  • Bookmark
  • Invite a Friend
  • Threaded format
  • Linear Format
  • Sort by Topic Start Date
Invite a Co-worker
Send a co-worker an invite to the portal.Just enter their email address and we'll connect them to register. After joining, they will belong to the same company.
You have entered an invalid email address. Please re-enter the email address.
This co-worker has already been invited to the Exchange portal. Please invite another co-worker.
Please enter email address
Send Invite Cancel
Invitation Sent
Your invitation was sent.Thanks for sharing Exchange with your co-worker.
Send New Invite Close
Top Labels
Top Labels
  • Alphabetical
  • Back-UPS & Surge Protectors 4,277
  • Universal Transfer Switch 1,002
  • Home & Office - UPS & Software 717
  • Home & Office - Accessories 22
  • Home & Office - Universal Transfer 6
  • Mobile Power Packs 6
  • UPS Management Devices & PowerChute Software 2
  • PowerChute 2
  • Getting Started 1
  • General Questions & Suggestions 1
  • Datacenter UPS 1
  • GreyedOut 1
  • Others & accessories 1
  • Previous
  • 1 of 2
  • Next
Top Experts
User Count
BillP
Administrator BillP Administrator
2151
Teken
Kirk Teken
116
voidstar_apc
Janeway voidstar_apc
83
View All
Related Products
Thumbnail of Back-UPS
Schneider Electric
Back-UPS
48
Thumbnail of Smart-UPS
Schneider Electric
Smart-UPS
31
Thumbnail of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Schneider Electric
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
10
Load more

Invite a Colleague

Found this content useful? Share it with a Colleague!

Invite a Colleague Invite

APC UPS for Home and Office Forum

Start a Topic
  • All
  • Solved
  • Unsolved
  • Unanswered
Solved
BillP
/html/rank_icons/Khan_20x20.png BillP /html/rank_icons/ADMIN-role_red.png

fan noise

The fan on my Back-UPS XS1300 cycles on and off through the day -- on for about a half hour at a time. It's a rather noisy fan and far louder than the PC I upgraded to be close to silent. Is there a wa...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
6869 0 5
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

System powers down after power is restored?

Tried searching for this, but alas, I can't find this easily. I have a new BackUPS connected to my system. (PowerMac running OSX). All appears to be fine, lights, sounds, check. In a test, when I unplu...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
902 0 3
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

BX1500LCD Inquiries

I recently installed a 115V AC unit. At first there were no problems, but when the cool air actually started up, the lights dimmed noticeably more than my last unit and the UPS on my computer (older AP...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1570 0 9
Latest Reply: TheNotoriousKMP_apc

Anonymous user
Anonymous user

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...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
765 0 0

2021-06-28

Solved
BillP
/html/rank_icons/Khan_20x20.png BillP /html/rank_icons/ADMIN-role_red.png

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?
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
999 0 5
Latest Reply: BillP

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

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 ...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1320 0 4
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

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?
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1022 0 2
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

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...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1672 0 4
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

APC parts list

I would like to get prints or parts list for a APC Backup 1000 pro. Not the battery list.
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1003 0 3
Latest Reply: BillP

Solved
BillP
/html/rank_icons/Khan_20x20.png BillP /html/rank_icons/ADMIN-role_red.png

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...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1610 0 7
Latest Reply: BillP

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

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 ...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1787 0 11
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

  • « Previous
    • 1
    • …
    • 412
    • 413
    • 414
    • …
    • 545
  • Next »
To The Top!

Forums

  • APC UPS Data Center Backup Solutions
  • EcoStruxure IT
  • EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert
  • Metering & Power Quality
  • Schneider Electric Wiser

Knowledge Center

Events & webinars

Ideas

Blogs

Get Started

  • Ask the Community
  • Community Guidelines
  • Community User Guide
  • How-To & Best Practice
  • Experts Leaderboard
  • Contact Support
Brand-Logo
Subscribing is a smart move!
You can subscribe to this board after you log in or create your free account.
Forum-Icon

Create your free account or log in to subscribe to the board - and gain access to more than 10,000+ support articles along with insights from experts and peers.

Register today for FREE

Register Now

Already have an account? Login

Terms & Conditions Privacy Notice Change your Cookie Settings © 2025 Schneider Electric

Welcome!

Welcome to your new personalized space.

of

Explore