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F02 Error On 4 year old BN1500M2 - Solved

I experienced a power outage during a thunderstorm last week and my <4 year old BN15000M2 immediately failed with the F02 error dropping power to all the 'backed up' devices. Eventhough most referen...
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2023-08-18

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My Powerchute Business edition is displaying @ symbols

After installing PowerChute Serial Shutdown the Outlet names read @@@@@@@@@. the software does not appear to be able to identify the SMT1000 UPS attached. This was a problem I lived with using the Po...
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Powerchute NetWork shutdown compatability

Hi, a system I am working on currently has PowerChute Network Shutdown 4.4.1 installed on one server. A second server now needs to have PowerChute installed but I can't find a download for 4.4.1 for Wi...
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Back-UPS Pro BG500 Replacement battery?

The battery selector tool doesn't seem to know about this product. The product information page and data sheet don't seem to mention the battery part number. What battery does this unit take? Thanks
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Using Back-UPS 1500 connected to Windows Server 2019 via USB

A year ago I installed a Back-UPS 1500 to a server running Windows Server 2019 and connected it using a USB cable. I installed PCBE 9.0 but then couldn't log into the console and it wouldn't accept the...
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Powerchute Plus Personal Edition Ver 3.1

We loaded Powerchute Plus PE ver 3.1 on a Windows 10 machine and it wants elevated permissions to run. We do not allow elevated permissions except for IT personnel. How can we get it to run without e...
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New User to a UPS

Hello guys, Today I received my APC Easy UPS BVX2200LI-IN , for my PC and two monitors. My PC configurations are: 850 watt PSU,R9 5900x, RTX 4070TI, 9 NZXT ARGB fan and the general stuff like Nvme, hd...
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LOAD% after Update to Firmware v 15.5 (1015)

After I updated the firmware of my Smart-UPS 750 to v 15.5 (1015), the load% is no longer displayed now only shows 0%. This means that it is no longer possible to calculate the runtime.I have made a su...
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My battery has huge stickers all over it.

Are these supposed to stay on? The instructions are vastly insufficient in explaining this, and I am very nervous. I have left them on, but I am unsure, and nervous. I believe it wants me to use the pl...
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BX1500G no longer seeing charged battery

I have a BX1500G that shows an estimated "run time" of only 1 minute and the graphical display indicates a single bar. All other indicators are normal. If I disconnect the main power, the UPS immediate...
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2023-06-09

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APC ES700 no battery detected

Some help if possible, I have an APC UPS ES700 (BE700G-SP) with a continuous tone and red light. Power chute has a "battery is disconnected" message. The battery is properly connected and fully charged...
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