Help
  • Explore Community
  • Get Started
  • Ask the Community
  • How-To & Best Practices
  • Contact Support
Notifications
Login / Register
Schneider Electric
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

Contact Support

Close

Ask our Experts

Have a question related to our products, solutions or services? Get quick support on community Forums

Email Us

For Community platform-related support, please email us

New Community Ranking System
Our Community ranking system has recently been updated. You may notice changes in user rankings and receive system messages or notifications. If you have questions about how the new ranking works, please refer to the announcement post for more details (click here).

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: 

Select a Country

Please select a country to continue with beta search.

  • 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 4,320
  • Universal Transfer Switch 1,005
  • Home & Office - UPS & Software 875
  • Home & Office - Accessories 27
  • Home & Office - Universal Transfer 8
  • Mobile Power Packs 7
  • UPS Management Devices & PowerChute Software 2
  • PowerChute 2
  • Power Quality 1
  • 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
BillP Leader
2150
Teken
Teken
147
voidstar_apc
voidstar_apc
83
View All
Related Products
Thumbnail of Back-UPS
Schneider Electric
Back-UPS
56
Thumbnail of Smart-UPS
Schneider Electric
Smart-UPS
40
Thumbnail of PowerChute Personal Edition
Schneider Electric
PowerChute Personal Edition
11
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
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

RS 800 beeping when unplugged

The hospital i work at just purchased 5 of these for our laptops to use on different floors. The problem is when you unplug it from the wall the unit starts beeping. I've talked to several people in t...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1822 0 9
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

One Back-UPS XS, two computers

I have two systems (and a monitor) connected to a Back-UPS XS 1300 LCD. It's a great unit - I get about 25 minutes of runtime with everything running. However, I'm looking for a good way to have both o...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1349 0 5
Latest Reply: BillP

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

APC BX1300LCD Emits 60 Hz Buzz/Hum After Two Hours on A/C

I recently purchased an APC Back-UPS BX1300LCD UPS at a retail outlet. It passed the quality assurance test on 10/10/2007, and appears to operate normally when on A/C power, for the first two hours or ...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
2216 0 9
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

Can I Use My New XS 900 Back-UPS On A Wall Outlet With Open Ground?

Hello everyone, I just purchased my first UPS today and plugged it into my wall. The "building wiring fault" light went on so I called the last electrician that came to my home last year to do some sma...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
7103 0 22
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

Psu Hiper Type R II 880 watt (active pfc) + Ups apc

Hi to all.. i ´d like to buy an apc ups and i dont know which of all to buy.. some people tell me that if i have an active pfc psu, i must buy an active pfc ups.. some of them not.. help me please .. w...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1494 0 3
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

550 &750 ES MODELS AND MAC OS 10.4.11

Does anyone know if the ES 750 & 550 system icons change to the electric plug from the battery icon on Mac OS 10.4.11 tiger? I have moved both the devices and this computer around my work environme...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1054 0 2
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

New APC Model BR800blk

I got this new unit and it switches to go on battery more often then other old G model or the BB model 11 times since put on line 24 hours ago and the alerts are all blackouts is this normal. I have no...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
2393 0 12
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

Sizing a new Back-Ups

I need to buy a UPS for a home PC, and have come up with a question I hope someone here can answer. The PC is pretty basic, nothing particularly high power. And I turn it off when I'm not using it, so ...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1070 0 2
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

Solved
BillP
BillP Leader

Smart UPS: 1500 odd error

Hi all, just for mention of it, today at one of my managed sites the staff had no power. The Smart UPS: 1500 controls a c/b which powers on the network and it was hit by a power surge prior to the staf...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1171 0 4
Latest Reply: BillP

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

Loss of Windows Power Status in icon tray with APC Personal Edition

The doc says we lose this because "Personal Edition enhances the functionality". I have 4 APCs running in my den (very bad power, everything MUST be filtered and battery backed up) Up until I installed...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
913 0 2
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

Solved
Anonymous user
Anonymous user

which product is best for location audio recording?

hi. this is my first post here. i'm attempting to find an appropriate solution for location music recording. often in these situations you're working in a venue such as a church that has older wiring a...
APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks icon_circle APC UPS for Home and Office Forum
1492 0 1
Latest Reply: Anonymous user

  • « Previous
    • 1
    • …
    • 415
    • 416
    • 417
    • …
    • 566
  • 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

    Ask our Experts

    Have a question related to our products, solutions or services? Get quick support on community Forums

    Email Us

    For Community platform-related support, please email us

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 © 2026 Schneider Electric

Welcome!

Welcome to your new personalized space.

of

Explore