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GraemeA
GraemeA

SMT3000I output over volt event when switching to battery but only wit...

Hi, hoping someone can shed some light on an issue that has appeared on one of our clients SMT3000I units. which is normally attached to 2 server power supplies & a handful of network swi...
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2023-04-24

mrm
mrm

how to shut down computer but not battery?

Using powerchute personal edition for APC 900M. Configured to hibernate PC after 5 minutes of lost power, which works great. But I want the battery power to stay on afterwards, since there are low powe...
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kausner
kausner

BR1500g random beep

Model: Back-UPS RS 1500GSerial number: 4B1515P38829Firmware revision: 865.L5.DSoftware version: PowerChute Personal Edition 3.1.0Date of last manual self-test: 4/12/2023Result of last manual self-test:...
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Managed PC shutdown not provided- APC UPS service not running - Redux

Periodically I will notice that the APC UPS icon has a yellow triangle with a "!" in it with the above message. I have checked, and the service Startup is Automatic. And I can restart the service via t...
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Firmware upgrade path for Smart-UPS 500 (SCL500RM1UNC)

We have 4 x Smart-UPS 500 (SCL500RM1UNC)all running the stock ID1029UPS 02.5 firmware These need updating to a newer firmware, to add support for newer TLS standards. Otherwise the web interface isn't ...
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BitHappy
BitHappy

Back-UPS Pro 1500VA sounds alarm and shows F07 error when plugged into...

I bought this until about a week ago or so and when I plugged it in and turned it on it started its high pitched alarm and displayed F07 on the screen, where none of the buttons worked or would do anyt...
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2023-04-16

Anonymous user
Anonymous user

Back-UPS PRO 550: Battery problem

The Back-UPS worked well for quiet a while to protect a small environment with a load of approx. 24 watts. The battery has been replaced in 2020 by a compatible from Panasonic. It seems to be in good c...
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2023-04-16

brimur
brimur

BX 1400u with 100% battery charge showing only 10 min uptime remaining...

Hello, I have 2 APCs, a Back UPS Pro 900 and a Backups BX 1400U. I bought the 1400U in 2018 for my network cabinet thinking it would have a much higher capacity than they Pro 900 but I noticed the 1400...
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2023-04-13

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BACK-UPS RS 900G keeps waking up my PC?

I had my new PC plugged into the UPS for a while and everything was fine. Yesterday I had a power cut and the PC switched off (not gracefully)after about 3-4 seconds. I realised that the USB cable wa...
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tarmer
tarmer

Brand New BN1500M2

Greetings - Just purchased this afternoon A BN1500M2 - Installed the battery - plugged it in - It started beeping twice every couple of seconds and the battery icon is flashing. Left it plugged in fo...
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2023-04-11

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Is a garage too hot/cold for a BackUPS?

I have a number of APC units around the house (2 TV/DVR, computer, router/VOIP/phone/cloud drive all on batteries). I had a FIOS ONT box (Optical Network Terminal, or something like that) in the garag...
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