be700g not communicating

[Anonymous user]

hi all,
I have just purchuased a new be700g unit and have the following problem:
after powering it and connecting via rj45/usb cable to my laptop it is not recognized by windows 7 64, nor by my nas qnap 412 (connected via usb port).
i cant install powerchute because of the missing recognition...

is there anything i am doing in a wrong way or is it possible there is any problem in the new unit/cable? (it is giving power...)

thanks for your help.

m.

[BillP]

did you make sure you connected the USB end to your computer and the RJ-45 side to the port labeled "data port" on the UPS? there are a few different RJ-45 jacks on the UPS for ethernet data line protection and i think they are next to each other so maybe you accidently connected it to the wrong one. i'd focus on seeing if you can get it going with the computer while trying different USB ports (as long as you verified the RJ-45 end is plugged into the "data port), and seeing if anything pops up in windows device manager. it may not hurt to reboot the UPS as well, making sure you turn off and unplug your computer. you could try another computer, just incase. i know you tried your NAS but i am not sure what is involved there - if it automatically detects the UPS or what.

i'd also make sure the cable isnt physically damaged of course and go from there to see if you can narrow it down to the UPS or possible something with the USB ports you are plugging into it.

[BillP]

yes, maybe, or the cable. you could certainly try to reboot it if you didnt already.

[Anonymous user · Accepted solution]

hi,
yes, it was connected to the data port. nothing happens in the device manager, even trying various usb ports doesnt help.
the problem persits with my second computer with windows xp as well. (the nas should detect it automatically).
there is no visible damage to the cable, it came packed.
so, i gues, there is a problem in my unit.
m.