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Need a UPS for my desktop/workstation

I've been having power failures everyday for about 30 minutes thrice a day. I really need to invest in a good UPS. I am from India and was using an 800va UPS by Microtek on my old hardware which has fa...
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BackUPS Personal Edition shutdown peculiarities with Windows Server 20...

I inherited a Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials system and a new BackUPS 1000. I downloaded the latest version of Powerchute Personal Edition for it and 1) It seems when wall power dies the system goe...
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Back-UPS pro 1000,Battery Problem ?

I recently bought a back ups pro 1000 3 months ago it was doing fine till now and last night i shut it down and remove the power cable from the wall socket.I did it for the time and today when i plugge...
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SmartUPS 450 (SU700INET) Not detecting input voltage

You can hear the buzzing from the UPS when plugging the power in but there is no LED on the front to indicate the power has been plugged in at allpowerChute initially said it was okay communicating but...
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Back-UPS RS 900 no lights

The unit was working for about six months and I took it out of service -- now I'd like to use it again and when I plug it in, there are no lights, nobody is home. Circuit breaker is intact, no beeps, n...
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Computer shuts done Immediately at lose of power

when losing power my computer shuts down immediately. Then I can turn computer back while still on battery backup and it says I have 90%+ battery left. I have another computer and it stays on and all t...
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Back UPS & Back UPS Pro No Load Trickle Charge Power usage

Hi all I'm looking to replace a couple of ageing UPSs with the following UPSs, and I am trying to make a business cases of power savings to help justify this. The equipment at the end of the day is sh...
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BX650LI-MS sensitivity

Hi, can i change sensitivity level for this APC model? Having problem with this ups when changing the source to a 800w generator. UPS doesn't use the generator power.. instead it uses the battery power...
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Convincing my APC J10 that the new battery is installed

I've gotten reliable service from my APC J10 for a number of years. I can't quite recall if I've replaced the battery before, but it's possible. Recently, I acquired a replacement battery and installed...
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new Back-UPS Pro 900 does not charge

Hey, we just bought a new Back-UPS Pro 900 a few weeks ago. Two days before I plugged it into power the first time. Since now... its still at 0%. Have I done something wrong or forgot to push a button?...
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Warm APC BX1100LI-MS even when devices connected are off

This is my very first UPS. I have two devices plugged into the ups: Plasma TV (200 watts) Non-gaming Laptop w/ battery (? watts) Add'l Note: I don't have Airconditioning in my room. Battery is full...
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